[applause] and while you are at it, we need six more years of senator joni ernst in the united statesenate. [applause] and let me also say that the president and i and senator ernst and your great governor need the great state of iowa to and marian, miller meeks david young to washington dc. great leaders. outthank you all for coming today. i know that in the summertime, the iowa state fairgrounds is usually busier. but these are no ordinary times. it is still a joy to be with you today. i am here because i stand with president donald trump. [applause] when this president stands up for faith and family and the american flag, i stand with president donald trump. [applause] when this president stands up to the radical left and their socialist agenda, we stand with president donald trump. [applause] and when this president fights for america's farmers and and knows that the strength of this nation begins with the men and women who work the land, we stand with president donald trump. [applause] for years ago a movement was born, a movement of everyday americans from every walk of life, an

marsha blackburn and senator joni ernst, senator blackburn from tennessee and joni ernst is in a very competitive reelection fight in on a y against a progressive challenger, theresa greenfield. from a nexgen or a conservative ,tandpoint to congress members a republican from new york and dan crenshaw, a republican from texas. look for them as they look to usher in a new generation of republican conservatives. guy: thank you very much. kevin cirilli joining us ahead iteration of the rnc. we are clearly waiting to see with the president has to say. , it's going to be fascinating to see what the polling looks like next week in terms of how this has changed. >> we saw the democrats bump after the convention but there

senator joni ernst, republican of iowa, is up for a tough fight against a progressive, theresa greenfield. it has the culture war class, energy policy, with ethanol so crucial to the hawkeye state, and how that is going to play, especially with progressives and degree green new deal. -- end the green new deal. tom: does grassley help senator ernst? kevin: chuck grassley, i would argue, based on the conversations i have, is the could essential republican in the trump era -- is the quintessential republican in the trump era. president inst the the way he uses social media, and they are two peas in a political pod, grassley and ernst.

informed the governor and senator grassley, senator joni ernst.e are heading out to a combination of different places. visit.do a surprise surprisey this, a visit to iowa if we can get in. the most thing is we approved the emergency declaration for iowa. they are in good shape there. they are working full force as we speak. >> are you pressing the fda to approve [indiscernible] >> you have to say it? in?oleander >> i've heard of it. >> is it something you support? >> are people talking about it strongly? we will look at it. the fda says we are very close to a vaccine, very close to a therapeutic. i have heard that name mentioned. will get back to you. >> [indiscernible] iowa today? >> is possible. i want to see the people. i love the people of iowa, they have been very loyal. very soon, maybe today. >> [indiscernible] belarus situation? >> yeah, it's terrible. situation.rrible we have -- we will be following it closely. >> [indiscernible] southeast afghanistan, iran, did you hear about that? >> i haven't heard. >> [inaudible] flex we are going to

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joni: i think she will go on to do even more. peter: senator ernst, you wrote as a child, that your goals were to be a nurse and a farmer's wife. but it didn't turn out that way did it . joni: now, it sure didn't . in one of those things was ms. america too. see five oh yeah i forgot about that. joni: i was talking about that with a friend. and i did not became a nurse . and didn't become a farmer's wife. and it didn't become ms. america. and my friend said jenny, you're such an underachiever. our paths change. and we certainly can look at various career fields through the eyes of a child. i so admire people that are in healthcare. and a lot of that was maybe alongside my mother. she is not college educated. but she was the mother of two children that had juvenile diabetes. my brother my sister both had to be on insulin shots in the studio. and i always watch my mother and my brother and my sister the shots. in the morning and the evening. i admired that she was caring for my brother and sister. i admired that about my mother that she was able to do

host: you have mentioned this bill by senator joni ernst a couple of times. the end of year fiscal responsibility act would limit agency spending to know more than what usually spends every month on average. the limit only applies to discretionary spending and exempts entitlement payments like social security and medicare and national security related expenditures. where does this stand? you mentioned there is a version by dan crenshaw of texas. where is that mission? -- measure? guest: the bills haven't been moved or called for markups in the committee and things like a 99%his is probably issue with the american people. you can't spend more in the last two months of the year than an average of the last 10 months. i can't come up with a more reasonable bill that in the early years of this would stop this at blow off excess spending spree. it should be picked up and considered. host: carolyn in mount vernon new york. caller: i would like to say that when president obama was in debt clock on the c-span every day. this president that is in office now, the debt i

