this is matthew james in melbourne. the shuttle slows from a speed of 18,000 miles per hour. shuttle goes into the heavy atmosphere and generates temperatures of up to 2800 degrees. the crew on the columbia have begun reentry at this altitude. >> they must reject and absorb this heat without transferring it to the interior spacecraft. those on duty weight word that contact has been made. james: the onboard computers, guided by ms. control, houston and the pilot fly the shuttle back toward earth. along, very fast glide from mid pacific to southern california. supersonic seeds -- speeds and then mid sonic and then as the fruit comes down, the air speeds those dramatically. -- supersonic speeds and then mid sonic speeds and then as the crew comes down, the air speeds slow dramatically. the orbiter will be taken to the processing facility for a complete checkout before his next mission. -- its next mission. progress is not a monopoly of the united states. the space transportation system will be used by nations of the world. space aboard shuttles have been booked by many nations.

this is matthew james in melbourne. reentry is one of the most critical moments as it moves from 18,000 miles per hour, aerodynamic friction as the shuttle falls into the atmosphere, temperatures of up to 2800°. the crew on the columbia will put the shuttle 40° above the horizon and begin reentry. ♪ >> the 31,000 on the craft, absorbed the heat without transferring it to the interior of the spacecraft. at the center, those on duty await word that contact has been made. narrator: the onboard computers guided by mission control houston and the pilots fly the shuttle back towards earth. a long, very fast guide to california, supersonic, then as the crew approaches it, the airspeed slows dramatically. ♪ >> [speaking foreign language] narrator: the orbiter will be taken to a processing facility for a complete check before its next mission. ♪ progress is not a monopoly of the united states. the space transportation system will be used by nations of the world. payload space aboard shuttle has been booked ahead by many

this is matthew james in melbourne. re-entry poses one of the most critical moments for the crew of the orbiter, as the shuttle slows from an orbital speed of 18,000 miles per hour. aerodynamic friction, as the shuttle falls into the heavy atmosphere, generates temperatures of up to 2,800 degrees. the crew on the columbia have now ported the nose of the shuttle 40 degrees above the horizon. in this multitude, they now begin reentry. ♪ >> the silica fiber tiles on 31,000 the craft must reject the heat without transferring it to the interior of the spacecraft. at the center, those on-duty away word that contact again -- i wait word that contact has been made. james: the onboard computers guided by mission control houston and the pilots fly the shuttle back to word the earth. a long, very fast glide from pacific to california. first at hypersonic speeds then supersonic, then as the crew makes an approach to the landing at nasa's dryden center, the airspeed slows dramatically. ♪ [intense orchestral music] ♪ >> [speaki

this is matthew james in melbourne. reentry poses one of the most critical moments as they are at 8,000 miles per hour. as the shuttle falls into the atmosphere, generates temperatures of up to 2800 degrees. the crew on the columbia have tilted the nose 40 degrees above the horizon. at this altitude they now begin reentry. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the 31,000 silica fiber tiles on the craft must reject and absorb heat without transferring to the interior of the spacecraft. at the center, those on duty, contact has been made to determine -- >> the on-board computers guided by mission control houston and the pilots, fly the shuttle back toward earth. a long very fast glide from mid pacific to california. first at hypersonic speeds, then supersonic, then as the crew makes an approach to the landing at nasa's dryden center, the air speed slows dramatically. ♪♪ ♪♪ [ speaking foreign language ] >> the orbiter will be taken to the processing facility for a complete check-out before its next mission. progress is not a monopoly o

shepherd -- under the matthew shepherd and james byrd hate crimes enactment, including crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation, crimes motivated by who a person loved. during her confirmation hearing, she committed to using the department of justice tools to investigate and investigate and prosecute hate crimes where they happened and use its bully pulpit to prevent hate from festering around the country. the plain truth is that vanita gupta is the right person at the right time for this job. the senate should confirm her as supremely qualified for this eminently important assignment and it should do so swiftly with bipartisan support. thank you, madam president, i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: 1 mr. thune: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. thune: madam president, is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. thune: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune:

matthew mcconaughey is here. plus, she's a gold medalist and two-time world cup champion. megan rapinoe is with us and we've got music from morris day featuring trinidad james morris day come on. ♪ well guys, welcome to "the tonight show: at home edition. so, as you can see, i'm doing the show from a trailer and i gotta say, i'm loving it it's fun to do a show where the entire set could start rolling backwards down a hill at any moment let's get to some news this is a big story. i saw that several white house staffers have been asked to resign for an interesting reason listen to this >> the white house confirmed today that five staffers have been asked to resign over past marijuana use. several others are working remotely while their status is under review >> jimmy: the staffers weren't totally shocked. they'd been paranoid about it for weeks. yeah, president biden said you can't work in the white house if you've smoked weed. then presidents clinton, bush, and obama were like, "right. that's right." that's right, biden isn't messing around anyone who's smoked has been re

let's start with james who is calling from matthews, north carolina. james says yes, expand the supreme court. caller: absolutely the supreme court should be expanded. it seems like the court has lost faith in their function, not necessarily the law, but fairness, equal rights, just plain fairness. the court has been so politicized that now opinions really do not matter because they are in line with the politics. host: so if you add extra seats, how will that solve the problem? caller: we have to decrease the effect of it. if you have got a lot of seats, you have got a lot of opinions. the opinions should not be so dramatic. they change our environment. right now, one ruling can change the abortion law. that should not be. put more seats in the courts of their evaluating a range of opinions on abortion rights. one justice can determine if people vote or not. how does that make sense? we have got to get back to justice. host: let's talk to steve calling from spring hill, florida. steve says no, the supreme court should not be expanded. caller: i agree t

unfrank james. i really love that piece. evan once you get a starter, could you tell us just a quick summary about matthew's piece and and then we can talk a little bit again how that piece. fits within the themes of your book okay. yes. so hobart should i'm sorry. i haven't studied firmly. i got the book right here. it is it's easy tile the trials are frank james gorilla veteranhood and and the double edge of or time notoriety. alright other way of okay, so hobart has you know thought about gorillas for some time and it published several articles and sort of a fascinating book a couple years ago with georgia university of georgia, press i mean how to gorillas basically become gunslingers in the old west which is worth a look if you're interested in the subject and so here he takes up frank james and you know, one of the points that he makes is well. a lot of veterans can be mobilize right northern veterans you go home. southern veterans is a little more complicated. but if you're regular army, you know a lot of those people

good evening superintendent matthews and all the board members. i am another member of everett middle school. here to elaborate on [inaudible] . our hope is that as you re-open the schools, clearly and ultimately what we need and when. in order to open with teachers and students in the classroom together. ventilate or that you don't have necessary supplies, with unions are not [inaudible] more is needed or else we want school districts to speak publicly about it. so that we can advocate immediately on second is that as you re-open, you prioritize the need of our most vulnerable students our teachers -- >> thank you. that's your time. hello, megan. >> hi, my name is megan. i'm a behavior analyst with the school district and one of the many people supporting to open this week. it was very exciting. i also want to bring to the attention of the school board that we have to continue to focus on students who need us the most. in particular, i want to speak about students with i.e.p.s who have transportation as a service. we have been talking as educator