i'm errol barnett. british billionaire richard branson first took tourists to the sky in 1984 flying aboard a used jumbo jet. today branson soared into space on board a repainted virgin galactic rocket plane with a crew of five others. he called this the dawn of a new space age aimed at sending tourist there, too. cbs' mark strassmann watched it all in truth or consequences, new mexico. good evening. >> reporter: i tell you, errol, that really was something, a milestone for richard branson personally, but also one for commercial space. the emerging market of space tourism has a genuine success story. >> sir richard branson, astronaut. >> reporter: with his new astronaut wings, richard branson was back on the ground but over the moon. his space triumph part bucket m. his space list, part marketing bonanza. >> what a day, what a day, what a day, what a day! >> reporter: take off to touchdown the roughly hour-long flight seemed picture perfect. virgin galactic live streamed "eve," its twin fuselage mothers

errol?> all right, mark strassmann, thank you. >>> tonight firefighters are battling more than 55 major wildfires out west. just take a look at the beckwith complex fire. this is in northern california. it's just one of several blazes destroying homes and forcing evacuations. fueling these flames, extreme drought and intense height. lilian luciano is in palmdale. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, errol. look, the heat is brutal. where i am in palmdale north of los angeles, right now it's 106 degrees. it's bone dry. and as you can see, it's also windy. all of that together making conditions in the west perfect for devastating and also deadly wildfires. >>> wildfires in the west exploded overnight, forcing evacuations and turning deadly. two arizona firefighters were killed saturday when their plane crashed while serving flames. in oregon the country, and california's beckwith fire has doubled in size daily the past three days. extreme heat and drought are fueling the flames. mor

good morning, errol. it certainly indicates they've done significant work. why?interview the principle subject of an investigation you want all your ducks in a row. investigators going into that interview have significant information with respect to allegations, who those allegations come from, when they occurred, where they occurred, under what circumstances they occurred. we not only have to presume, right, that investigators have that information, but i think it's a good presumption to believe they have other documentation and emails and the other records, text messages, anything else that might exist, in addition to that, that they've question ed people who are not only alleging that the governor did this to them but are question ing people who may have knowledge of that. it certainly tells you they're deep into the investigation. before you get to the person at hand you want to have all that information ready to connduct a significant interview. that's what i believe the status is at this time. >> joey, if it's decided that there is something to the allegati

joining me now, errol louis.nn legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, elie honig. errol, do we know if cuomo met with investigators? has that happened yet? >> there is a lot of buzz going around about whether or not it is over. we believe it has begun but there is no definitive word about whether or not it is over. this is something folks have been anticipating for quite a long time and, of course, elie will have some of the legal analysis of what it could mean. but cuomo has never had to sit down, in person, and answer these kind of questions. there have been questionis swirling around for a number of months. this is the serious stuff. this is under oath. this is where you can't really wiggle out of some of the direct questioning. >> yeah, this is, no question, a pivotal moment for the governor. elie, how would this question -- quest questioning likely go for the governor? and what kind of questions would be asked? what do you think they're asking in the room right now? >> yeah, jim, so at this p

we get more now from cbs' errol barnett. >> everybody out! >> reporter: horrified neighbord neighbors watch as a watch as a chevy bolt bursts into flames engulfing this virginia home. >> the last thing i thought was that the car would have spontaneously lit on fire. >> reporter: scott virgin in florida had the same issue with his bolt. >> the fire department was unable to put the battery out. they had to drag it by the side of the road and let it burn overnight. >> reporter: a defective battery iresnd prompted g.m.ed to nine today to isstsrl0 veide, teing f 2017 to 2019 models to park and not to charge them unattended overnight. >> you can't take a lithium ion battery on to a plane and just stick it in your luggage and check it, right. so these things can catch on fire and they're dangerous. we're taking hundreds of them and putting them in a car. >> reporter: it's a significant problem for g.m. as it embarks on a $35 billion effort to build a new, all-electric platform. >> we plug in our vehicles as naturally as we charge our phone. >> repor

