tom jones, the astronaut with us right now. tom, there was a collective sigh of relief with the final separation. how do you feel? tom: i am just amazed. i think this is a fabulous development for the united states space program and we have two people in orbit on their way to the space station. the system worked perfectly. i had my heart pounding and tears in my eyes. this is a momentous event and happy for bob and doug and amazed that the system has pulled off flawlessly and good sign of things to come. neil: you know, tom, i'm glad the camera was not on me, my friend, it was film that was provided after the fact, you can forget when john glenn was launch intoed the space. swore to see sparks and fire flies, you barely made out the image and now it's crystal clear, 8k, i don't know what it was. the astronauts in the capsule and the views of the space, something that we would never see in the past, later shuttle missions probably got to show some of that but not nearly as crisply or sweepingly as this. >> it's very important to

tom jones, not the astronaut. a4 shuttle mission joins us right now. m, i was surprised the percentage was that high. >> i lived it, neil. it's a place where launches to the space station require split-second precision. you have to be right underneath the orbit of the space station with if you will the rocket as the critical factor. you can't steer left or right. you've got to launch on time or else you've got a recycle for another day. you have to wait for the space station's orbit to come back over. three of my missions are science missions. we could afford a two hour launch window. for the space station mis missi, you have to launch on the split second to launch on time i get off the ground that day. >> neil: i didn't even think of that. hooking up with the space station is what this is all about. it has to be mathematically precise much like in the days of apollo, i guess, tom that you had that lunar window for only so long. that is unusual. what happens then with the crew on that space station? obviously, they are told this is a going to happen tod

tom jones is a former astronaut, nasa astronaut. top jones is a pretty good name for you, too.e race and then sat on the sidelines for the last decade or so, what does it take to get america back in the air? >> it's largely built and paid for, we have our thriving commercials say space sector, nasa has a short access that way because they will have two competitors, spacex and boeing both providing separate ways. and eventually will getting to mars. >> jon: and the technological innovation that has come with this privatization of space, and onto a barge that is 5 miles off the course and bring them back for refurbishment. that's pretty amazing stuff. >> right, and we recovered 2 of 3 parts of the space shuttle when it was flying. i think the greatest thing about the spacex recovery of their first stage boosters, the innovative thing here is that it lowers the overall cost of the transportation system. it is going to be on the plus side of the economics for a spacex and for nasa and the taxpayer. >> and what about the safety aspect? just the fact that they were willing to scrub t

tom jones said he would welcome the chance to interview lauer but just not appropriate to publish lauer'sis was definitely a controversial piece. i'm not convinced the decision to publish was that controversial. i run a media site. we cover media critique. and what matt lauer did, he reached out to four different witnesses who were cited in ronan farrow's book. and checked with them as to whether ronan farrow talked to them and whether the accounts described in farrow's book were accurate. according to all four of them they weren't. ronan farrow had not contacted them. and these were critical pieces to the story about what ronan farrow was telling about what happened to matt lauer. that doesn't mean by publishing it it's a defense of matt lauer. it's simply saying this is newsworthy. this was fact checked with regard to the four people that matt lauer said he spoke to, and we felt that it was certainly worthy of publication that matt lauer should be able to defend himself. that doesn't mean that ronan farrow loses any of the credit that he deserves. he deserves enormous credit for the wor

. >> jones: tom, thank you. bruce springsteen is performing again, at least virtually. the boss join boston's most famous punk band, dropkick murphys, from his new jersey studio as the band played to an empty fenway ballpark. there was not a single fan in sight. the concert raced money for coronavirus relief. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, russian rockets have been the only way to get astronauts into space. will spacex's success mean soyuz's last ride? dairy farmers unite to end milk dumping by helping those who need it most. and later, school is out, so why are these school buses rolling are these school buses rolling again in this st. louis suburb? asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant or a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor. kisqali is the only treatment in its class with proven overall survival results in 2 clinical trials. helping women live longer with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali was also significantly more effective at delaying disease pr

tom: we have to leave it there, ben jones with state street. much more coming up.morning, mohamed el-erian will be with us, many guests as weest -- focus on the politics of hong kong. this is bloomberg. ♪ staying connected your way is easier than ever. you're just a tap away from personalized support on xfinity.com. get faster internet speeds with a click. order xfi pods to your home in a snap. or change your xfinity services with just a touch. all in one place. you're only seconds away from all of that on xfinity.com. faster than a call. easy as a tap. now that's simple, easy, awesome. ♪ tom: this morning, beijing unmasks a plan to shift to a one country, one system china. beijing circumvents the hong kong government through the national people's congress meetings. the trump administration suggests strong condemnation and well restrung -- respond strongly. there was a reported wearing of the presidential mask as mr. trump went all ford versus ferreri. --hours of lemans 4g the four gt. citigroup gave everybody the day off, michael corbat is too big to fail genius.

