tech upgrades for your changing wifi needs. and advanced security at home and on the go to block millions of threats. only from us. xfinity. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day, i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we are counting down to liftoff again. hours from now, nasa is going to attempt to launch the historic artemis i rocket. we ll have the latest from kennedy space center and update on those issues that forced the first launch to be scrapped. and if you live out west, brace yourself. it is going to be a scorcher. more than 40 million people under heat alerts and ahead, we ll tell you what to expect going into the holiday weekend. plus, the cdc giving the green laight on updated covid-1 boosters. now pharmacies are getting ready to roll out the new shots, but who should get them and when? and she may have lost at the u.s. open, but all eyes are still on tennis superstar serena williams. we ll show you the highlights from la
to residents in desperate need. plus, president biden sharpening his attacks, ripping into donald trump as his midterm message takes shape. why he says maga republicans are threatening, quote, the foundations of our republic, end quote. and despite getting knocked out of the u.s. open, all eyes are on tennis star serena williams. was last night s match the last one of her career? we re going to have a look back at her lasting and incredible impact on the court. welcome to your labor day weekend. we re grateful that you re sharing it with us. it s saturday, september 3rd. great to be with you, amara. great to be with you. i m not mad that i m not on a plane off to vacation or anything. i m just really happy to be with you, boris. nowhere you would rather be than right here with us watching the skies, right? in a matter of hours nasa will try to launch its uncrewed artemis i rocket on a journey around the moon. we ll look at live pictures right now, preparations und
and it was fitting that the last person to speak to her as she left the court was the great billie jean king, two icons who have fought so hard for the advancement of women both on and off the court. the tournament will now continue without one of its greatest-ever champions but nobody will ever forget serena williams, the greatest of all time. don riddell, cnn, new york. thanks to so much to don for that. the next hour of new day starts right now. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we re counting down yet again nasa preparing for a possible launch of the artemis i rocket into space. we re going to take you live to kennedy space center for the latest on today s launch and there may be a minor setback. and residents in jackson, mississippi, are fed up and frustrated with the on going water crisis. the latest efforts to get relief