. >>> for more of what we can expect on the first hearing, let's bring in erroll lewis.begins with what could be some emotional testimony from these police officers. there are a lot of questions about the security on that day, january 6th. what are you going to be watching for on tuesday? >> i'm going to be watching, caitlyn, for what the testimony says how it really felt to be on the other side of the battering rams, the attacks, people marching with nooses, picking up shields, other material, using bear spray and going after public servants who were there to protect the capitol and protect democracy. that's the heart of the testimony. it's going to be gripping, emotional and it has to get on the record. >> house speaker nancy pelosi may add another congressman, adam kinsinger. what message do you think she went with earlier in the week. >> nancy pelosi is doing what the republican leadership should be doing. there are differences of opinion within the republican party and it's not the extremists, not the deniers of fact and not the people following instructions from ma

joining us to discuss the january 6th committee and more, erroll lewis.n saturday morning. thanks for joining us. the ball's now in kevin mccarthy's court. he has to appoint republicans for the select committee. he may not. which republicans do you think he'll try to appoint? >> reporter: good morning. the ball is in his k0court. i think he's going to try to take the ball and fling it over the fence. that's alongside the big lie of donald trump having won an election he lost. you have this subsidiary lie, that the january 6th insurrection either didn't happen, department matter or certainly should not be investigated. that seems to be an article of faith not just for kevin mccarthy but for republican leadership generally. keep in mind, republicans in the senate filibustered the very idea of looking into this and finding out what happened. as shocks as it may seem, it's going to be a major part of the republican leadership's strategy to try and disregard what happened. >> how do you think nancy pelosi and a half have i gates this with them having accused h

erroll barnett travels to pennsylvania, one of the many states in dire need of repairs. >> reporter:al pennsylvania is one of 12,000 in the state needing repair. on several other bridges, we discovered rust, cracks, and some closed pending fixes. >> unfortunately people only realize that infrastructure isn't working when it breaks. >> reporter: the american society of civil engineers gave pennsylvania a c-minus on its infrastructure report card. >> a lot of our bridges were which just means that they're reaching the end of their useful life. >> reporter: bridges are in trouble nationwide. 42% are at least 50 years old, 220,000 new repair work including the brooklyn bridge and washington, d.c.'s, roosevelt bridge, and nearly 80,000 need to be replaced. pennsylvania officials do not have the more than $20 billion needed to fix their aging infrastructure. >> the federal government, the feds haven't really increased the level of funding that they allocate to the states. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg told cbs news the infrastructure plan will help fill the gaps. >>

but in industries like san francisco and boston, traffic is expected to be three times as high. >> errol barnett, thank you very much. hurricane elsa expected to unleash heavy rains and high winds in the caribbean tomorrow before moving quickly toward florida. cbs' lonnie quinn has the latest. >> reporter: well, you know, major, this is pretty unbelievable. looking back to last year, the busiest hurricane season in history, and this year is ahead of that schedule. this is the earlier e storm that has ever formed. elsa is a category 1 hurricane with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is 225 miles to the west- northwest of st. vincent. but look at its movement. it is moving at 30 miles per hour. that's a record speed for these hurricanesve it's going to come in and get out quickly. where is it going next? if it interacts with land in jamaica, it will get weaker. our forecast is in between. tuesday, more likely the gulf of mexico of florida from naples to the panhandle. a big rainmaker and could see up to half a food of rain in some spots. major. >> lonnie quinn, thank you so much. in surfside, flo

i'm errol barnett.st took tourists to the sky back in 1984, flying aboard a used jumbo jet repainted with the logo of his upstart company virgin atlantic airlines. well, today branson soared into space aboard a virgin galactic rocket plane with a crew of five others. he called this the dawn of the new space age, aimed at sending tourists there, too. cbs's mark strassmann watched it all near truth or consequence, new mexico. mark, good evening. >> reporter: i tell you, errol, that

cbs' errol barnett traveled to pennsylvania, one of many states in dire need of repairs. pennsylvania is one of 12,000 in the state needing repair. on several other bridges, we discovered rust, cracks, and some closed pending fixes. >> unfortunately, people only realize that infrastructure isn't working when it breaks. >> reporter: the american society of civil engineers gave pennsylvania a c-minus on its infrastructure report card. >> a lot of our bridges were built in the 50s and the 60s, which just means that they're reaching the end of their useful thisir useful lif life. >> reporter: bridges are in trouble nationwide. 42% are at least 50 years old, 220,000 need repair work. that includes the brooklyn bridge and washington, d.c.'s roosevelt bridge. and nearly 80,000 need to be replaced. pennsylvania officials say they do not have the more than $20 billion needed to fix their aging infrastructure. >> the federal government, the feds, haven't really increased the level of funding that they allocate to the states. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg told