and joni ernst is in a very competitive reelection fight in on a y against a progressive challenger,eld. from a nexgen or a conservative ,tandpoint to congress members a republican from new york and dan crenshaw, a republican from texas. look for them as they look to usher in a new generation of republican conservatives. guy: thank you very much. kevin cirilli joining us ahead iteration of the rnc. we are clearly waiting to see with the president has to say. , it's going to be fascinating to see what the polling looks like next week in terms of how this has changed. >> we saw the democrats bump after the convention but there was a lot of buildup to biden's speech on thursday. we will likely hear from the president again and i wonder that takes the height out -- hype out. may not deliver the big bang approach that we got from biden in many eyes outperformed expectations on that speech that he delivered on the dnc. the markets are clearly not focusing on this. they are clearly focusing on what we are going to get from jay powell tomorrow, we are drum beating towards the virtual confere

. >> host: well, joining us now on booktv is senator joni ernst, republican from iowa.he's written a new memoir, and it's called "daughter of the heartland." senator ernst, what prompted you to write this book at this time? >> guest: well, and thank you, peter, so much. this has been just a journey of love for me. i grew up in southwest iowa in a very rural part of the state, and the perseverance, the dedication, the hard work that my parents taught me really has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities in my lifetime. and i wanted to tell a story that could be uplifting, certainly are. people will face challenges throughout their lifetime, but we all should understand they don't necessarily have to define us. i'm just blessed to live in the united states of america, had opportunities presented to me, and that's what i hope to share in this story with other people. >> host: the book is relatively revealing, and we'll go through some of those things, but was that tough, to expose yourself like that? >> guest: it was. it was are -- ver

. >> booktv recently spoke with republican senator joni ernst of iowa about her life and career.here's a portion of the interview. >> i grew up in southwest iowa in a very rural part of the state and the perseverance, dedication, the hard work that my parents taught me really has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities in my lifetime and i wanted to tell a story that could be uplifting certainly. people will face challenges throughout their lifetime but we all should understand that those challenges don't necessarily have to define us. >> you can watch the rest of her interview by visiting our website booktv.org and searching her name in the box at the top of the page. >> hi everyone, i'm sarah mathers, publishing manager at Ãbi'd like to welcome yo

joni ernst a year ago wrote the legislation to stop this year and spending spree. 1, adam smithuly out of california, powerful jammin -- chairman of the armed services committee and reauthorization act said we need to stop the use or lose it spending at the pentagon that goes on every single year. there is bipartisan support for this measure now. host: let's open up our phone lines because we are starting to get lots of calls on this. one call for democrats, one for republicans and one for independence. just to talk about the numbers in your report, this federal spending numbers september of 2019, nearly $24 billion was spent in the final two business days of september last year. september 30 broke all records at $12.2 billion. september 27 recorded $11.6 billion on federal contracts, there were $91 billion spent on 642,000 transactions an average 21,418illion on transactions each day during a two-year period september 2018 and 2019. the spending totaled $28 billion. it is worthwhile noting that you talked about the defense, the biggest about -- amount of money spent in september of la

republicans have also announced speech is from senators tim scott joni ernst worm or u.n. ambassador nicky hailey south dakota governor christie dome among others. charlotte was the initial convention site and then covid-19 became a cant pandemic and republicans adjusted pay. they will broadcast speeches from across the country including mellon auditorium a few blocks from here at the white house and fort mchenry in baltimore. the republicans condition with a presidential speech and the rnc has requested a permit for a fire which showed and the whole thing at the washington monument close by after the president's speech. jon: rich edson, rich thank you. for more on the battle over mail-in ballots tune in to "fox news sunday." chris wallace will speak with white house chief of staff mark meadows about the houseboat on funding the postal service and delaware senator chris coons a biden campaign surrogate will sit down with chris to discuss biden strategy ahead of the republican convention. you can watch both exclusive interviews on your fox station tomorrow morning or here o

