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0 these are people with families, and the goal here really has been heartwarming. i think you've probably seen the footage of the interactions that this crew has had with children in the hospital. i mean, it's been a fund-raising campaign for st. jude's, 200 million dollars has been the goal. and there's been all kinds of interaction from them there. it just has been an amazing experience to see regular americans, like you and i, in space. only less than 600 people -- >> jon: hang on a second, alexandria. we're getting our first images. let's listen to mission control. >> as part of the inspir...

Another variant called lambda, first detected in south america, now reaching the u.s. in small numbers, including texas and louisiana. early data suggests that the lambda variant might partially chip away at vaccine efficacy. but for now, lambda is not considered a variant of concern. across the country, patience with the unvaccinated is wearing thin. new jersey's governor this week blasting anti-vaccine protesters. >> you've lost your minds. you are the ultimate knuckleheads, and because of what you are saying and standing life. >> reporter: with rising cases, the governor of new jersey once ...

President joe biden, the latest in this exchange between the federal and state government here in florida. and here is another issue, school is just days away from many students here in the state of florida. governor signed an executive order that threatens to cut state funding for any school that implements a mask mandate, so a lot of schools are trying to find ways around it, including orange county, just announced that they are requiring masks for its employees for the upcoming school year. you have a county who also is requiring masks of students in the first two weeks unless they have a d...

Muriel Mandell works on her iPad at her apartment in downtown Manhattan's Greenwich Village. After a career as a reporter and schoolteacher, she began writing children's books, including 'A Donkey Reads,' right. (Lori Silberman Brauner/ viaJTA) New York Jewish Week via JTA — Muriel Mandell shows few signs of slowing down as she nears her 100th birthday on August 19. The former wartime reporter-turned children’s book author-turned tech-savvy senior continues to lead quite the active life, as a reporter learned while visiting her apartment recently in downtown Manhattan’s Greenwich Villag...

I said that's how i'm going to get into space. >> this picture is really striking. this is you looking down -- i think we have it. there it is. it's a little dark. that's you looking out the window. you were actually doing a science experiment on plants while you were up there. this wasn't just a fun exhilarating trip. >> it was fun and exhilarating, but i did -- my role for unity 22 was to test the human attendant capability, the ability to conduct research and science experiments. that's what i was doing. i had tubes called heavy fixation tubes that held a plant that would express certain ge...