great to have you on, errol.gressive moment for new york city politics, yet eric adadams, relative moderaten this field. what happened in your view? >> in my view new york is a skrr progressive place compared to the rest of the country. certain jobs are not necessarily where you want to put wild-eyed progressives that want to do experimentation. it's the city council where i think you'll find a lot of progressives who appear to have been elected or at least nominated. when it comes to making sure we're safe from terrorism, keeping the streets safe, running the largest school system in the country and so forth, the will of the voters seems to be that a little more moderate approach is what's needed. >> how about crime, the role of violent crime here. new york has been seeing a real surge in crime although the nypd did say yesterday compared to june last year murder was down somewhat significantly, but big picture going up. how much did that play into choosing a former police captain as the democratic nominee in yo

reporting from the nation's capital i'm errol barnett have a great weekend. ♪ >>> it's friday, july 23rdthe "cbs morning news." let the games begin. the olympics get under way as covid-19 sidelines more athletes. the latest jump in cases as tokyo remains under a state of emergency. >>> gun trafficking. the justice department is stepping in after major u.s. cities see more violence. how it plans to chase down illegal weapons before they're used on the streets. >> why the government just sent a stern message to people in florida who are showing support florida who are showing support for cubans. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you, i

errol barnett has that story. >> look, we have a perfect storm here of high demand and persistent supply chain issues. there are increasing numbers of people who want to get away be, threw are decreasing methods of transportation available to get there. and that means higher costs for all of us on theann you drill d these digits, though, you'll find some reason for optimism later, and perhaps some tough choices now. >> i think it's highway robbery. prices are ridiculous right now. >> reporter: from california gas stations to florida hotels, the cost of moving around the country is up. way up. including jumps in prices for airfare and car rentals. >> we just can't afford it. >> reporter: tally lives in ohio with boyfriend mikey o'malley. her family is in washington state. his are in ireland. so the recent increase in airline prices means difficult decisions. >> we really want to go everywhere, do all the things. but because of the prices being so high right i know, we just can't. we can't afford the extra trips. >> reporter: new inflation numbers show that when compared to 2020, gas price

thursday, for some the news continues e cbs this morning and follow us online any time nation's capit i'm errol. ♪ >>> it's thursday, july 22nd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." >> we have a pandemic for those who haven't gotten the vaccination. it's that basic, that simple. >> the president's plea as covid cases go back up. mr. biden makes a new pitch to the unvaccinated and weighs in about masks in schools. >>> olympic ouster. onayheummeram ustof the kick olill drama. the bipartisan investigation into the january 6th riot hits a wall after all five republicans wall after all five republicans are pulled from the committee.

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm errol barnett.'s >>> it's tuesday, july 20th, 2021, this is the "cbs morning news." >>> children and masks. the nation's top pediatricians offer updated guidance for students as the delta variant fuels new covid cases in all 50 states. >>> ready for blastoff. amazon founder jeff bezos and three others are set to launch into space this morning. how they're preparing for the historic flight. >>> new wildfire challenge. as fire crews take on the nation's largest fire in southern oregon, there's a new threat that could exhaust resources even more. >>> well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

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errol lewis.anchor at spectrum news and host of the you decide podcast. >> i want to jump off what she was talking about with bennie thompson there. who do you anticipate? have you heard names thrown out who mccarthy might likely suggest to be on the committee? and what would be the intention be at that point? >> there is a question whether he is going to name people like chip roy, bomb throwers, obstructionist, people who want to kind of slow down the process, in some ways make a mockery of the procedure and continue the policy that appears to be the re-election strategy of the house republicans, which is to grind government to a halt, including the injuriy into the january 6th insurrection and see if that's enough to squeeze a majority. and governor from there. how they govern is anybody's guess. but chaosen a obstruction could be the strategy. and then there are thoughs slow walking it as well. no particular names i have. but the idea would be to have people on the committee raising objection a

joining me is cnn political commentator errol louis, the political director. also with us, nia-malika henderson. nia, this deal, one part of a two-partner, if you will, came out last night. biden heading over to meet with senate democrats today. as lauren lays out, this is a long way from the finish line. how do they get there? is it clear to you? >> it isn't clear. senator chuck schumer has been very ambitious saying he wants this essentially wrapped up before a recess in the first week of august, august 6th. that's incredibly ambitious and unlikely. if you're a democrat, you feel good about where things are right now. they've reached an agreement, not only a bipartisan agreement about this reconciliation agreement. there were so many complaints from progressives about whether or not they would get their wish list. obviously in the bipartisan deal, that's a slimmed-down version of what progressive democrats wanted. in this new reconciliation package, i imagine a lot of those progressives that were worried are quite happy. bernie sanders among them, who starte

