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china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. >> there's no reason for the chinese rhetoric, there's no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our support to taiwan under the taiwan relations act. we shouldn't be as a country, we shouldn't be intimid...

Em it's till had just been murdered. that was the america that bill russell was stepping into. with nichelle nichols, she was stepping into a tv world where black women were mostly playing maids and domestics. nothing wrong with that but you have to broaden out what people are allowed to play. she was fourth in command on the enterprise. the only above her were spock, kirk and sulu. that's incredible. >> i love this scene. i love this. my mom was a huge trekky. i got a lot of her on star trek. and loved it. but one of the most fascinating things about her was that nasa noted that she partnered...

A Battle Creek photographer is hoping to educate her community about black history through a photo series this month.

Good point. for everybody who goes into space, there are literally thousands of people who don't go into space, but have to be better at their jobs, smarter, and be thinking literally outside the box, outside the atmosphere. this is literally outside the box thinking. >> absolutely. and their job is paramount to the safety of the astronauts, to the completion of the mission. and so no job is more important than the other. so it's so exciting to see people of all backgrounds engaged in space exploration because i believe that's where the unity comes from. and that's where the potential to just ...

Semi-nasty comments from the blue origin team saying, we have bigger windows. we go higher. so maybe branson isn't really going into space. okay, fine. but if you're up there and you've got a fantastic view of the earth and you've got 17 windows to look out of, most people would think that's a pretty great experience. in no way to diminish the experience from blue origin which as you know is a rocket. you have maybe a bigger space capsule. nonetheless, that's the back and forth going on here. and feathering the wings back when they reenter the atmosphere on the way down, they have to feather t...