that's not north dakota. that is not the way we do things in north dakota or the way we should do things in north dakota. this litigation is still ongoing. the only thing the appellate court did was refuse to stay to lift the stay on the -- make sure that the opinion that was written by the district court judge is stayed which means that it's not in force. our district court judge did the right thing and ruled that this was an inappropriate infringement on voting rights. the supreme court affirmed what the appellate court did. this will be ongoing. i hope native american veterans are given an opportunity to vote because they put on a uniform and earned that opportunity. >> thank you. 30 seconds. rep. cramer: they do get to vote, senator. that is the point. the standard for voting in north dakota is the easiest of anywhere in the country. we are the only state that does not have voter registration. the legislature did not say gee we don't want these people to vote. let's come up with a law to keep them from vo

the people we are talking about in south dakota or working south dakota's, folks who just cannot simply afford health insurance. the problem is they're getting their care today, just at the wrong place, the runtime and the wrong cost command that is at the emergency room. governor daugaard was supporting the extension of these dollars in working with the legislature to find common ground. a perfect example really need to find common ground, not take this washington politician and seek to divide, but to actually solved south dakota's problems. that needs to be the focus. this is a conversation about access to health care coverage, so we can have a healthy workforce that fills our needs, our businesses and so that people are healthy. that needs to be the focus. i will focus on more access to care so we have a healthier population. moderator: follow-up? ms. noem: absolutely. i'm a big believer in working together. i have worked in a very bipartisan manner at the state legislature on these issues, with republicans and democrats on the steps of reforms. so this is something i am passionate a

next, the debate from south dakota. there are three candidates running to succeed the republican governor who is term limited. thisolitico report change race to tossup. this debate is just under an hour. >> hello and welcome to election 2018. today we focus on the candidates running for the office of the south dakota governor so we can provide a conversation each candidate will have the opportunity to address all of the issues brought up tonight. there is a one-minute opening and closing statement. now let's meet our guests. libertarian candidate kurt evans, welcome. republican candidate, representative kristi noem, welcome. democratic candidate, south dakota state senator billie sutton. we will begin with opening statements. names were drawn to determine the order. going first is kristi noem. ms. noem: thank you for tuning in. when my dad was killed, he had lands and cattle, do not have money in the bank to pay death taxes. so we had to get renovated. we started a hunting lodge to bring in extra revenue. we cut costs a

especially for north dakota. we have the same number of uninsured today in north dakota as we had before obamacare. the difference is that the uninsured today are the young healthy people who can't afford to have insurance and we need them in the marketplace. we need them in the risk pool to help bring down the costs and we need to have the appropriate incentives to keep them in the pool. with regard to preexisting conditions, this was a failure prior to obamacare. it's why -- it's one of the two most popular items in obamacare that everybody that i know, that i work with, has pledged to maintain. i'm done. >> you have 15 seconds left. sen. keltkamp: thank you for the question. the answer is no. when i ran six years ago, i said about the health care law, there is good and bad. let's keep the good. get rid of the bad. the good are exactly those provisions and i would add one more, which is expansion of medicaid. it is an incorrect statement for congressman cramer to say he has not ever voted for a bill that would

senate race in north dakota in 2012. that senate race in north dakota in 2012 was won by the democratic candidate, won by heidi heitkamp, just barely. in 2012 in north dakota, heidi heitkamp won that senate seat by a margin of less than 1% of the vote. and in a state with the population as small as north dakota's, that means the absolute number of votes we're talking about sheer incredibly small. heidi heitkamp won that seat in 2012 by a margin of less than 3,000 votes statewide. but, again, look at how the vote came in. i mean if you're a democratic candidate, you're barack obama. you're running in north dakota. it's a race -- it's not going to be all that close. you're not going lose in the end. it's probably still nice to get huge concentrations of democratic votes in majority native american parts of the state, right? but if you're heidi heitkamp, and you know it's not going to be a blowout. you're running a race that is close, that you might actually a chance to win. if you are in a race that is as tight as that sen