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm errol barnett. it's >>> it's tuesday, july 20th, 2021, this is the "cbs morning news." >>> children and masks. the nation's top pediatricians offer updated guidance for students as the delta variant fuels new covid cases in all 50 states. >>> ready for blastoff. amazon founder jeff bezos and three others are set to launch into space this morning. how they're preparing for the historic flight. >>> new wildfire challenge. as fire crews take on the nation's largest fire in southern oregon, there's a new threat that could exhaust resources even more. >>> well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with new guidance when it comes to students wearing masks for the upcoming school year. the american academy of pediatrics now says that children older than 2 should wear masks in the classroom regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not. it comes as the delta variant drives up covid-19 cases nationwide. even wall street was rocked with renewed fears over the virus. yeste

capital i'm errol barnett have a great weekend. ♪ >>> it's friday, july 23rd, 2021.his is the "cbs morning news." let the games begin. the olympics get under way as covid-19 sidelines more athletes. the latest jump in cases as tokyo remains under a state of emergency. >>> gun trafficking. the justice department is stepping in after major u.s. cities see more violence. how it plans to chase down illegal weapons before they're used on the streets. >> why the government just sent a stern message to people in florida who are showing support florida who are showing support for cubans. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the start of the tokyo olympics. the opening ceremonies take place this morning, but the reality of the coronavirus outbreak is castinga dark shadow over the games. today organizers said three more competitors tested positive for the virus. the number of reported cases among people accredited for the olympics is now more than 100 since the beginning of the month. and that includes five america

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errol barnett shows us what's in store for travelers. errol, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jericka you and everyone else hitting roads can expect lots of company. the increased demand in fuel is pushing up prices at this stakes here, an exxon prices moved up a few cents to $3.29, slightly higher than the national average, $3.13 a gallon. all of this a 42 jump from where we were just this time last year. and we should highlight that if you see while out on the roads fuel stations that are out of gas, please do not freak out. there is no fuel shortage. it's just that many fuel drivers that were laid off during the pandemic have not returned to work. so in some places around the country gas stations are having a hard time getting fuel to the pump. but don't worry, it is there. and it's another sign of of traveler optimism looking at how many people are fly, 3.5 million expected to take to the skies over this pandemic weekend. and if you are not near the television, can you guess the top 4th of july destination this weekend? on th

. >>> i'm errol barnett in washington, thanks for staying with us.e in central china but frantic search continues after some of the worst flooding in recorded history, eight inches fell in just one hour on tuesday and then it kept coming, a year's worth of rain in just three days. terrified passengers were stuck on subway cars during rush hour as flood waters reached to their chest. roads and bridges wiped out. thousands without power. clean drinking water is in short supply. three dozen are known to be dead and others missing, swept away by the torrent. now that report. >> reporter: the deluge took the city and these commuters by surprise, trapping hundreds in subway carriages as flood waters rushed in. the flood was too powerful and got washed away. didn't have enough strength but i used my arnl too hang on, many struggled to get back to higher ground. with no original option rescue workers pulled people to safety before any remaining air ran out. we smashed the upper part of the glass to let some air in otherwise we would have suffocated. on the g

." >> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us.ing criticism that it was unprepared for the massive flooding that inundated large sections of the country. heavy rains touched off flash floods that devastated towns and villages and left nearly 200 people dead. now the government says it sent out text alerts while torrential rain was falling, but claims it's the job of local government to warn residents. meanwhile, thousands are without power or clean drinking water as the country digs out. chris livesay is there. >> reporter: is one of the many bridges. not something you would expect in a country with such infrastructure and warning systems. after days of swelling rivers,w bridges, homes, even swaths of villages vanished. no, not in a beleaguered developing nation, but across europe's economic powerhouses like in the tiny germantown of insul. did you ever imagine something like this happening here in germany? >> well, i think not of this magnitude, not of this size. >> i don't think anyone has imagined or could have imagined somethi

