but kate rubins will be there for breakfast, i'm told. always good to get to your destination in time for a meal. >> i take breakfast so seriously. i can compromise on lunch, maybe dinner, but not breakfast. >> you know what else happened? >> this happened. so this man created this genius contraption, let's say. it is basically a really long slip n slide. he used dirt trenches, a painter's tarp and a garden hose to create this really long slip n slide so he can be a world record. he may have. he went 100 meters in ten seconds. he clocked in at 32 miles an hour. the county sheriff -- this happened in idaho. the guy goes -- he's an engineering major at birmingham young university in idaho. everyone was on hand ready in case everything went wrong. i'm glad there was enough water because going 32 miles an hour and there not being enough water, you can get burned. getting burned on the slide is not fun. >> you know what else happened? >> what happened? >> local chiropractors everywhere made their yearly goals. just off that. what else what els

astronaut kate rubin's who blasted off last wednesday will cast her absentee will cast her ballot with a bit of help, will cast her billion on on tal. >> it's super important, i feel like every vote counts. >> are you voting in a state where you think it could make a difference? >> i would certainly hope so. i'm from georgia. >> this is the blank ballot you can see here. >> absentee voting is nothing new for u.s. ex--pats. the system has been running smoothly for decades but this year, demand is through the roof said this woman who runs the u.s. vote foundation. >> as so many different crisis hit the u.s., overseas citizens became more and more aware of what was going on and wanted to participate. have you got any idea how many more overseas ballots will be returned this year than in previous years? >> our sentiment in regards to 2016, it had wiwill be about do >> radical left -- >> will you shut up, man. >> but the bitterly contested 2020 election has american ex-pats feeling stress. >> now the question is, do i trim the page, or don't i trim the page? >> janet fisher from new york re

. >> o'donnell: you can count astronaut kate rubins among the nearly 53 million americans who voted early. she cast her ballot from the space station on thursday. mission control took it from there, relaying it to the harris county clerk in houston. rubins is no stranger to the process. she also voted from space in 2016. covid isn't keeping a massachusetts woman from visiting her 90-year-old mother in a nursing home. m.j. ryan tells our cbs boston station, wbz, that she took a part-time job doing laundry at the nursing home so that she could see her mom. m.j. says after the first visit, mom's spirits brightened. hings done.s how you get things done. up next, dinner for one: cbs' steve hartman with a most unusual dinner. >> o'donnell: did you hear about the new restaurant in georgia? it has outside dining, all the ingredients are locally-sourced, and there's never an empty table. here's cbs' steve hartman "on the road." >> reporter: for atlanta-based food writer angela hansberger, this pandemic has been hard to swallow. can't write about restaurants when they're closed. >> i was facing a l

kate rubin went to stanford and will do research in earth science, biology and dna sequencing. we are proud. >>> welcome back, everyone. 4:55. there's a lot on everyone's plate these days from covid-19. we're in this pandemic. we have politics as well. that, releasing her second book full of uplifting quotes called "this just speaks to me." a virtual chat with hoda wondering where the quotes are coming from. >> i got a lot of my wisdom from the people i work with. there are some quotes that come from them. i feel like sometimes you need to hit pause in your life and stop the chaos, stop ingesting all this bad stuff, take a beat, open a book, clear your mind, read a quote and let it speak to you. >> she says incorporate the message into your daily life. the new book "this just speaks to me" is on sale now. good for hoda. >>> a same sex couple may have single-handedly brought back flash wedding mobs. remember those? check out what they posted online. ♪ >> had a lot of help when he surprised his husband with a choreographed dance to lady gaga's "stupid love" that involved nearly

kate rubin is on her way to the international space station along with two russians. >> we were thinking about taking a flight like that, maybe not like that, you may find limited or no flights at all as cnbc shepard smith reports, they're having to cut routes and jobs. >> reporter: as an american airlines flight aten dan, ali thought she had it made. she was making a good living and seeing the world, but her world like the entire air travel system has been upended. ali is one of 32,000 aviation workers who lost their job this month when government adrian out. >> can you pay the rent, buy food, buy medicine >> that's a good question. >> reporter: the ripple is only beginning. >> why spend on airlines >> we're really the backbone of the economy. if we see service reductions, we're going to see closure of small airports, the jobs lost there, and the work around those airports gone as well, rental cars, hotels, everybody else who counts on that air service. >> reporter: without another round of payroll support, more layoffs and fewer flights are on the horizon. >> it's really important for

