. >>> joining us is retired nasa restaurant scott kelly. scott, great to see you. what an exciting and historic day. you know what it's like to get to space and get back. what's going through your mind right now, and what does this mean for the future of space travel? are we seeing the dawn of this space tourism age in this country and around the world? >> yeah, jim, thanks for having me. of course, like you mentioned, the getting back part is the most important part. and it was great. it was great to see richard branson and the entire crew get back safely. certainly an exciting day for space tourism and commercial space flight. and i do think this kind of puts us on the cusp of a new dawn for human travel and readily accessible or more easily accessible human travel to space than we've had previously. >> and today's test launch comes just nine days before jeff bezos is set to launch. it appears there's a billionaire space race going on here as we've been discussing. is it too soon to think about commercial space travel? is that within the grasp of mere mortals lik

scott kelly and leland melvin. tomorrow morning starting at 8:00 a.m.e got a problem because republican lawmakers are reupping efforts to make it harder to vote. hearing on newly proposed voter restrictions are scheduled to begin this morning. the new bills would place new restrictions on absentee voting expand authorities for poll watchers ban drive-through voting and 24-hour voting and make it easier to overturn elections. similar to texas republicans initial legislation prompting democrats to walk out in protest. harris county judge leena hidalgo told us last night that texas governor greg abbott is unfairly trying to push lawmakers to pass restrictive bills. >> he is trying to extort the legislators saying he will not fund the legislative branch, notal salaries or staff salaries unless they pass the bills that are allowing poll watchers to get as close to voters as they want, that make it a crime for poll workers to ask the poll watchers to leave, that ban drive-through voting, a 24-hour voting. i mean, the situation is urgent. this is happening rig

scott kelly is joining me, the first woman of color in space is joining me. stick around. our continuing coverage of the new space race begins right now. >>> it is sunday, july the 11th. i'm ali velshi. i'm excited to bring you velshi the space race. this is space port in new mexico where the virgin galactic, the uss unity craft that you are looking at will glide into space. this will be the first commercial aircraft to venture into earth's outer orbit. the launch was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. eastern. it was delayed about 90 minutes because of some weather overnight in new mexico. virgin's billionaire founder richard branson will be on board the spacecraft along with the crew. branson tweeted this new video this morning, apparently biking to galactic space port america. he tweeted, quote, it's a beautiful day to go into space. >>> the spacecraft is set to soar 55 miles above the new mexico desert to the very edge of space. let's take a quick look at the flight path. the mission is expected to take about 90 minutes in total. branson and the crew will take in sw

in 2016 nasa astronaut scott kelly picked and carefully assembled the 1st flowers in space that were selected as a practice run for other class that needed longer time to flour. in fruit like tomatoes, there's any petals have a bitter taste but certainly boosted the crews morale. yes, another benefit of gardening and space. the decades to come, i will see astronauts flying too and perhaps even colonizing the moon and is and when they reach far from mars, they'll definitely meet automated greenhouses to get their daily portion of fresh fruits and veggies. ah, what is red? why do you have a science question you'd like us to answer spending as a video test was voicemail. if we feature it on the show, you'll get a little surprise from us as a thank you. i'm just use you can find more fascinating stories from the world of science on our website and on twitter. it's possible to simulate 0 gee, in an aircraft. during a parabolic flight of plane climbs at an angle of 50 degrees before going over into a di for some 22 seconds those inside the plane experience, 10. gravity feels like a reporte

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he will be joined by former astronauts leon melvin, scott kelly of course, and dr. jameson. plus, watch the spacecraft in orbit, and post commentary from richard branson, beginning at 8 am eastern time. >> and, there are concerts? colin is performing? >> yes. he was supposed to perform one song, based on the delay, he will perform his entire discography. [laughs] also, the remix versions! we will see, stephen colbert will be hosting. you know, we will see. all right, fighting back democrats in texas stand up to republicans and they're voting restrictions. >> some of you are akin to the arsonists who wants to light the fire, and then get credit for trying to put it out. you keep talking about a problem that does not exist. >> former senate candidate or work over their, texans setting the tone where they stand on voting rights, out of a major speech by president biden, just a few days away. >> and he was on parole when he thought he was doing his civic duty, and cast a ballot in the 2020 primaries. now, a texas man has a six figure bail and is facing up to 40 years in prison.