content as well including from senators and battleground states that are in tough elections like joni ernstill be giving her speech from iowa. bret: katie, interesting thing is we will hear from the president very much every night and he seems like he is relishing this moment and he is at the beginning of the press conference today this was the authorization for the convalescent plasma and this is how he addressed reporters when he came out. president trump: thank you very much. and good to see you all, hope you had a great weekend at your convention. bret: at your convention. [laughter] i thank you starting off the week with a little. >> he wants to be covered fairly. [laughter] i'm sure we will be doing that here at fox which we are excited about. the president is doing this in an unconventional way and will be speaking every night which is not something that nominees usually do but tomorrow he is going to north carolina and campaigning while the rnc convention is kicking off their digitally but with a lot of delegates there. one interesting thing i think that came out tonight is the trum

me, i thinke asking joni ernst is in deep trouble. i am not sure the farmers. to me it is independent. i refer to the holsters. we saw -- pollsters. we saw an enormous erosion among independents has the coronavirus started rising. town, rural folks like that, this is about identity. this is about he speaks for me. that, iut having said think they will have a horrible night in the senate. i think it will be more independents that are breaking overwhelmingly against not just the president but against republicans down ballot. his base will never leave him. small town rural whites are definitely, and white farmers, definitely are in that base. >> the other thing important here is fierce. when you -- fears. with the groups he has done well with in 2016, the numbers have fallen off since the start of covid are senior citizens. i have studied millennial politics for a decade now. i have been preaching to republicans for a decade they have to give the program or lose young voters. now those millennials are almost 40 years old and they still break for democrats by huge

me, i thinke asking joni ernst is in deep trouble. i am not sure the farmers. to me it is independent. i refer to the holsters. we saw -- pollsters. we saw an enormous erosion among independents has the coronavirus started rising. town, rural folks like that, this is about identity. this is about he speaks for me. that, iut having said think they will have a horrible night in the senate. i think it will be more independents that are breaking overwhelmingly against not just the president but against republicans down ballot. his base will never leave him. small town rural whites are definitely, and white farmers, definitely are in that base. >> the other thing important here is fierce. when you -- fears. with the groups he has done well with in 2016, the numbers have fallen off since the start of covid are senior citizens. i have studied millennial politics for a decade now. i have been preaching to republicans for a decade they have to give the program or lose young voters. now those millennials are almost 40 years old and they still break for democrats by huge

>> booktv recently spoke with republican senator joni ernst of iowa about her life and career. here's a portion of the interview. >> i grew up in southwest iowa in a very rural part of the state and the perseverance, dedication, the hard work that my parents taught me really has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities in my lifetime and i wanted to tell a story that could be uplifting certainly. people will face challenges throughout their lifetime but we all should understand that those challenges don't necessarily have to define us. >> you can watch the rest of her interview by visiting our website booktv.org and searching her name in the box at the top of the page. >> hi everyone, i'm sarah mathers, publishing manager at Ãbi'd like to welcome you to today's authors in conversation series. these are made possible by more than 200 sponsors and more than 1000 local Ãa special thanks to the arizona daily star, university of arizona in tucson medical center. the festival three present expenses. today's conversation is presented by western not

iowa, new poll as teresa greenfield with a lead on joni ernst. that was not seen as a top tier pick. south carolina was viewed as a hail mary. one of these things are democrating get excited but it's not going to happen. jaime harrison tied, tied with republican senator lindsey graham. even in kentucky, mitch mcconnell in this latest polling has only a five point lead over democrat amy mcgrath. these are not the races the democrats need necessarily to win to take back the senate. those are the ones they are not supposed to win. but here we are. look, it's a big country. 350 million people. we disagree about a lot of things, nearly everything. but the thing is there is still a lot of unity out there. the polling shows most of us, most of us, understand the importance of things like wearing masks to combat the pandemic for one thing. and while it is not an overwhelming majority, 55% of the country does realize that the guy running for the country is doing a terrible job. and right now with, you know, 90 days until election day, the only way out is

