they try to sell it out, but this is helping us build jobs cuz we've got a factory over and uh, east iowa, this building a $155.00 millimeter shops. so that's what i'm saying is there's a separation that's growing between the republican base and trump is still smart enough that despite all of his bomb bows to there, we're going to do this. we're going to go, you know, punch them in the face if they don't do what we say when it gets down to actually making the policy decisions. he recognizes it's a lose or does get united states more aggressively involved and formed wars. yeah, tom, it's very, it's very interesting because the democrats, again, for the 3rd time, decided not to have a primary. they're just the anointing someone, but the republicans did have a real primary, a real democratic one. and larry is absolutely right. the base is very clear. what it wants and doesn't want, but we don't have that that uh there will necessarily represent it within the party . and unfortunately the people around trump as well. i think that that is that's changing is like um, what's the bestbuy? the big

east. you were a lieutenant colonel in the iowa national guard and feel very strongly about america's role in the world. you have a personal connection to ukraine where you lived and studied as an undergraduate in college. you write about it in your book "daughter of the heartland", visiting soviet-controlled ukraine. and you say the entire experience changed you. how did your introduction to soviet-era ukraine impact your worldview and your support for ukraine now as a us senator? - well, it impacted in so many ways, margaret. 18 of us traveled from the united states, from iowa, got on a plane in des moines and traveled across the world, landed in moscow, and headed to kyiv. and then onto a collective farm in ukraine where we worked with our host families on the farm. we connected with that community. and i share this, because what i found out is, yes, we are the world's superpowers, but the soviet union did not offer the same types of opportunities, advantages, and liberties, the freedoms that the united states did. so, the first night in that community, as we sat down with the community

east. how that he made the abrahamdl iowa cords we'ree on the verge f a world war. he middle east, world war is as a result of what's going on. but the truth is he's gettingin his word out and democrats are saying no he isn't.sa >>yi i think what their number e goal so far the message has been we're not trump. i mean because if we're note getting intono policy yet and nt on the website and haven't done interviews and not really i talking about the minutia ofe policy on the campaign trail. it is as jesse said it is joyfun they're happy warriors look atid this tea im go how long does the honey last does it puncture to policies she said by the end of the month so a month afterhe becoming the m nominee maybe wei going to have a sit down interview from her. and the meantime if i'm inviting her i say keep doing this. it is working you have an adoring yeetd and people not pressing you on what appear to be changes in positions thosepe kinds of thing iopt is may be te debate is the first time they get to that. of but in the meantime i wouldn't change anything if i was her it

east to people. was 35 cities or on iowa. smoke from the fires, disrupts traffic and shroud cities and a gray haze. uncle sam sherry as best update its wall 5 season in brazil. below human duty on a blistering heat wave have resulted in a record number of fires. it's false, the government to declare war on them. military aircraft are being deployed to stop these fires, ravaging south polo the country's most populous city. started historically in the month of august. we have at around $600.00 to $700.00 fires this year. have been full 1700 outbreaks that are in the region. the result of this very heavy draft tobacco press to a city about 300 kilometers north of south paula was also hate. san thieves have boned and capitol have died around the region on friday to factory book has died, but trying to put out the flames and to shoot the mail in the northern part of the state. these terrible fight is a very difficult. they're out of control. the firefighters can handle it, and we just observe the situation unable to do anything. so pablo's worst month for flies and decades comes as a back of a prolonged trout

kicked off the highway state fair this week and we had a parade in the east village the heart of the heart of where democrats live in iowaound state. clearly, having a guy from the midwest as a governor in minnesota spends very little time doing the things the midwesterners want them to do like cut taxes, something we did three times in a row, minnesota's increasing theirs and driving people to places like my home state of iowa we become a hot zone for minnesotans who are tired of defending the police, shutting down academy when it was covid, raising their taxes and putting everybody in a situation where the state believes they know better than the farmers in the midwesterners who have made the heart of the heartland so successful. walt is a direct reflection of the bad policies now he wants to take it to the white house with, but here's who is clearly a continuation of the biden administration pro illegal immigrant lack of real support for americans and that becomes harmful for anybody but particularly those of us in the middle the heartland. maria: there are some people that are criticizing his military work because of

for thunderstorms today from north dakota down to iowa, and moving across portions of missouri and tennessee. and these storms are going to move to the east tomorrow, and that storm threat will mov most arias, ne ye areas. that's today's weather, francesing frances, back over to you. >>> the justice department is seeking a solution after the case against google. the doj has discussed several prop proposals, including breaking out parts of the tech titan like its browser and android operating system. the federal judge has scheduled a hearing for early next month to discuss next steps. "early today" is back in a minute with a nebraska district that could decide the election. and a fight over graceland goes to the grand jury over an alleged scam to steal elvis' estate from the presley family. estate from the presley family. when you can use 1 fire extinguisher. and to fight heartburn, why take 10 antacids throughout the day when you can take 1 prilosec. for easier heartburn relief, one beats ten. prilosec otc. one pill. 24 hours. zero heartburn. when your clothes come out looking newer, longer... you get to take them for a spin. again... ...

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iowa, too. the ridge starts to slide east. we feel it, or the bulk of it, right here in the northeast. philadelphia already has an excessive heat warning, already going to feel above 100. wanted to just end on this. that new study came out. it confirmed research that we knew that 2023 had the most heat related deaths ever. we beat the last year, which was 2022 by more than 600 deaths. can you imagine if 2,330 people died in a hurricane, how we would treat that. >> whit: wow. >> george: i think that's why we take heat much more s and don't call it a silent killer. >> sade: definitely not. >> whit: thank you, ginger. we'll check back in a bit. we turn to a story breaking overnight. facebook's mark zuckerberg claims he was pressured by the white house to censor content related to covid-19 during the pandemic. aaron katersky joins us with details. >> reporter: for years critics have taken aim at facebook for silencing views that challenged the medical community especially about the origin of covid-19. now facebook's founder surpri

east. that trough will also bring storms to the northeast this weekend, and those storms have already started and will get going, especially tomorrow with damaging winds from kansas city up into iowa and from chicago down to st. louis on thursday. david? >> david: tracking it all for us. see you first thing in the morning on "gma." ginger, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we turn now to the race for the white house. just 84 days until election day. tonight, vice president kamala harris's running mate governor tim walz is now responding to attacks from the trump campaign, defending his 24-year military record. the other major political headline tonight, the conversation between donald trump and elon musk, after what trump said about workers who were threatening a strike. tonight, the uaw is now hitting trump and musk with federal labor charges because of what was said. abc's rachel scott again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, in his first solo appearance on the campaign trail, minnesota governor tim walz defending himself against republican attacks on his 24-year record of military service. >> i'm going to say it again as clearly as i can, i am damn proud of my service to this country