that's not north dakota. it's not the way we do things in north dakota. the litigation is still ongoing. it was refused tuesday to lift a state on the opinion. it means that it's not enforced and it was an inappropriate infringement on the voting rights and the supreme court basically reaffirmed the circuit court stated. the litigation will be ongoing and argued in the circuit, and i hope that native american veterans who get an opportunity to vote because they put on the uniform in favor of opportunity. >> and they do get to go to, senator. that's the point. the standard is the easiest of anywhere in the country. we are the only state that does not have the voter registrationn coul.the legislature did not sae don't want these people to vote with some of the law that keeps them from voting. the standard is the same for all people. all people, regardless of race, creed or color. identity politics has got to stop, and it's got to stop now or we are going to be going down this path forever. >> a question from steve and senator, you will answer first. >> what

the people of north dakota.hen you work for a lobbyist instead of the patients, the people, small businesses that hire people, that is when you start thinking group think like chuck schumer instead of how people think like the people i am looking at here. [booing] [applause] sen. heitkamp: can i just have one? one more bite at the apple. that a honestly saying governor and a congressman and a senator know more about providing health care than the hospital associations and the medical associations and the aarp? that is ridiculous. that is absolutely ridiculous. bill beingtisan promoted to promote a partisan reason, and you are taking away some of the critical health care that is essential for so many north dakotans. and that is the clear difference between you and me. [applause] who is going to provide health insurance to my thirtysomething-year-old niece and her husband? she has a pre-existing condition.they can't afford $1500 a month premiums plus the $10,000 co-pay. she can't even -- they can't even afford ins

china represents 1% of north dakota's exports. australia represents 2% of north dakota's exports.his is why i was the first member of congress to ask to come up with a mitigation plan to help our farmers in the short term as we work on markets. >> blind faith in this and ministration is not well faithed . this trade wars hurting us. our farmers know this trade wars hurting us. i find interesting they raise the new nafta -- he raises the new nafta. i've been criticized by him by bringing trade deals to the embassy. guess who was the first group who agreed to a trade agreement. the mexicans. congressman cramer, that one needed, rain grading reform. llamas cost us that by rationing our statements against canada. that is not a senator who will against thising trade policy. this is the person who's blind loyalty to a president and administration will sell our farmers down the road. i cannot point to a spot where i feel stronger about how we need voice in northed dakota to protect our farmers against a trade war that literally could bankrupt thousands of our farmers. [applause] when the

. >>> we also got some break news tonight out of north dakota. we had a pretty huge response a couple of nights ago to a story we covered here monday night about voting in north dakota for the elections. senator heidi heitkamp is in a tough re-election race this year. when she first won her seat in 2012, she won it in a squeaker, the margin she won by was less than 1% of the vote. in terms of the number of votes, she won by less than 3,000 votes statewide. one of the things crucial to that victory in 2012, which again put a democrat in the u.s. senate from north dakota, one of the things that was absolutely crucial was the strong support she got from native american voters in that state. and the two majority native american counties in north dakota, heidi heitkamp got really strong support. something like 70% plus of the votes in those counties. in a race that close, that was absolutely enough to put her over the top. well, as soon as heidi heitkamp was sworn in, in 2013, the republican-led legislature in that state got to work, basically trying

-- [applause] the people of north dakota.hen you work for lobbyists instead of the patients, the people, the small businesses that hire people, that's when you start thinking group think like chuck schumer instead of how like people think like the people i'm looking at out here. >> oh, my. [laughter] [applause] i mean, can i just have one -- >> moderator: one more. >> one more bite at the apple. you're honestly saying that a governor and a congressman and a senator know more about providing health care than the hospital association and the medical association and the aarp who protects patients? [applause] that is ridiculous. that is absolutely ridiculous. it's a partisan bill that's being promoted to promote a partisan reason, and you're taking away some of the critical health care that is essential for so many of north dakotans. and that is a clear difference, kevin, between you and me. [cheers and applause] >> who's going to, who's going to provide health insurance to my 30-some-year-old niece and her husband? he has a pre-

