becky whitson, first female commander of the international space station, holds the record among american astronauts for spending the most time in space, 665 days and in the fall of next year she'll be the mission commander for the spais ex commission to the iss and leo melvin served as nasa education and the only person drafted into the nfl to have flown into space. good morning to all of you rock stars. morgan, you were there on site. they are astronauts we'll hear from them in about an hour and what a morning it's been for them. >> understanding, hallie, 20 miles away from the launch site the middle of the west texas desert and it was so incredibly fitting to see this take place here on the frontier as bezos traded it for another, crossing that line officially entering outer space and three to four minutes of weightlessness in this flight, that is right now it seems that everything went absolutely according to plan. to hear the liftoff in my ear and look over my shoulder a few minutes later and see that rocket trail going up to the sky, you don't know how that feels until you witness i

harwood looks at what this mission means for the future of space travel plus we'll talk to peggy whitson jeff bezos can expect as he rockets into space and how one of the passengers, 82-year-old aviation pioneer wally funk, is fulfilling a decades long dream. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday morning. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day.

conflict in northern ethiopia. ti grades regional government says it's ready for a sci fi i thought. whitson key conditions and advisor to the president of the t. great states released a statement on twitter demanding the full withdrawal of foreign troops from the region. a reference to not any soldiers from neighboring eritrea, but also the european military forces from ethiopia as hora region to grades. government is also calling on the un to investigate european and there are a tree of what it describes as war crimes and crimes against humanity against the to gray and people. and not the demand is the unimpeded delivery. if humanitarian aid and help to repair trade, people displaced by the conflict, the regional leaders say ethiopia must restore electricity internet to the region. and finally release all political prisoners with full legal rights. catherine, so it is an artist of a boss. she says the government will have to soften its hold line positions to negotiate with the, to grey and leaders. faith meant by the grand forces has, is very strongly wooded, and a lot of the fields are hi

no upon c. whitson took from copatrick katy lizette key became the 1st female summit when 6 individual gold medals in her career. she held off a training rival adiana in the 800 me to free sell final. well let's 1st live to correspond at andy richardson in tokyo, andy and other big day in the pool and creating a world record and the new mixed relay. yeah, this is a bit of a mouthful. it was paid for by $100.00, mixed medley. really fine. i've been practicing that old i finished with the sort of extraordinary scene of caleb dressel. he obviously won the 3 gold medals previously desperately trying and failing to win a metal for the united states. he was the only male submit to go out in the final leg. every other country chose a female swimmer to finish the rice off for them. and it just shows that in these mixed events, race, management and tactics, all still evolving. there's being 5 mix the events in total today. we also saw the triumph loan. there's been events in shooting judo and later on in truck and field, we'll see the fun of the 4 by 400 meter mix the relief fund on that as wel

eastern on "after words," robert whitson argues that american history is being replaced in his book "red, white, and black." he is interviewed by a harvard law professor and author, randall kennedy. find the full schedule on your program guide, or visit c-span.org. >> next come acting fcc chair jessica rosenworcel and other tech officials discuss 5g technology and the digital divide. this event was hosted by axios. >> hello command welcome to 5 -- hello, and welcome to 5g and america's digital future. i'm coming to you from falls church, virginia. thank you to qualcomm for making this conversation possible. welcome to audiences on facebook, twitter, linkedin,k youtube, and axios.com. join the conversation on twitter, @axios. i will be joined by my colleague will unpack efforts to close the digital divide, the future of 5g technology, and the role it plays in shaping america's infrastructure. our first guest is acting chairwoman of the federal communication's commission, jessica rosenworcel, joining us from washington, d.c. chairwoman rosenworcel, thank you for being here today. ms. ro

whitson and like to see some thunder re downpours and we've got funded storms expected in the north of its city. but most sensually things are looking fine and dry of the temperatures are picking up in poland in austria. and if we look at the 3 day 4 vienna, we're going to be well above average. by the time we get into thursday with plenty of sunshine on the way. and the heat is continuing to build in scandinavia. we've had a heat wave warning across finland as well as estonia, latvia and lithuania and western areas of russia. that heat does continue to build . it's down in the south, around the black sea that we are seeing another swirling weather system, dumping rain on ukraine. and if we take a look closely at the east mediterranean, we think some of the weather weather approaching northern areas of turkey. but we have got a wind warning over grease and cypress, where we've had those forest fires, continue. ah, can an image represent a truth or merely mimic the perception of the beholder behind the camera? preconceptions, one sided imagery, reclaiming narrative, and the trauma of co