errol barnett has that story. >> look, we have a perfect storm here of high demand and persistent supply people who want to get away be, threw are decreasing methods of transportation available to get there. and that means higher costs for all of us on theann you drill d these digits, though, you'll find some reason for optimism later, and perhaps some tough choices now. >> i think it's highway robbery. prices are ridiculous right

erroll barnett looks back at how this disaster changed aviation and so many lives forever. >>> he wasand i was a new college graduate. >> reporter: frank walter steinmeier and her fiance heidi snow cinader had one last phone call before his trip to paris aboard flight 800. ys," and he told me he l would call when he got to paris. >> about 6,000 feetphed telling the television, everything changed. >> i saw the twa 800 debris burning on the dark atlantic oce ocean. and everything we planned together started to shatter. >> reporter: minutes after takeoff from jfk at almost 14,000 feet, 230 passengers and crew from ten countries experienced a midair explosion. >> the fuel was burning the water, and you couldn't stand the smell or the fumes. they were just burning your eyes. >> reporter: one of the first reporters on the scene, cbs news senior investigative producer pat milton who at the time was with the "associated press." oy hauling bodies into the boat but treating them with such dignity and grace. it was just an incredible, incredible experience to see. >> reporter: there were no surv

erroll barnett. i traveled this weekend. it was a mess. >> reporter: yes, jamie. you were among the hundreds of thousands of people who traveled through airports like this one at dca this holiday weekend. all of this travel is happening right after the delta variant had been doubling every two weeks. it had pumped up in every 50 state and that preceded the holiday scramble. there was a real sense of rev valerie on the fourth of july as an estimated 48 million people left their homes to celebrate. >> it's good to be free again without the mask, at least outside. >> reporter: the growing threat is the delta variant of covid-19. it's 40 to 60% more transmissible with indications it may cause more serious disease. it now makes up more than 1/4 of all cases nationwide. >> all this travel this weekend mixes people up. the delta virus is traveling also so it will be introduced everywhere. >> reporter: dr. william shatner is an infectious disease expert at vanderbilt. >> we may see cases start to go up again along with hospitalizations and then down the road once again de

on "cbs this morning" our errol barnett spoke with pete buttigieg about getting this done. >> the abeeneasing pressuring on congress to act on the improving nation's transit network. last week, swinging through oregon, arizona and illinois, touting regional benefits of federal investments. >> not one of our airports is in the top-25 airports around the world. altogether it adds up to a country that has fallen out of the top-ten in infrastructure. if we allow that to continue we can is not be the world's leading economy for much longer. >> devil is going to be in the details. >> reporter: republican congressman rodney davis represents southern illinois and voted against the $715 billion house infrastructure bill that passed earlier this month. >> it was nothing but partisan and would punish rural america at the expense of urban america with the policies listed in that bill. >> reporter: davis says the most urgent need in his district is for road and bridge repair. the republican chairman of chicago's regional transit authority agrees. >> i ride into downtown chicago on a railcar that was

. >> a prototype of the joby errol incorporated safely and successfully completed a. >> 150 mile tripe company based out of big sur announced the news adding that this feat was accomplished with a pilot who was working from the ground job founder and ceo says they hope this success makes the u.s. one step closer to convenient and emission-free travel between cities in the air. the company wants to offer these electric taxis to passengers starting in 2024 and aims to offer rides in and around san francisco. houston austin and other metro areas. >> still ahead, a day. this social media platform that is stepping up security. what that means for new user contact and 3 best friends have a special way to celebrate their 50th birthdays. they swam across lake tahoe. how they accomplished a challenge. just 6 hours that after the break. 3 best friends recently took on a big challenge swimming across a lake tahoe. they're all from the same high school in stockton. and despite now living in different states. they train so they could take this on together. >> kristi gross talked with the man about

businesses and their employees take action now, as opposed to waiting for the current situation, despite errol into a health crisis, and then they issue health orders for people to get vaccinated, which would lead to lawsuits in san jose jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. statewide california's covid case numbers continue to move higher, the state reported more than 5500 new cases yesterday, the highest since mid february. 31 more people have died. the test positivity rate has climbed to 4.9% that is up more than 1% point in a week, and more than 2700 people are now in the hospital. that's up 67 patients from the day before health leaders in santa cruz county came together today to urge the public to get vaccinated. they point to the delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in the u. s and here in california. we are expecting more disease in the fall. i was hoping that we wouldn't be impacted this early in the summer, but we are seeing rising case rates and rising positivity rates in our own community here in california, the delta vary it now makes up roughly 80% of all covid cases, santa c