kelly? >>> it's that time of year again, the list of the top states for business. scott back on dry land we've learned to be careful about this because in the past people have actually figured out from the vegetation behind me where i am we're photographing it very carefully this year. we'll tell you more about our annual top state study which is back in a big and interesting way this year and we will havetory one of our patented diabolical hits. >>> welcome back, everybody. cnbc's top states for business study is back this year with some new criteria but those same old diabolical hints, even tyler and i don't know where scott cohn is. let's bring him in with more scott? >> reporter: kelly, we started this back in 2007 and it started with a sort of innocent conversation in the cnbc newsroom just asking about why companieschose to do business in one state over another. and what we realized there's a ton of data about all of the states we can use to rank them we separated that data into ten different categories that are common among the way the states sell themselves and w

scott. >> hi, kelly and congratulations to you virginians yeah, the washington, d.c., connection is, look,ginia gets a huge amount of its money from washington. no state gets more per capita defense funding than virginia does, so when the pentagon does well, virginia does well too we've seen that over the years but that doesn't stop the politicians from trying to spin things a little bit andvirgini is in a very heated governor's race this year g governor ralph northam is barred from running for re-election but he told us that his top state's win is proof that his policies, including a heavy emphasis on inclusiveness, are working formerter governor terry mcauli is running to replace him. he said as governor he created 200,000 good paying jobs, brought in billions in new capital and attracted some of the biggest employers in the country and promised to do it again. the republican nominee is glenn youngken he downplayed northam's work on inclusiveness. virginia may be number one f political correctness but ranks among the worst states when it comes to things that determine the success for sma

. >>> thank you, scott i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead this hour.h the ceo of grayscale about the recent price swings, the fed's concern about stable coins and the grayscale push to become an etf. >>> plus, a blue chip check from american express to intel to apple, even microsoft. some big numbers of the dow making headlines and making moves. the news of the trade on all of them

. >>> thank you, scott i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead this hour. bitcoin's wild ride as the rebound in prices continues. we'll speak with the ceo of grayscale about the recent price swings, the fed's concern about stable coins and the grayscale push to become an etf. >>> plus, a blue chip check from american express to intel to apple, even microsoft. some big numbers of the dow making headlines and making moves. the news of the trade on all of them straight ahead. >>> the ceo of alaska airlines joins us about earnings and the state of travel and the future of travel across the u.s dom chu is here with the latest. >> the travel and leisure stocks reopening trade helping bounce off the lows from monday the markets are taking a breather the dow, call it flat on the day so far just a tiny bit to the down side the s&p 500, 4360 the last tray there. almost right at the flat line. the nasdaq outperforming only up by 0.2%. 14,656 the last trade there. as for some of the companies in the news so far today, one thing these companies have in common, microsoft

. >>> thank you very much, scott hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead this hour. stocks stage a sharp rebound after posting the biggest selloff. bond yields also bouncing. they remain at ultra low levels. a very differ dynamic. we'll talk about which sectors should drive the next move in markets. >>> plus, bitcoin is back below 30,000 fidelity says institutions are still bullish on crypto. we'll talk about the findings that are still keeping investors on the sidelines can netflix keep growing is apple buying a movie studio it's all ahead this hour we kick things off with this rally, dom chu has the rally. >> what a difference a day makes, kelly we were talking about the sharp selloff yesterday. would you believe it if i told you at these levels right now which represent near highs session, we have gotten back everything and more that we lost in the s&p 500, everything and more that we lost in the nasdaq composite and the dow is just a stone's throw away from getting back everything it lost. the dow, the s&p and the nasdaq having a massive day to the up side one of

. >>> thank you, scott hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans.about, coming in superhot for june, up 5.4%, the core reading up the most 30 years why are stocks rallying today? we'll discuss. plus we have the unrest in cuba, the latest from havana as analysts wonder if venezuela could be next and why our guest says the u.s. should not pursue more sanctions >>> and coming up in rapid fire,

. >>> and thank you, scott hi, everybody. i'm kellying to look at why they're doing it and what it means for investing in china going forward. opec meets but doesn't make a deal oil sitting a six-year high. is $100 a barrel next? >>> amc gives up on a shareholder. advertisers are giving up on apple. and wall street bankers who don't want to give up working from home ma

. >>> thank you, scott hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans. this is "the exchange" and we have inflation to talk about, coming in superhot for june, up 5.4%, the core reading up the most 30 years why are stocks rallying today? we'll discuss. plus we have the unrest in cuba, the latest from havana as analysts wonder if venezuela could be next and why our guest says the u.s. should not pursue more sanctions >>> and coming up in rapid fire, what elon musk gates, espn raises rates >> i know what you were saying and all the viewers and listeners know what you were saying it doesn't matter because we've got another record high for the markets again. it's not the spectacular, but it's still s&p 500 and nasdaq composite both hitting record levels the dow industrial is lagging a little bit because of some of the results you will talk about later in the show. but still a solid move higher for the major indexes, at least the broader base ones like the s&p. one place to keep an eye on is what's happening with marijuana stocks the etf managers group altern