tom, you know, i was thinking about when i was a kid seeing a movie. it was an "indian jones movie at the drive-in and i just don't see drive-in theaters anywhere anymore. do you know how many there are in the u.s.? >> well, there used to be a lot, like 3,000, 4,000 of them now, but drive-in movie now says there are about 330 around the country right now. but who knows, some may be coming back after this. and depending on where you live, you know, look around. this could be one of your best options for having a night out after all the nights in that we've had here, ana. >> no doubt about it. tom foreman, thank you, again, for that piece. >>> and now here's christine romans with your before the bell repor report. >> coronavirus has not been hitting retailers equally. some have been able to stay in business and even thrive. others have been absolutely crushed. we're going to get a good idea about how this is affecting their business this week. walmart, target, home depot and la lowe's are among the company expecting quarterly results. rising sales have pushed shares higher. but

jones. both msnbc analysts. david going with the pandemic beard. >> i like to call it my tom hanks' beard. >> i will say, full disclosureg along. >> we're both a long ways from tom hanks. having chided david, i will return to him for his reporting. he's reported on these cases in detail from the inception of the mueller probe. but on the law, joyce, walk us through what we were just speaking about before this short break how unusual these twists are, what does it mean? >> i think we have used the word "unusual" so many times during this administration, ari, that it's run out of steam. so i'll say irregular, highly unusual. and something that would have been unacceptable in any other administration. senator grassley, the republican champion of the inspector generals. one would expect to really be beating a drum at this point. it's critical to have independent inspector generals who don't work for the secretary or the head of their office so they can fully investigate any allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse. that's what this is all about. president trump didn't like it when the inspector general for the intelligence com

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one stock doing well, hello tom, as more working from home, taking a live look at the board this morning. as you can see, dow jones than 300 per points now. the s&p 500, up almost 2%. very close to 2900 and the nasdaq back above 9000 for the first time in quite some time. more than 1 1/2% now, this morning. >>> and other stock doing well beyond meat, out of southern california. taking further steps to pick up where the meatpacking companies have left off. the southern california company will start discounting its plant-based products and offer value packs could plant-based foods can cost more than actual beef, but beyond meat posted better than expected sales last quarter and possible foods based here in the bay area. not publicly traded, but also says it has seen a huge increase in sales. >>> sales are also up at papa john's pizza, which was the best month in the company's history. the pizza chain posted a 27% increase in sales in north america last month. it made almost $410 million in the first quarter of the year. the ceo says part of the reason for the increase in sales is due to a launch in its new sandwiche

jones. both msnbc analysts. david, going with the pandemic beard. >> i like to call it my tom hanks' beard. >> i will say, full disclosure become friendly enough with you that i can say, dream on. [ laughter ] >> well, that's what we're doing during this shut-in period, dreaming along. >> we're both a long ways from tom hanks. having chided david, i will return to him for his reporting. he's reported on these cases in detail from the inception of the mueller probe. but on the law, joyce, walk us through what we were just speaking about before this short break how unusual these twists are, what does it mean? >> i think we have used the word "unusual" so many times during this administration, ari, that it's run out of steam. so i'll say irregular, highly unusual. senator grassley, the republican insp champion of the inspector generals. it's critical to have independent inspector generals who don't work for the secretary or the head of their office so they can fully investigate any allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse. that's what this is all about. president trump didn't like it when the inspector general for the intellig

jones says twitter‘s decision is likely to enrage president trump. for months on end, twitter has been dithering about what to do with donald tom's tweets.utting in a fact checking line, and they said that was a very narrow action, and it is because they have rules about something that could, for instance, dissuade people from voting. that is how theyjustify that. of course, the president did not see it that way, lashed back, and threatened to go as far as closing down social media platforms, and brought in that measure which would be pretty damaging if it went through in terms of the ability of social media companies to protect themselves. in the last few hours, twitter could have just sat back, hunkered down and waited for what happened next, instead of which, they acted again in a much broader way with this big label on this tweet saying, it is violated the twitter rules about glorifying violence. —— it has violated the rules. of course, they could have gone further. with any other user, they could have removed the tweet or even suspended the account, but i'm sure this will be quite enough to enrage the president when he wakes up. pre