that is just the impact in south dakota. these cuts could cause providers to halt or cancel broadband buildout, reducing the availability of broadband throughout rural america. this could also cause an increase to the cost of service to those who already receive service, putting at risk investments already made. such inaction by the fcc would be contrary to its mission. another issue the committee has frequently examined is broadband mapping and how our current maps are insufficient. without accurate maps, we cannot build out broadband to truly unserved areas. on a more positive note, i am heartened to see fcc chairman pai planning for an auction for the remote areas fund to provide service to extremely high-cost areas, including both rate-of-return and price cap areas. i am interested in seeing a tech-neutral approach for future support from programs like the remote areas fund, ensuring wireline service, fixed and mobile wireless service, and satellite service all have a part to play in connecting americans to next generati

we've had three in north dakota. can only look at that compared to the other states and say north dakota's a state that donald trump won by 36 points. so when you look at those democratic incumbents to say heitka heitkamp's the most vulnerable right now, that is what the numbers tell us. >> we were together in new york and you were talking about donald trump's approval ratings and how that is going to play in the midterm races not just in north dakota but all across the country. he's ticking up slightly, right? >> down, down i should say? >> he had been. take gallop for instance, they do a weekly one. last week they had him at 44%. that was his average in all the polls about a week ago. republicans have been saying 44% approval for trump. we have a chance to hang on to the house. gallop released their latest one, a drop of four points. if that holds, a drop from the mid-40s to the low 40s could have a pretty significant effect on a lot of those house races. >> steve kornacki. love having you at the big board, my frie

agents fanned out around north dakota.ed mandan, there he was. >> what was he doing? >> he was over at his girlfriend's friend's apartment. >> that is the apartment of a friend of peyton. the chief's daughter. >> we had guys stake out around it, doing surveillance on it. as we drove by, i recognized him. and i knew that was him. >> on the street. >> wei hopped out, told him to show us his hands. >> he was surrounded by cops, guns drawn and pointed. so what happened then was very odd. >> he had his hands in his pockets. kent telli kept telling him to show me his hands. he had this stupid smirk on his face. we helped him to the ground. he's smiling up at me and asked me, you know, hey, how are you? he instantly went into like trying to charm us. >> trying to pull a conon the co cop. >> yeah, like he was going to build rapport and we were going to be buddies? >> bizarre though the arrest was, james henrikson was in custody. sarah, no choice, had to stay in deep cover, hiding in a secret shelter. unable to call friends or even

north dakota included. so, mr.ecretary, was there, is there a large problem with illegal voting in this state? >> well, one thing we can't prove one way or the other. in the past we have -- i cannot prosecute some of the past. we have referred situations and they haven't been prosecuted. now we had, you know, a case -- >> reporter: but, i mean, how many -- >> well, just a handful. >> reporter: they say these voter fraud laws have little to do with fighting actual voter fraud. >> instead seeing the laws that make it harder for the people who are poor, traditionally disenfranchised, minority groups and folks who generally have a hard time participating in elections and this is another barrier for them. >> reporter: now they fear thousands of north dakotans will not be able to vote. while cnn can't find any evidence to back that up, the same activists say the real effect could discourage voters from showing up with or without proper i.d. drew griffin, cnn, fort yates, north dakota. >> that is an incredibly important s

tonight -- dakota johnson. from "the oath", ike barinholtz. guillermo on the road to brooklyn. scary times anthem creator lynzy lab. and music from tom morello with portugal. the man. and now, here's jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: very nice. thank you. thank you for coming. everyone, i am jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you. i have to say something real quick. there's a question i get asked a lot, and it's -- now that we have this president, people ask, is it easy now? it must be easy to write jokes, there's so much material, the jokes must write themselves and it's not true. we still write the jokes ourselves, and in fact, in a way, it makes it harder to be funny when nonsense and stupidity is pouring on to your head at all times, but -- so the jokes do not write themselves. or should i say, they did not write themselves until today. when kanye west visited the white house. i kind of feel like every day i say, oh, it's a crazy day, today was the craziest day. this was something special. okay? the much-anticipated lunch between kanye and his magasty, dona