. >>> thank you very much, scott hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead this hour. stocks stage a sharp rebound after posting the biggest selloff. bond yields also bouncing. they remain at ultra low levels. a very differ dynamic. we'll talk about which sectors should drive the next move in markets. >>> plus, bitcoin is back below 30,000 fidelity says institutions are still bullish on crypto. we'll talk about the findings that are still keeping

. >>> and thank you, scott hi, everybody. i'm kelly evans and here's what's ahead today on "the exchange." china is cracking down on its own companies. didi shares are plunging we're going to look at why they're doing it and what it means for investing in china going forward. opec meets but doesn't make a deal oil sitting a six-year high. is $100 a barrel next? >>> amc gives up on a shareholder. advertisers are giving up on apple. and wall street bankers who don't want to give up working from home may be looking for a new place to work and finding it those stories are coming up today. >>> but we begin with the markets. and dom is back with those numbers. >> a bit of a sellout in the rally to record highs. we did hit a record high in the s&p 500 just after the opening bell today, and we are lower today, snapping a 7-day win streak for the s&p 500 and by the way, if you're looking for the context of where we're at intraday, at the highs of the day, the dow was down roughly 27 points, at the low down 427 points. so, we're kind of tilting

. >> yes >> you said we're going to talk to gary kelly, scott kirby of united was on yesterday. he's fairly optimistic about where travel is. here's doug parker mesh airlines from "squawk box." let's listen to that we can talk on the other side. >> we intend to keep growing into the fourth quarter. the fourth quarter we'll be 90% of 2019 levels we're going to keep growing as demand grows we've been more aggressive than others and we're happy about that, and you know, we're now flying a lot more customers than anyone else meeting the demand that's out there and as the demand continues to grow, which we expect, we'll continue to add back capacity. >> that's doug parker, american. i suppose you're as optimistic as you can possibly be given where we've come from. >> who wants to come on and say, hey, look, this thing could be ending because a lot of the non-vaccinated people are going to get it. some will die, and -- but none of them feel like they shouldn't do everything they want, same as the uk the number -- i mean, i think these airline stocks are down today, it's probably a mis

liz: but scott, last friday, we had david kelly, one of the best economists over at jpmorgan. he said 10% gdp for the quarter. that's the print he is looking at, so you know, you got dualing choices here, and we know what the economy is doing. it is roaring ahead, is it not? >> it absolutely is. they can print 8%, they can print 10%. the way the market is trading, it's going to take it in stride in my opinion. again, for the short run, for this week next week, it is those four heavyweights maybe a couple other names that sarge had mentioned as well. going forward, yes. interest rate policy, infrastructure, gdp economic reports, absolutely. that's what's going to drive us to the rest of the third and fourth quarter. for the immediate term especially for that trader, those are the names you gotta watch. liz: sarge, what do you hate here? i always like to hear that. go ahead. >> what do i hate? well, i hate actually david kelly's call because i am a professional economist and i've been writing that the economy is past peak for probably over a month now, so, i welcome goldman sach

. >>> thank you, scott hi everybody on this monday i'm kelly evans and here's what's ahead. if you missed out on the record setting rally, one strategist has three names that could be on the brink of a breakout. we're getting a boost from the credit markets plus the countdown is on for one of the most anticipated ipos of the year, robinhood. ahead of its expected debut thursday, the company is becoming single money app. and the china crackdown continues, why gap could rally 44% and investors are going big on language. it's all coming up big throughout the hour. let's start with the markets scott mentioned the record setting moves. bob pisani has the numbers >>> 4. 3 advancing the declining stocks so it's somewhat of a mixed market but it's good enough for all the major indices to hit new highs, the dow, s&p and nasdaq now in negative territory in the nasdaq, but it's there what's happening is cyclical stock to the floors. siically cal dropped on monday material names, energy names, these stocks are all 7, 8, 9% above where they closed last monday tough day. and even consumer