rubins and two russian cosmonauts for a six-month rotation on the international space station. after a three-hour journey, the capsule docked effortlessly. this is rubins' second visit to the space station. also a virologist, she will continue research in bioengineering in space. today is also her birthday. >> happy birthday. >> reporter: since the u.s. suspended the shuttle program in 2011, nasa relied on russian liftoffs paying top dollar. rubins' seat cost $90 million. >> it is a significant milestone to be able to launch our astronauts from u.s. soil. >> reporter: going forward, nasa is expected to rely on u.s. companies, boeing and spacex, after spacex's successful launch and splash down in august. the end of an era, the old reliable soyuz and the start of a new one of manned american space flights from home richard engel, nbc news. >>> that is "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ am i dreaming or stupid ♪ i think i've been hit by cupid ♪ ♪ but no one needs to

astronaut kate rubin who blasted off last week cast her absentedee ballot from a make shift voting booth aboard the international space station. >> i think it's really important for everybody to vote and if we can do it from space, then i believe voaks can do it from the ground too. >> that is what alex colton is doing from her home in london. >> are you are voting in a state where you think it could make a difference? >> i would certainly hope so. i'm from georgia. i have always voted in georgia. and it is superimportant, i feel like every vote counts within the system of absentee voting for u.s. ex-pats has been running smoothly for decades but this year demand is through the roof says susan suinat who runs the u.s. vote foundation. >> as so many different crisis hit the u.s., overseas citizens became more and more aware of what was going on and wanted to participate. >> have you got any idea how many more overseas ballots will be returned this year than in prev years? >> it will probably be about double. >> would you shut up, man. >> who is on your list, joe. >> but in this most bitte

even astronaut kate rubin voting from outer space today. since his recovery from covid, the president has been holding rallies in contested states every day, despite scientists' warnings against large gatherings. >> we are going to keep on working. we are going to keep on fighting. we are going to keep on winning, winning, winning. >> reporter: while biden, by comparison, stayed off the trail, instead unleashing the democrats' strongest not so secret weapon, former president obama. his mission, to make sure minorities and young voters who sat out the 2016 election don't stay home this time. >> in the end, pennsylvania, that's what voting's about, making things better. not making things perfect, but putting us on track so that a generation from now, we can look back and say, things got better starting now. >> reporter: looming over tonight's debate, the almost predictable news from the intelligence community that iran and russia are engaging in election interference, sending intimidating emails threatening vote percent they don't vote for pr

kate rubins posted a photo on twitter yesterday from the international space station. it shows her in front of a makeshift voting booth with the words i voted today. rubins filled out a secure electronic ballot sent in an email. her ballot was then downloaded to the clerks office in harris county, texas. >>> a tough insect could help make our planes stronger. and the heads of two tech giants face possible subpoenas. those are some of the headlines on "the morning newsstand." "the wall street journal" reports the senate judiciary committee threatened the ceos of twitter and facebook with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. the republican-led panel voted 12-0 to authorize subpoenas to mark zuckerberg and jack dorsey. democrats boycotted. the committee says it wants to hear from the ceos about possible suppression or censorship of recent "new york post" articles about joe biden and his son hunter. >>> minnesota's "star tribune" reports a judge ruled all four minneapolis police officers charged in

american astronaut kate rubins turned 42 today, and joined two russian cosmonauts on a soyuz making it to the space station in record time-- just over three hours. now, it marks the end of an era. it is the last time the u.s. will have to pay russia to launch american astronauts. we've been doing that now for nine years since the last space shuttle flight. moving forward, two american companies, spacex and boeing will handle that duty. and by the way, this is rubin's second space flight. she is a scientist specializing in studying viruses. she is brilliant, amazing, her mission will last six months. pretty exciting. and we'll be right back. woo vicks vapocool drops now in honey lemon chill and i live in san francisco, california. i have been a sales and sales management professional my whole career. typical day during a work week is i'm working but first always going for a run or going to the gym. i love reading. i love cooking healthy. it's super important to me. i was noticing that i was just having some memory loss. it was really bothering me. so i tried prevagen and it started to w

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. >> o'donnell: you can count astronaut kate rubins among the nearly 53 million americans who voted early. she cast her ballot from the space station on thursday. mission control took it from there, relaying it to the harris county clerk in houston. rubins is no stranger to the process. she also voted from space in 2016. covid isn't keeping a massachusetts woman from visiting her 90-year-old mother in a nursing home. m.j. ryan tells our cbs boston station, wbz, that she took a part-time job doing laundry at the nursing home so that she could see her mom. m.j. says after the first visit, mom's spirits brightened. well, that's how you get things done. up next, dinner for one: cbs' steve hartman with a most unusual diner. ner. back off! you're not welcome here! get out of my face! hpv can cause certain cancers when your child grows up. get in its way. hpv can affect males and females... and there's no way to predict who will or won't clear the virus. but you can help protect your child by taking a first step. the cdc recommends hpv vaccination at age 11 or 12 to help protect against certain