wa do voters care about in north dakota? is this a big deal or is it tariffs or the committeeconomy? what is driving voters? >> how sick they were of what was happening in washington. they anything noignored it wasn republic republican/democrat. he was on outsider. the kavanaugh thing will be a big issue for about a week. i think you really have to look at pre-existing conditions. everybody hated the affordable care act. they ran around calling it obama care. i don't know if you noticed they don't call it obama care anymore because it's gotten popular. i'm sitting here with two fake knees. that's a pre-existing condition. i was around the game of football too long. it happens. people have it. that's a message that is out there. you have a congressman in kevin cramer that hasn't done anything. don't bet against her. >> that's a good question. i know there are folks asking it including our own steve kornacki is where does the enthusiasm go afterthis. if he is confirmed on saturday, as early as saturday. if kavanaugh is confirm

soy ans, one of north dakota's main farm exports. the sult has been drastic losses for soybean farmers here. >> it's basically been shut down for us. >> woodruff: kummer is but one of tens of thousands of soyan farmers in north dakota who are feeling the effects of the tradi war witha. >> the combine will come across, and it will cut it right here. w druff: uh-huh. sara lovas and her husband oversee 8,000 acres in llsborough, half of which are soybeans. >> we'rel rly feeling the effects here in north dakota. soybeans have become a very good crop for us here in this geography and on our own farm. china is a major customer of ours. we miss having the opportunity to sell our beans to them. stomers been great over the years. >> woodruff: lovams estiates their losses alone could run to almost $200,000 thiars , meaning they can't grow their business as they had planned. >>e were actually thinking about gettierng anothombine earlier this year. well, the soybean price started plummeting in may and june, and we did not doehat because w didn't

for this or it is as is the nobody drinks the water out of iron stepfather from north dakota i think everybody drank so bottled water you know it just it's just like you ever. drop water on the out of the faucet night isn't there. it's pretty nasty when we're fracking no oil or grease is allowed to be spilled on the ground if you make an a mistake and you drop one cup you have to clean it up and take it away with you it's not polluting north dakota the air is clean the water is clean. this is privately own land this is not government land any less the environmental protection agency finds scientific proof that there is real pollution going on they won't be able to shut this down. and so far there is no proof. there's just. propaganda. is it possible to respect safety measures tracking. down how deep it is advocating this notion and it attempt to avoid all risk of polluting groundwater it seems to success is very unlikely. the question is being raised to address the attention of anti-fashion groups. one thing is certain the practice of hydraulic fracking to be as large quantities of d

the reason it took place in south dakota is where the grizzly bears were in south dakota was out on the great plains where the buffalo were because they acted as scavengers of buffalo carcasses. we had all this tremendous wildlife as i mentioned earlier, one of the great marvels of the world, this is probably where i got the idea of calling the great plains the american serengeti. many of the same people who pioneer the hunting safari in africa starting in the 1830s ended up coming to the american great plains and conducting these grand safari hunts right through the 1870s. given complete freedom to do what we wished with those animals, what we did was essentially obliterated virtually every single one of them. by the end of the 19th century we had about 1000 bison left in north america from only 100 years before it had probably been 30 million. we had about 13,000 pronghorn's left out of what had been 15 million. we had only a few hundred grizzly bears, now driven into the mountains. as worthy elk which had also been great animals, allowing the selfish gene to work on the american fron