. >>> thank you, scott hi everybody on this monday i'm kelly evans and here's what's ahead. setting rally, one strategist has three names that could be on the brink of a breakout. we're getting a boost from the credit markets plus the countdown is on for one of the most anticipated ipos of the year, robinhood. ahead of its expected debut thursday, the company is becoming single money app. and the china crackdown continues, why gap could rally 44% and investors are goin

scott? >> business is just flowing into this state, kelly.t we go to great lengths to measure the traits, all 50 states for competitiveness we will tell you about how our methodology has changed this year in this watershed year, and we'll also have another one of our diabolical picks when "the exchange" ntuecoins. knowing he'll be okay. goes a long way. this is financial security. and lincoln financial solutions will help you get there as you plan, protect and retire. and lincoln financial solutions ♪ ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪ ♪ automation can solve that by taking on repetitive tasks for us. unleash your potential. uipath. reboot work. i'm dad's greatest sandcastle - and greatest memory! but even i'm not as memorable as eating turkey hill chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream with real cocoa. well, that's the way the sandcastle crumbles. you can't beat turkey hill memories. >>> as the u.s. economy comes back to life, the battle between the states for

o. figure kelly was here in a secret israeli operation. assassination in tunis on al jazeera. ah, ah, ah ah, ah. hello there, let scott in australia and is the wet and windy weather pulls away from the east coast. it's the west coast that's going to see some of those unsettled conditions. we got a weather system bringing stronger wind showers in storms to the north east, puts going to see some of that wet weather and that's likely to intensify on monday . and we'll continue through much of the week for the south of australia. we've got a cold front keeping things chilly. some frosty starts to the mornings there and the temperature is slightly lower than what we expect for this time of year. and i was truly conditions continue across, has mania, and victoria for the sunshine. we have to come to new south wales and queensland. things are looking fine and dry thanks to high pressure. and it's a similar story as we hop across the tasman sea to new zealand. things looking fine and dry for the north and the south island that's ahead of the wet weather that arrives as we go in some monday. we're expecting some strong gales a

us tonight to discuss all of this are kelly o'donnell, white house correspondent for nbc news, ryan reilly, senior justice reporter for huffpost. and rachel scott, congressional correspondent for abc news. thank you all of you for being here. rachel, i want to start with you. this hearing was remarkable. it was such a heavy day. my question is talk about the power of what you saw, what we all saw and what might come of this? kelly: yeah. you know, i think when the chairman started that hearing, he said that this is not going to be easy. and it really wasn't. i think some of the most striking testimony you heard it from officer don tu how could this not be political? this was a political rally. it started with a political rally that turned inta riot. you heard the pain in their voices. you saw how visibly upset. they still are. being forced to relive those experiens. and only want is answers. i had an opportunity to talk to officer fanon hours before that hearing. he told me that even though he knew it would be hard, reliving the pain from that day, that he wanted the truth to get out, and in the middle of that, the brother of craig -- brian sit

scott perry comparing democrats to nazis. and just before the report that ex-president trump allegedly told his chief of staff john kelly, quote't have to hope a former u.s. president or current congresswoman would get schooleds up on basic facts of history before flapping their gums. too many of our leaders treat half baked history like a welch and their cluelessness is killing us by undermining any common sense of facts. which is why at the very least we have to invest in teaching civics again. get this. only a quarter of 8th graders scored proficient or better on a basic civics test. that's not sustainable for a self-governing society. here's an idea. every graduating high school senior should be required to pass the same basic citizenship test immigrants take when they apply for naturalization because if our leaders keep screwing up basic facts about american history while trying to rewrite history by pedaling the big lie, we're going to need to make sure the next generation recognizes this b.s. and has the ability to hold themselves to a higher standard. that's the reality check. >> i think it's a farah somethfair some do

scott play defense holding a. >> news conference showing the latest crime numbers which they say painted different picture the city than the one that's being reflected in viral videos. a brazen crimes. kron four's, maureen kelly has the story. >> we've all seen the videos of shoplifters swarming high end stores and pharmacies car break-ins happening in broad daylight and asian americans being victimized stores have closed and target is shortening their hours over the last few weeks, the city has made headlines in the national news over concerns about crime what's not going viral what's not being brought to the forefront is the fact that in almost every single instance. >> our police department have arrested many of the people in these particular crimes. the guy who we saw the viral video of him riding a bicycle into the walgreens in and stealing he has been arrested. the elderly woman waiting at the bus stop. 2 people stabbed that perpetrator has been arrested. the chief and the mayor came together to show the latest crime stats for the first 6 months of the year comparing them to the same mid year period of previous years. >> since last year was such an aberration due to the pandemic. and while it was not a