joni ernst in iowa is going to have a tougher race than a lot of people expected.ng the way they are. susan collins in maine, in big trouble. even if you look at what's happening in georgia, you hadoi much pert than expected. and yesterday in north carolina this poll came out on thom tillis and thom tillis is getting beaten by nine points in north carolina. north carolina, that can -- still the deep south. losing 48 to 39 to cunningham. and then donald trump also in that state, in a state that has gone republican every year except 2008 for, my gosh, how long? probably 45, 50 years. donald trump still losing. this time by five points to joe biden in north carolina. it seems to me -- four points, i'm sorry. seems to me republicans are sitting on their hands, not doing anything about voting, not doing anything about economic relief or working class and middle class americans. and states like arizona, colorado, maine, north carolina. can mitch mcconnell and the republicans really sit back and just let donald trump rig the election and let donald trump try to rig the el

vice president mike pence and his wife karen along with iowa senator joni ernst will speak. also kellyanne conway, who is soon to be exiting the trump administration. the news most niners fans saw coming. now concerns. why there's hope for some fans who may be in the stands at levi at some point this year. >>> also ahead, the giants latest win at oracle may be the highlight their season so far. >>> and happening now some incredible new video just coming in from southern italy where swimmers and sunbathers weren't expecting something like this to happen. this is a tornado hitting the beach. now that video you can see people running to get to safety. you saw that seconds ago. the tornado actually started as a waterspout over the water and then made landfall picking up the sand and debris making a big swirling vortex. luckily no reported injuries. we'll be right back. >>> some news niners fans never wanted to hear, probably not going to be in the stands, especially those ticket holders. the team confirming fans will not be in the stands when the niners kick off their season at

national convention continued today and featured speeches by karen spence, kellyanne conway, and joni ernst. by keynote address was given mike pence. we will show you his comments now. >> please welcome the vice president of the united states, mike pence, accompanied by the second lady, karen pence. ♪ [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "four more years"] vice pres. pence: good, america. to youn honor to speak tonight from the hallowed grounds of fort mchenry, the site of the very battle that inspired the words of our national anthem. those words have inspired this land of heroes in every generation since. 6 yearson this site 20 ago when our young republic heroically withstood a ferocious naval bombardment from the most powerful empire on earth. they came to crush our revolution, to divide our nation , and to end the american experiment. the heroes who held this fort took their stand for life, liberty, freedom, and the american flag. and those ideals have to defined our nation. but they were hardly ever mentioned in last week's democratic national convention. instead, democrats spent fou

among the speakers first lady melania trump, senators tim scott and joni ernst and former south carolina governor nikki haley. also scheduled to make an appearance, the st. louis couple seen in this viral video in june pointing guns at protesters outside their mansion. they both have been charged with a felony for that incident. >>> and the white house is reacting to a former senior trump administration official who endorsed joe biden. miles taylor was chief of staff at the homeland security department. he now describes president trump's conduct as, quote, terrifying claiming trump wanted to exploit the department for his own political purposes. >> he told us to stop giving money to people whose houses had burned down from a wildfire because he was so rageful that people in the state of california didn't support him and that politically it wasn't a base for him. >> yeah, look, miles was a nice kid. he worked here for a couple of years, but i will say that it makes a lot of sense to me that he's endorsing joe biden. when he was working at the department of homeland security, no wall was b

. >> booktv recently spoke with republican senator joni ernst of iowa about her life and career.n of the interview. >> i grew up in southwest iowa is a very world part of the state and the perseverance, the dedication, the hard work that my parents taught me really has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities of my lifetime, and i wanted to tell a story that could be uplifting, people faced challenges threat to lifetime but we all should understand that those challenges don't necessarily have to define us joni ernst new book is daughter of the heartland. you did watch the rest of her interview by visiting our website booktv.org and searching her name in the box at the top of the page. >> our guest author is lisa selin davis. she is originally from writer in new york and she's been a truly great friend to our bookstore come really since our store open seven use go. possibly even before that with trips to