astronaut kate rubin's who blasted off last week cast her absentee ballot from a make-shift voting booth from the international space station. >> it's important to everyone to vote. if we can do it from space, i believe folks can do it from the ground too. >> that is what alex colton is doing from her home in london. >> are you voting in a state where you think it could make a difference? >> i would certainly hope so. i'm from georgia. i have always voted in georgia. and it is super important. i feel like every vote counts. >> the system of absentee voting has been running smoothly for decades. this year, demand is through the roof said suzanne who runs the u.s. vote foundation. >> as so many different crisis hit the u.s., overseas citizens became more and more aware of what was going on and wanted to participate. >> have you got any idea how many more overseas ballots will be returned this year than in previous years. >> it will probably be about double. >> will you shut up, man. >> who is on your list, joe? >> in this most bitterly contested election in decades, american ex-pats are fe

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nasa astronaut kate rubins casting her ballot from the international space station more than 250 miles up in the atmosphere from earth. astronaut rubins talking her i voted selfie, look at that, from orbit. texas, where most astronauts live to be closer to work, has an extreme absentee ballot procedure in place for anyone whose address on election day happens to be, ready for this? low earth orbit. how about that for mail-in voting? it's also kicked off back here on planet earth in new state today. long lines reported in new york city when that started at 10 a.m. eastern time. arthel? arthel: okay. that's outstanding. president trump and democratic rival joe biden hitting critical battleground states as election day draws near. you're going to hear from both candidates this afternoon and former president obama any minute now. we're going to bring you all of those events live of right here on fox news. ♪ ♪ >> well we are standing by to show you former president obama is about to speak in north miami, florida. and to get out the vote rally for democratic ticket people will are in the

kate rubins, voting from the international space station. a ballot handled by the clerk's office in texas, was handled by e-mail on the space station. she is happy to have her voice heard. and it points out, how you vote is just as important as who you vote for this year. our state-by-state guide has everything you need to know about casting a ballot in the 2020 election. see where your state stands on voting rules and read up on deadlines and restrictions and a lot more. visit nbcnews.com/planyourvote. >>> let's turn to florida, where dozens of rallies are being held across the state, encouraging those with past felony convictions to vote. it could turn out to be a game-changer in this year's presidential election. my next guest helped lead the flight to pass restore the vote in florida. you see desmond smiling. "time" magazine called him 1 of the 100 most influential people in the world. and he's the president of the frrc and organizer of that statewide day of action. good to see you again, man. good morning. >> i'm glad to be here this mo

nasa astronauts and stanford alum kate rubin will do research in earth, science, biology and dna sequencing. >>> coming up next a quick look at our top stories for this wednesday morning including two bay area counties easing restrictions for businesses today. details on some facebook ads. the reason the tech giant is beening ads discouraging people from getting vaccinated. you're watching "today in the bay." the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. >>> welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following for you this morning. in addition to the bay area's elevated fire danger. >> that's right. happening now a live look at the senate confirmation hearings which resumed in the last hour for supreme court barrett. sen

rubins, and two russian cosmonauts for a six-month rotation on the international space station, which has been in continual service for 20 years >> there's one of the most incredible engineering achievements in history. >> it's rubin's second time traveling to the station. >> so i wanted to be an astronaut, ever since i was a little kid. >> also, a virologist by training, rubins will continue research she started in 2016 on bioengineering in space. but this flight is likely the end of a chapter in the long history of cooperation and competition with russia. the soviet union won the first round of the space race. sending up the first man, cosmonaut yuri gagaran the u.s. then saw and raised the bet with the moon landing. but after the united states suspended the shuttle program, in 2011, america has relied on russian lift and for big bucks this seat cost $90 million now, u.s. companies, boeing and spacex, are expected to step in. after spacex's successful mission and splashdown, in august. >> splashdown. >> and spacex is scheduled for the next mission, and plans to take three astronauts

kate rubins actually just cast her ballot while onboard the international space station. she cast her vote by using a secure electronic ballot from her home county in houston. astronauts have been legally allowed to vote from space since 1997. >> so no excuses. if they can do it, we can do it. >>> up next, the top stories including the growing chances of widespread power shutoffs again. this time by sunday and taking a new look at one northern california high-profile conviction. one of the biggest ever. scott peterson's murder of his wife and unborn child. the steps being take nen a central valley courtroom. >>> 6:55. welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we're following. >>> pg&e is still restoring power this morning to some customers who lost it this week. those shutoffs may only be a small taste of things to come this beak. pg&e is now looking at a possibly much larger and more widespread outages starting on sunday. that is when extremely high fire danger is due to arrive. pg&e says things are still in flux, could still change, but any customer is at ri