this goes to the north dakota race. this is about kevin cramer who was challenging senator heitkamp. this is from the "new york times." invoking his wife, daughters, mother and mother-in-law, mr. cramer, heitkamp's challenger, said they cannot understand this movement toward victimization. they are pioneers of the prairie. these are tough people whose grandparents were tough and great-grandparents were tough. in an interview at a scandinavian festival in rutland, north dakota, heitkamp reacted angily to his assessment of women who say they've been sexually assaulted. quote, it did not make my mom less strong that she was a victim. she was strong and made us strong, and to suggest that this movement doesn't make women stronger is really unfortunate. sabrina, those are the kinds of two conversations going on right now. >> it's worth noting that heidi heitkamp's opponent, this isn't the first controversial remark he's made with respect to brett kavanaugh. he also was in headlines just a couple weeks ago for stating that ev

some, like internal mountain, north dakota, cost $15.s a sum that might seem negligible but it could mean the difference between a grocery trip or voting on tribal land just to get an i.d. voters are required to give sub plmtal information or they can call 911 and try and get a letter certifying their location based on what the 911 operator determines their location to be. a lot to ask for folks trying to make a living, 21 days before they have to present all of this to vote. the supreme court declined to take up the case leaving a lower course's ruling to allow the law in place as democratic senator heidi hieitkamp tries to fend of a challenge. the native population makes up 4% of state's residents 18 and old. here's why, in 2012, hide ceitk won her seat by fewer than 3,000 votes. she was arrested while covering the standing rock protests in north dakota last year. jenny, thank you for joining us. this law, surprising to many people, that the supreme court didn't take it up, seems very specifically designed to disenfranchise tribal memb

in a new poll out in north dakota, 2:1 margin voters in north dakota want brett kavanaugh confirmed toe court. >> dana: we're waiting now, mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are going to do a news conference and tell us what the process is from here on out to see if we can get to a vote. what kind of pressure does that put on other democrats who are running for re-election or even republicans who have significant challengers. you wrote a little about that this morning about these states. >> yeah. look, if you're a republican challenger in one of these big red states, very deep red states like north dakota, missouri, indiana, montana, west virginia, this is a big advantage for you. the electorate is polarized over this. republicans overwhelmingly want kavanaugh confirmed. democrats want him defeated. so if you're in a big red state like that, this helps you. in a state where things are more balanced like nevada or florida or arizona where two of those three states were won by trump but small margins, it's an even question. in the harris poll that came out late last week, they asked peop

north dakota included. >> so mr., is there, a large problem with illegal voting in this state? >> well, one thing we can't prove one way or the other. in the past, we have -- i cannot prosecute. so in the past we have referred situations and they haven't been prosecuted. we had, you know, a case -- >> but how many? >> well, just a handful. >> reporter: this person with the center for justice says these voter laws have little to do with fighting voter fraud. >> instead seeing the kinds of laws that make it harder for people who are poor, traditionally disenfranchised, minority groups and folks who generally have a hard time participating in elections and this is just another barrier for them. >> reporter: now, because of this new law, activists fear thousands of north dakotaens will not be able to vote. while cnn has yet to find any evidence to back that up, those same activists say the real effect could be discouraging voters from even showing up with or without proper i.d. drew griffin, cnn, fort yates, north dakota

be one peter doocy reporting from north dakota.r the cavanaugh kh confirmation is riling up voters across the country. but as correspondent doug mccallie dogma callaway reports, it's not just on the left. >> it appears to be having an effect that neither democrats nor republicans could have predicted a month though. it is unifying republican never trump trump-ers. >> whether you are a libertarian or republican or democrat, you are paste. the defining issue in 2018 is changed. >> money and polls bear that out. in the last week of september the national republican committee saw small donations jump 175%. total money raised, up 194% while polling shows that g.o.p. enthusiasm balance and not just in north dakota. compared to early september, loan number of republicans extremely interested in the election claim two points in arizona, within the margin of error, and eight points in missouri at 11 points in tennessee according to allstate's fox news poll. >> republican men would be energized by the whole kavanaugh issue but it turns out r

