The next step is putting astronauts in orb id around the moon in 2024 before attempting a landing in 2025. we re going to have much more on this morning s launch, we re seeing live pictures there at kennedy space center, a few hours away from liftoff and in a little bit we will be joined by commander susan killray and we will be glad to get her insight on the launch. the morning papers and let s bring in morning joe reporter, daniela, take it away. in new york, the times union reports that health officials are warning of expanding community spread of the polio virus after it was found in waste water samples from another upstate county. officials on friday announced the virus was detected in four samples from sullivan county, two of which were collected this month. this is just to the northwest of the rockland county, where officials in july discovered the first case of polio in the u.s. in nearly a decade. the reno gazette journal
We will be having live coverage of the launch all morning here on msnbc. commander, we appreciate you joining us this morning. thank you so much. up next on way too early, house republicans are going on the offensive ahead of november. on morning joe, a live report from ukraine amid escalating fears of nuclear accident. more shelling near europe s largest plant have u.n. officials heading to that area today. plus, after months of gloomy predictions, democrats are voicing growing confidence about this year s midterms. we have new reporting on the party s narrow path to potentially keeping the house. morning joe just a few moments away. away flyin high you know how i feel (coughing) breeze driftin on by you know how i feel copd may have gotten you here, but you decide what s next. start a new day with trelegy. .feelin good