and, one absentee ballot in the interstellar journey.making an astronaut kate rubins cast her ballot from the international space station on thursday. many american astronauts live in vote from orbit, using a securem ectronic ballot. still to come on the newshour: major changes to florida's demogd raphics coove critical to the outcome of the mark shieldsavid brooks key senate races to watch. how the performing arts arge taking the sn the pandemic. we discuss the lcoest wave of vid cases with the director of the national institutes of health. and, much more >> woodruff: early voting kicked off in florida this week, and president trump is set to cast his vote in his adopted home state tomorrow. in this perennial swing state, turnout makes all the difference. yamiche alcindor haseen in south florida taking a look at those groups, and what isss are top of mind. >> alcindor: florida-- often won by razor-thin margins-- is back in the political spotlight. with less than two weeks until voting ends, organizers here are hitting the streets to rally the vote. there's leaflet-ing, to door- knoc

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kate rubins cast her ballot while onboard the international space station. she cast her vote using an electronic ballot astronauts have been allowed to legally vote from space since 1997. no excuse for anyone else. >>> yeah, no kidding. that's pretty cool. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay" this friday morning including the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci is coming to the bay area. not a virtual thing. he'll physically be here. we'll tell you when and where next. you're watching "today in the bay." give you my world ♪ ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless. your rules. only with xfinity mobile. and the veterans that never quit on their team. when being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher... ...our agents put in the time and legwork for you, ...so saving on auto insurance is easy. because saving a little extra goes a long way. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. >>> welcome back. a "today in the bay" follow-up.

rubins, creating her own voting booth and casting her ballot on board the international space station. nasa astronauts able to vote while they float thanks to a special law passed back in 1997 it requires astronauts select elections in which they plan to vote one year ahead of their launch and then an absentee ballot goes to low earth orbit through the care of nasa the astronaut gets the ballot, fills it out and nasa returns it to the local election board. space voting, new and all the astronaut rage as a barber, nothing's gonna beat my shave. especially for guys who tend to get razor bumps with ordinary razors. but now there's gillette skinguard. it flattens the skin and lifts the blades for a shave that's close, but not too close for comfort. an herbal stress reliever ashwagandha, that helps you turn the stressed life... into your best life. stress less and live more. with stressballs. ♪ for skin as alive as you are... don't settle for silver ♪ gold bond champion your skin that's what's topping cnbc's on the money. o home prices at a record, 15% higher than a year ago the median

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nasa astronaut kate rubins is currently aboard the international space station, and she made her voice heard in this election. nasa tweeting, "i voted today" over a picture of rubins floating outside the space station's voting booth. the 2020 election marks the second time rubins has voted from space. the astronaut told the "associated press" before blasting off, "i think it's really important for everybody to vote. if we can do it from space, then i believe folks can do it from the ground, too." she is right! if you haven't already voted, vote! make a plan. get it done. there are only eight days left. >>> still ahead here, the record early vote totals that show many of you are voting, show democrats dominating initial balloting eight days away from the election. >>> and as we go to break, we've got a look back at this date in history. in 2001, president george w. bush signed the patriot act, giving authorities unprecedented abilities to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists. >> today we take an essential step in defeating terrorism, while protecti

you can do it at the international space station, like nasa astronaut kate rubins just did. look at that. >> wow, she voted by mail from space. >> apparently it's an absentee ballot. they fill out a ballot before launch and a secure electronic ballot is forwarded to him and returned by email. >> i guess if they can go to space, they can vote by mail. yeah. all right, cool. >>> your 7:30 headlines on this friday morning, there's a wildfire burning in northern colorado. it exploded on thursday. and it forced more evacuations. the so-called east troublesome fire grew from about 25,000 acres to 170,000 acres. it is now considered the second largest fire in colorado state history. thousands of residents in van county were told to leave everything and evacuate immediately. officials are concerned the blaze could merge with the cameron peak fire, which is colorado's largest fire on record. >> australian health officials have warned pope francis that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus. after a visit by the vatican's ambassador to australia earlier this month. archbishop ado

the mission carries astronaut kate rubins and two two others for a six month rotation on the international space station which has been in continual service for 20 years >> it's the most incredible engineering feats in american history. >> it's rubin's second time traveling to the station >> i wanted to be a astronaut ever since i was a little kid. >> reporter: she will continue research in 2016 on bioengineering in space. speaking to "today" in september, rubin says she knows what to expect living in the tight weightless quarters. >> it's like having roommates. we all eat together. we float around the table instead of sitting around the table. we have a great time up there. it is roomy. it's like the interior of a 747. >> reporter: but this flight is likely the end of a chapter in the long history of cooperation and competition with russia. the soviet union won the first round of the space race sending up the first man cosmonaut yuriy. the u.s. then saw and raised the bench with the moon landing. >> the flag up now you can see the stars stripes. >> reporter: but after the united states su