senator joni ernst, sitter so i will, her new book "daughter of the heartland." thanks for joining us on booktv. >> thank you so much, peter. >> booktv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. coming up today at noon eastern on "in depth" our live two-hour conversation with u.s. combat veteran and rhodes scholar wes moore author of several books including the other wes moore, the work, and his latest five days, a fiery reckoning of an american city. he will take your phone calls, facebook, ten tweets. and at 9 p.m. on "after words" found and president of environmental progress michael shellenberger on what he calls apocalyptic environmentalism. watch booktv on c-span2 today. >> c-span is unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online or listen on our free radio at and be part of the national conversation through c-span's the "washington journal" programs or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by america's

vice president pence, outgoing counselor to president trump kellyanne conway, and iowa senator joni ernsta portion of last nights convention starting with remarks from second lady karen pence. >> good evening. karen: the 19th amendment was ad >> -- guaranteeing women the right to vote.

as willbe speaking, senator joni ernst from iowa who has a tough reelection fight in november.y: the president watched the dnc all week, made it very clear he was not happy with their speeches, promised more live speeches from the rnc. aside from pomp and circumstance, what can we expect in terms of policy? when you're talking about the economy, i was struck because over the weekend the wall street journal released a poll in which the president is iniling nominate biden national polls and insignificant swing states like pennsylvania. here still has president trump leading on the economy. they are going to hammer home that point. they are going to talk the pet -- they're going to talk about the tax proposal and of balancing act between reopening the economy as well as trying to medical vaccinations into the marketplace. yesterday the president announcing the fda has utilized eua to get convalescent plasma more readily available. disposal,ol at their he says, for them to deploy against covid-19. president, thehe party move beyond of the base? atin: i think if you look the suburbs

on this, and battleground states like iowa, a key agricultural stronghold for farmers, senator joni ernst is a race i have my ion because she is up against democrat theresa greenfield. so goes iowa so might go the senate on november 3. it's not just the issue of racial inequality that is playing into the ballot races, it is again an issue of the economy and the contrast to drawn. the final point i would hit is that nominee biden is going to be in southwestern pennsylvania where he will be giving a rally. this is the place of a strong police union where he has enjoyed support for several years. it's a part of the state the president over performed and in 2016. if biden wants to win pennsylvania he will need to win back the southwestern portion of the state. alix: kevin, thank you. i want to take this issue and look at it from a different level. joining me is kevin sneader. mckinsey global partner. there is a push by all types of companies to improve racial equality and hiring practices and pay practices. the backdrop of a lot of protests and continued violence we are seeing in the u.s.. ho

conway, joni ernst, and others. coverage begins at 8:30 on c-span or on our website, c-span.org. if you are on the go download the free c-span radio app. shreveport, louisiana, you are supporting joe biden. tell us why. caller: i am supporting joe biden because he stands for the moral fiber of this country. appalled bytally all of this going on in our society. -- have to look the changes that have been made in our society have been made by people taking to the streets. the farmworkers, cesar chavez, in cuba a lot of workers in the farms were fighting for economics and health care. , with thosemovement young people coming back from war and joining the antiwar movement fighting to get people out of vietnam. they were red baited. the civil rights movement and martin luther king, which they hold up that they love martin luther king, which they didn't, redbaiting. he was a communist. all this communist stuff. , the factoryorkers workers that went on strike and theht for an eight hour day dockworkers out -- they all chang

senator joni ernst, republican of iowa, is up for a tough fight against a progressive, theresa greenfield. it has the culture war class, energy policy, with ethanol so crucial to the hawkeye state, and how that is going to play, especially with progressives and degree green new deal. -- end the green new deal. tom: does grassley help senator ernst? kevin: chuck grassley, i would argue, based on the conversations i have, is the could essential republican in the trump era -- is the quintessential republican in the trump era. president inst the the way he uses social media, and they are two peas in a political pod, grassley and ernst. they are all embracing the ethanol industry, they don't hide it, and they are not afraid to take it to the president when they disagree with him. tom: kevin cirilli, thank you so much. really informative, just encyclopedic knowledge there. there is a convention -- no, it is not tonight, the democrats. david westin leading our coverage on the republican convention. of course, one of the great distinctions here is i believe the president will be much more evident