i will bragged on south dakota. definitely want to continue to work with the chairman on making sure we have continued access to great sites, a national parks, definitely moving devastation -- legislation and helping you in the state which has many great assets but getting there, the infrastructure, is very important and we will keep working with you on that. i think the witnesses -- thank you for yesterday. to me, the issue seems we have a lot of dated information. to me, we could have more accurate data or crystallization of the issue in ways that would make it simpler to then decide what and where do we want to play our role in hoping rural broadband and broadband in indian country. i wanted to ask the witnesses about this issue as it relates to the network and having experience around washington, several incidents where we were able to get broadband delivered in rural parts of the state or to indian country. we have had some great innovations whether that is the pud, last mile, the issue of open access which i k

the fact this election of north dakota is tainted by voter suppression, you can't reverse it.ight now people have to do everything they can to get native americans are they can get the id thehey need to vote. this law was specifically written to disenfranchise native american voters. juan: in terms of the fact we are only weeks away from the midterm elections, clearly, the florida referendum -- whatever happens there will only take effect for the next election. but what can be done now in georgia and in north dakota to be able to have these folks have their right to v vote before ths electition? >> in georgia, there's a lawsuit filed to allow the pending registrations to go through. you can still show up to vote. in north dakota, the trouble authororities are going to basically have a temporary id they will give people, l letters sent have an address. ole workerers are supposed to accept that. we have to be very vigilant. peopletremely worried will show up in georgia, show up in north dakota and might even have their right documents and election workers won't be able -- won't

you need a senator who doesn'tjust talk like they're from north dakota...ign is accusing heidi heitkamp of re—victimising the victims. well, it's just terrible for the individuals who have been identified by the campaign without their approval. does it affect the campaign, does it affect the race? oh, absolutely. it'sjust shy of 1,500 miles from washington, dc to here in fargo, but the race here is being watched incredibly closely in the nation's capital. if the democrats have any chance of retaking the senate, they need to hold onto this state. but their chances of doing so have taken a massive blow with this colossal act of political ineptitude. at an event last night in fargo for female voters, i spoke to some of senator heitkamp's supporters. their dismay was palpable. what happened... honestly, it sucks. it just sucks. it delegitimises the #metoo movement and, again, just devestating for heidi heitkamp and the women involved. we can't harvest soybeans with snow on the ground... her only hope might be donald trump's trade war with china. farming is a cr

we're in north dakota, a key battleground state.t affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump denies he's covering up for saudi arabia and says he wants answers over th

jon sopel, bbc news, fargo, north dakota.n north—west england nearly 200 years ago. tens of thousands of men, women and children gathered in manchester to demand political and parliamentary reform. they came in peace but found themselves under attack from the army and local militia. 15 people were killed, hundreds more were injured. now the british director mike leigh has made a film about one of the defining moments of british political history. he's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. applause it's the 16th of august, 1819, and people congregate from miles around in manchester's st peter's field for a pro—democracy rally for the right to vote. it was meant to be a peaceful gathering, but the authorities... we must read the riot act... ..had other ideas. so, mike, here we are in the middle of manchester. the peterloo massacre happened around us. as a young boy, studying in that library, you knew nothing of it. no. i mean, the primary school i went to was a good school, and they could have got us down here on the

then we go up to north dakota. this race has really changed the incumbent trying to hold on, heidi heitkamp, kramer pulling away. 51-42 in our latest poll. one of the readers, look at his approval rating for president trump in north dakota. 61-36. that makes a big difference on turnout in a state like north dakota. in tennessee, once thought to be very tight where marsha blackburn is up against bill bergeson, former governor there as we take a look at our poll, also, blackburn pulling away 50-41. the president's approval rating in tennessee, 58% approve of president trump's job in the state of tennessee. and the last races we are looking at here are in indiana, and this is an incumbent trying to hold on. joe donnelly against mike, the republican. here we have joe donnelly with . this is a libertarian in this race, 5%. at the president's approval rating in indiana is a 50-48. we are looking at this race very closely because that's one of the ones we look at on election day. a senior correspondent mike tobin is an in