it is peggy whitson. he's commanded the space station twice and done ten space walks and been in space 656 days and so women are superb astronauts and lead across nasa. so that bridge has been crossed. but for wally personally, who was dreaming of it since she was young to now have been able to have this experience, i think it kind of encapsulated the whole new space era that this could happen for someone with legacy as well as 18-year-old on board. but this is a big step forward. >> and notably, 52 years to the day after that other big step for man kind, neal armstrong landing on the moon. and notable that this launch took place on july 20th as that great moment for the nation and for the world took place. colonel hatfield, jonathan mcdowell and miles o'brien, thank you so much to all of you and thanks to all of you for joining cnn as we watch this remarkable moment. poppy and i are grateful to see it play out before us. i'm sure you are as well. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> three, two, one . wh

legendary nasa astronaut peggy whitson, great to have you on the show. thanks for your time. >> no problem. thanks for having me. >>> another round of the debate over covid vaccine boosters. pfizer will virtually brief u.s. government officials tomorrow on the potential need for booster shots. a company spokesperson told cnn the meeting is seen as a courtesy and federal guidance on boosters is not expected to immediately change. pfizer said last week that it's seeing waning immunity and would seek emergency use authorization to offer third doses. then the fda and cdc pushed back almost immediately saying there is no evidence boosters are needed yet. further complicating this conversation, israel announcing today it's immediately offering a third dose of the pfizer vaccine for immuno compromised people. >>> joining us is former white house senior adviser for covid response, andy slavitt. we have a lot to discuss. i laid out some of that right there. the delta variant keeps on spreading in the u.s. and around the world. we'll take a quick break. stay with

but the most experienced astronaut in american history, peggy whitson, is a woman. has the chance to have this experience. and you were talking about climate change and such. what people are going to see directly with their eyes, to actually see the world for what it truly is, that is a revelation for folks who float in space like i have. it's going to be one of the great good reasons for more people to be able to see the planet. get your thinking away from local and really start to see our whole planet as one place. >> that's a great point. chris hadfield, thank you so much for your time. in addition to being an astronaut, you're also an author. chris's new fiction book "the apollo murders" comes out in october. >>> we're going to take you now to the white house where president biden is meeting with royal family of jordan. >> thank you, is your majesty, for your enduring and strategic relationship with the united states. you've always been there, and we will always be there. in addition to that, we had an opportunity to speak for just a moment in the diplomatic roo

team to break it down, including someone that knows what it is like up there, former astronaut peggy whitson. >>> there are conflicting recommendations, conflicting recommendations this morning on whether vaccinated kids should wear masks in schools as daily covid numbers rise. ward winning investigation gained national attention. >> here is today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> two, one. >> jeff bezos and his team of three others blast to the edge of space. >> welcome back, "new shepard" and the crew. >>> the american academy of pediatrics is recommending all students wear masks this fall regardless if they've had their shots. >> wanting to be safe rather than sorry. >>> wall street had its worst day in months. investors grow worried about the highly contagious delta coronavirus variant. >>> fires across the west are forcing even more evacuations. in oregon has grown the size of los angeles. >> five or six hours away. an hour later it was on. >> the first january 6th u.s. capitol rioter to be sentenced for a felony has been sentenced to eight months there prison. >> naomi osaka o

eastern on "after words," robert whitson argues that american history is being replaced in his book "red, white, and black." he is interviewed by a harvard law professor and author, randall kennedy. find the full schedule on your program guide, or visit c-span.org. >> next come acting fcc chair jessica rosenworcel and other tech officials discuss 5g technolo

eastern on afterwards, founder and president robert whitson being replaced with a polarizing versionhis book. he is interviewed by harvard law professor and author of randall kennedy, watch american history tv it but tv every weekend on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. >> washington journal continues. host: for a discussion on enhanced child tax credit payments that go out today, we are joined via zoom by amy matsui, director of income security at the national women's law center. good morning to you. start by expanding with the payments are exactly and where they came from. guest: absolutely and thank you for having me on this program. it is such an exciting development that the first advanced child tax credit payments are going out today. the american rescue plan increases and expanded the child tax credit, which is a tax credit which basically helps families with a cost of raising children, which are significant. the american rescue plan and increased the amount of the child tasks credit so that it is worth $3000 per child for a ages six to 1