senator joni ernst is the one that comes to mind.he's a republican from iowa, and is very conservative on the economy. now she is facing a very progressive challenger. so for her, it is interesting because she has got to get the rural iowa vote on board. they are very concerned about government spending. but she also has to get some swing voters and try to push her challenger and portray her challenger is a very far-left democrat socialist. jonathan: great to catch up with you. kevin cirilli down in washington, d.c. not my view, of course. that's just how they put it down in washington, isn't it? tom: it is. it is a real delicate ballet. i thought kevin was incredibly strong there. your student is that on about the pressures they all face. again, get out the calendar. that is why you saw the shift yesterday. we are well into august. jonathan: going home for the weekend, facing the embarrassment of telling people you can't make an agreement down in washington. that is the pressure going into this weekend after a payroll that could loo

so i think when you look down the list, whether it is senator joni ernst, republican from iowa, she willeaking. she is in a tough reelection fight in iowa. senator tim scott, a republican from south carolina, he will be making an address. i think there are individuals. rick grenell will be speaking. -- it willre will be be fascinating to watch the contrast of the voice is speaking. someone not speaking, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. that caught my attention because he is in a fight for reelection in kentucky, and one of the most influential republicans in the beltway. tom: what happens on saturday? kevin: now we are focusing on the debates. it is going to be interesting to see whether or not these conventions hold the same weight as back in the era of ricky davis, when he was managing john mccain's president -- of rick davis, when he was managing john mccain's presidential campaign. tom: i don't know how you do it. david westin leading our coverage tonight at 10:00 p.m. as well. futures to new highs, up 29. dow futures up 287. the vix, 22.52. this,ack to this, back to the yield

senator joni ernst, a host of others will be speaking.outh dakota governor, kristi noem will be speaking. party luminaries to make the push, put donald trump over the top, some polls indicate that is happening in battle ground states. before we get to that, go to hillary vaughn for what we're in for for night number three. hey, hillary. reporter: today will follow last night where it was blue-collar workers and small businessmen from key swing states like wisconsin and maine, really stole the show. talking about how business has been better after obama and biden left the white house and president trump moved in. >> he acknowledged the importance of farmers and agriculture. that support and focus on negotiating new trade deals gave us the confidence to rebuild our barn and dairy operation. >> as long as trump is president fishing families like mine will have a voice. but if biden wins, he will be controlled by the environmental extremists who want to circumvent longstanding rules and impose radical changes that hurt our coastal communities

. >> reporter: even when senator jo joni ernst that brought up the winds that ripped apart her state,made no mention of climate change, but mocked joe biden's ambitious climate plan. >> if given power, they would essentially ban animal agriculture and eliminate gas-powered cars. >> reporter: there is no mention of cow or car bans in the green new deal resolution, but it lays out the urgent need to move to clean power asap and get ready for what the u.s. military long called a threat multiplier. >> something is happening. bill, after katrina, we had rita. >> reporter: 15 years ago, lieutenant general russell ho r honore took control of operation katrina. >> one of your colleagues said do you think we just had two hurricanes? you think any of this has to do with global warming? and i was stunned. and i gave some smart answer and i was haunted for days after that. >> reporter: he says it was the first time he realized the warnings of science are already coming true. and if he could take command now, he would put the nation to work bracing for what is inevitable. >> most of our dams and b

and some others, people like joni ernst and kellyanne conway who will be speaking.ntative from new york who is quite moderate, but a young public and woman. -- republicanan woman. they are trying to appeal to those on the fence. i think we will hear a lot about that tonight. david: you and i were spending a lot of time covering this. there was a poll today saying joe biden did not get any month out of what happened and the ratings are down. absolutely. ratings are down. we have not seen a bottle. it seems like some of the swing states polls might be swinging in trump's favor. i will be curious to see what happens out of thursday night because republicans seemed very out the mistake -- very optimistic that they have done what they needed to do and it depends on what happens the next two nights to tighten the race in the swing states where this really matters. we have talked a lot about viewership being down. those numbers never include what is happening on nine -- online and people who are virtually experiencing this. i am curious to see because they believe there ar