jon sopel, bbc news, fargo, north dakota. australia and have moved on to melbourne after spending two days in new south wales. harry and meghan toured the city's royal botanic gardens. they'll then attend a reception being hosted by the governor of victoria. later the couple will take a tram to the beach where they will meet school pupils to help tidy up the foreshore. the duke and duchess are partway through a 16—day tour, during which they will see the invictus games and travel to new zealand, fiji and tonga. it's known as the peterloo massacre and it happened in north—west england nearly 200 years ago. tens of thousands of men, women and children gathered in manchester to demand political and parliamentary reform. they came in peace but found themselves under attack from the army and local militia. 15 people were killed, hundreds more were injured. now the british director mike leigh has made a film about one of the defining moments of british political history. he's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. applause

north dakota included. >> mr.lem with illegal voting in this state? >> well, one thing -- we can't prove one way or the other. in the past we have referred situations and they haven't been prosecuted. we had a case -- >> reporter: i mean, how many? >> just a handful. >> this woman says these voter fraud laws have little to do with fighting actual voter fraud. >> we're instead seeing the kinds of laws that make it harder for people who are poor, traditionally disenfranchised, minority groups and folks who generally have a hard time participating in elections and this is just another barrier for them. >> reporter: activists fear thousands of north dakotaens will not be able to vote. while cnn has yet to find any evidence to back that up, those same activists say the real effect could be discouraging voters from showing up with or without proper i.d. to be absolutely transparent, we spent auto good deal of time in north dakota and spent more time taking on the phone with tribes, voting rights advocates, and with acti

i am certainly not conceding north dakota. we are active in north dakota. there are a lot of other organizations active in north dakota. i just do not underestimate heidi. >> you recently made a big splash by announcing priorities usa would not weigh in on behalf of manchin for coming out in support of kavanaugh's nomination. do you think democrats would be better off if they did not have senators like that in their caucus? mr. cecil: no, and i think it is completely logical for organizations and individual donors to support those candidates. we are not a democratic organization. we have a set of priorities that are important to us, and at this particular case, we decided we would not support candidates that supported the confirmation of a sexual assaulter. that was a pretty straightforward thing for us. but does not mean we do not want them to win. it means we're focused on seven other seats. that's all we would spend our money on. i did some looking at the filings in a didn't see priorities doing a lot in those states. what were you doing and was that the

it was full of toxic sludge it's ben i mean there's just it's product is full of toxic junk north dakota is doing something as well a public bank initiative how is it different what's going on there and bank of america credit was established in one thousand nine hundred so it's one hundred years old i started writing out of that in late two thousand and eight because i knew they were the on the state they had their own banks so i was watching them and it was the on the state that escaped the credit crisis the on the state that didn't ever go into the red they had the lowest unemployment rate and the lowest for closure rate the lowest default rate the most banks per capita they didn't lose any banks during the crisis so i started writing about it and generated you know some interest. in what their model is by law. states revenue surprised in the bank and then they use that credit to try to leverage into the local community but they actually partner with the local banks it says right in their charter that they won't compete with the local banks they partner with them so their local bank is

that is just the impact on south dakota. these cuts cause providers to halt or cancel broadband build ofreducing the availability broadband throughout rural america. it will also cause increased the cost of service for those already received service, but risk investments already made. such an action would be contrary to the fcc's mission. another issue is broadband mapping and how the current maps are insufficient. without accurate maps, we cannot build our broadband in certain areas. why more positive note, i am heartened to see the chairman playing auction to provide service to extremely high cost areas. seeing aested in technical approach for future support from programs like to remote areas fund insuring wireline service next a mobile wireless service. they all have a part to play. so the beginning of my statement, burrell american should never be left behind their counterparts. that's why i'm happy to have a panel of individuals uniquely qualified to speak to the real life of running broadband in rural america. i want t