. >> you look outside behind me and mark and errol looks pretty good. definitely clear. suture tower cam a little bit of fog. if you notice just past the golden gate up towards marine county in the distance podcast doesn't show many visibility issues. a couple of pockets of low gray out there. but more so than not. it's the sunshine you're seeing right now. current temperatures are mostly in the 50's with pittsburgh, an exception at 60 degrees. good morning. for the jog for the dog walk before heat builds back in later today and you want to stay inside the dc talking about all that still to come, john, thank you for that. we certainly have had our share of hot spots this morning. right now not tracking. >> any major delays as you're traveling into the city. the of the bay bridge a little under 10 minutes for your drive times. look, they just have not turned the meteor lights on there at the bay bridge. traffic is moving at the limit. also the san mateo bridge and across towards the peninsula. no major delays. a little under 12 minutes for your drive time there. things ar

erroll barnett is following this. what is going on here? >> reporter: yeah. hey there. look, we have a perfect storm here of high demand and persistent supply chain issues. there are increasing numbers of people who want to get away, but there are decreasing method of transportation available to get there. and that means higher costs for all of us on the move. when you drill down into these digits, though, you'll find some reason for optimism later and perhaps some tough choices now. >> i think it's highway robbery. prices are ridiculous now. >> reporter: from california gas stations to florida hotels, the cost of moving around the country is up. way up. including jumps in prices for air fare and car rentals. >> we just can't afford it. >> reporter: tally halte lives in ohio with her boyfriend mikey o'malley. her family is i his are in ireland. so the recent increase in airline prices means difficult decisions. >> really want to go everywhere, do all the things. but because of the prices being so high right now, we just can't. we can't afford the extra trips. >> reporte

errol barnett is at the racetrack in brooklyn. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tech and i can tell you that come rain or shine this weekend these races are on. >> coming down into the chicane -- >> it's heart stopping and a racing tournament for the 21 century. >> coming up, they're still three wide. >> electric racing cars earning fans by burning rubber. >> brilliant drive from him. >> do you see any of the team as your biggest threat or is everybody a threat? >> the beauty of formula e is it's so close, every team is a threat. >> reporter: susie wolf is team principal for rokit venturi vaulting her driver to the top of the driver standings. >> this is one of our cars getting unpacked. >> reporter: the tournament is far from over. >> it's brutal. only one winner and everyone wants to win but sport is pure and you know how good you're doing based on your track results. >> the checkered flag falls. >> reporter: leading is mercedes. >> the electric mobility age is upon us. >> reporter: the team principal who worked for a time at the mercedes plant in tuscaloosa, a

a 3-ounce burger, on a slide errol, and piece of bread and put on condiments and cheaper things.he's a smart girl. >> she sure is. neil: we hear about bacon and pork chops and down to italian sausage and actually kielbasa, you name it. obviously that wasn't included on the president's list. how do you help people with that and if you tell me you cut the sausage in half and think your guests don't notice, i would notice. >> neil, what we do is, bacon is more than doubled, almost tripled in price over the past couple of months so i hate to say it, but we're avoiding it. you hit the nail on the head. when you're eating our food you're going to be eating the bigger pieces of sausage and we're going to have the larger portions for you and then we feed it to the kids and the girls here, they're getting smaller slices and yield their portions to neil cavuto, that's what it is. neil: that seems fair. let me get your take, too, how long this lasts. when you have a crowd over, i know you have a lot of buddies and everything, how do you prepare for that? do you mix it up, have a variety? wh

errol >> well thank you. i want to thank you.nt to get get mr., did i pronounced it all right -- >> gentleman's. >> the time has gentleman's's expired. chair time has expired. the chair recognizes the recognizes the gentlelady from gentle lady from california california, miss for five minutes. are >> thank you gone, for fragments. >> mister chairman. thank you mister chairman, and let me thank you let me think this start by thanking corner miss cordero up for your for response about your response about distinguishing the distinguishing a security security threat threat at the border. at the border i wish our. i politicians would wish our focus on the politicians would focus security threat on the security posed threat by posed by domestic terrorism domestic terrorism. and. when you have and when you have politicians politicians degrading degrading capital police and what capitol hill police and what happened at happened at the the capitol, and saying these insurrectionists caspitol and saying and these these rioters were insurrec