the message expected to continue when iowa senator joni ernst speaks tonight. more of a challenge when it comes to battleground states convincing farm straight voters could be trickier in 2020 unlike other industries come agriculture has been in a downturn for years. his fate could largely depend on how much backlash he faces in key places like pennsylvania and wisconsin. from voters feeling the ripple of pure of weakness in agriculture and the economy at large. here now, mauling hemingway. great to have you with us tonight. what is your take on the agricultural vote in the midwest given the dynamics. >> i don't think donald trump needs to worry too much about losing the agricultural vote, they came out to support him in 2016, some people might have been reluctant in doing it and in the intervening they cases from holding for trump in their minds has likely strengthened not because of a strong economy, there have been rough times first written farmers and for certain states, but the economy has performed well under president trump particularly before the corona

tim scott, jonie ernst. they don't have any big stars.tivists in there. >> they sure do. >> they want to talk about school safety, criminal justice. so they're on themes. because they don't really have celebrities. they can't get jennifer hudson. they're going for themes. the court is going to be a theme next week. >> yeah. they can't get tracy ellis ross so they're going for hate, division, they're going to bring that teenager that you just mentioned who was banging the drum -- who was taunting the native american elder. they're going to bring the -- those -- that crazy couple from st. louis, that gun toting couple, the mcincludes ski's. the side show will be real for the rnc but the contrast couldn't be different. couldn't be more different. we have brayden harrington. we have real people. we have those 17 newly elected democrats coming to the table. >> yeah. >> we have real people. >> i hope that couple doesn't bring their guns. jon meacham, thank you. he's going to stake around. pretty soon we're going to have who on the week. ♪ ♪ s.

. >> sean: joni ernst. we're live, we're at the historic fort mchenry. with u.s.ongressional candidate burgess owens coming up in a few minutes. vice president pence, president trump has landed a few moments ago, 69 days away from law, order, safety, security, taxes, bureaucracy, open borders, secure borders, every single thing is on the ballot. foreign policy on the ballot. by the way, we would be neglect if we didn't send thoughts and prayers to the people tonight in the great state of texas and louisiana, hurricane laura expected to land 2:00a.m. eastern time. and please listen to your local authorities, they are very serious about this, going to be significant storm tonight. we'll have full coverage throughout the evening and all day tomorrow on the fox news channel. before we get to the convention quick programming note, we will be at the white house for the president's acceptance speech wrapping up, day four of the rnc, his remarks will cap what's been an uplifting, honest convention highlighting america's very best. what a contrast compared to last week. st

lifetime but we all should understand that those challenges don't necessarily have to define us joni ernst new book is daughter of the heartland. you did watch the rest of her interview by visiting our website booktv.org and searching her name in the box at the top of the page. >> our guest author is lisa selin davis. she is originally from writer in new york and she's been a truly great friend to our bookstore come really since our store open seven use go. possibly even before that with trips to manchester. she's also of the young adults novel lost stars anthony essays introduces written for major publication tooting that "new york times," "wall street journal" and the garden and many others. she's with us tonight to celebrate the release of her book yesterday "tomboy." please join me in welcoming her. >> thank you. >> hello, lisa. >> this is going to be a very unique experience for the both of us. i have never ever interviewed my author so i am so psyched and excited about this on exchange were going to have. i don't really get to talk to my authors about their books in this way. usually

from female memhers ofepublican caucus, including senator marshaof blackburennessee, and senator joni ernst of iowa. also delivering remarks toniwot, some of thn who work with president trump in the west wing, like his senior advisor kellyanne conway and house press secretary kayleigh mcenany later in the evening, we'll hear from second lady karen pence, and tonight's keynote will come from vice president mike pence, who will formally accept the republican party's nomination. we'll hear from them and a host of other speakers, tonight on the third night of the republican national convention. >> woodruff: a news update before we go, the only native american on federal death row was executed today. lesmond mitchell was put to death in a federal prison in terre haute, indiana, despite objections from the leaders oft the navajo ion citing violations of tribal sove wignty. mitche convicted in connection to the slaying in 2001 of a 9-year-old and her grandmother. and that's the newshour for night. please join us starting at 8:00 eastern tonight for our special coverage of the republican national c

. >> book tv recently spoke with joni ernst about her life and career. there's a portion of the interview. >> i grew up in southwest iowa, a very rural part of the state. the perseverance, the dedication, hard work that my parents taught me has carried me through so many different challenges in my lifetime, opportunities of a lifetime and i wanted to tell a story that would be uplifting, people will face challenges throughout their lifetime but we should understand the challenges don't necessarily have to define us. >> daughter of the heartland. you can watch the rest of her interview by visiting our website, booktv.org and search her name in the box at the top of the page. >> i am stacy, the true joys of being here. this is the first event since covid and we are grateful for your, the establishment and for everything, we thank you for coming to support us. a few housekeeping

president mike pence and his wife, karen, are expected to speak tonight along with iowa senator joni ernst. counselor to the president kellyanne conway, soon to bedep house to focus on her family. >>> so vice president pence will make his address from federal park lands. >> scott mcgrew, that's raising eyebrows. >>> that's right. you're not supposed to use federal grounds, federal lands to do something in a campaign, not use the federal property to be political. last night the first lady campaigned for her husband in the rose garden. secrets how he about things. total honesty is what citizens deserve from our president, whether you like it or not, you always know what he's thinking. >> the first lady also extended condolences and sympathies to victims and families affected by coronavirus. last night's convention showed a previously taped naturalization ceremony led by acting department of homeland security who the government accountability office says can't legally leave the department because he wasn't appointed in a legal manner. president trump said in a tweet he will nominate him in an

joni ernst hung on. or they fell short in maine. if kobach is the nominee. the democrats haven't won there in 88 years. but kobach lost statewide in 2018. what if he gets the nomination tonight? what if democrats pick that one up? just a lot of options for democrats because they are playing offense a lot more than republicans. >> turnout, turnout, turnout, as always. good to see you, steve. >>> we're following a developing situation in beirut, lebanon. that major explosion that has rocked the city. richard engel joins me after the break. you're watching msnbc. >> tech: we'll fix it right with no-contact service you can trust. >> tech: so if you have auto glass damage, stay safe with safelite. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ here's your iced coffee! ♪ america runs on dunkin' is a friendly neighbor. they'll be coming by to ask simple questions that inform how billions in federal funds are spent on local services every year for the next decade. time is running out. shape your future. start here at 2020census.gov. >>> right now, the white hous

ambassador nikki haley, senators joni ernst and tim scott, house minleader kevin mccarthy, and south dakota governor kristi noem. republicans are expected to formally re-nominate president trump on monday, andh ake their pi the american people in the days to follow. for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the pandemic's official death toll in the u.s. reached 175,000, as new data underscored that it may be much higher. the centers for diase control and prevention said that nationwide, there werep to 215,000 more deaths than usual, through july. the associated press reported that half of the victims were pe olo thplague of wildfires across california has now claimed six lives and forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. three clusters of fires burned again day in northern and central california, threatening thousands of homes. firefighters pleaded with people to get out of harm's way. >ve> we do he evacuations in place, and they're in place for a very good reason-- not only for the public safd the safety of our first responders, b, ut w

. >> reporter: even when iowa senator joni ernst brought up the 140-mile-an-hour winds that ripped apartf our crops here were damaged. >> reporter: -- she made no mention of climate change, but mocked joe biden's ambitious climate plan. >> if given power, they would essentially ban animal agriculture and eliminate gas-powered cars. >> reporter: there is no mention of cow or car bans isn't the green new deal resolution, but it does lay out the urgent need to move to clean power asap. and to get ready for what the u.s. military has long called a threat multiplier. >> something's happening. you know, bill, you know, right after katrina, we had rita. >> 15 years ago, lieutenant general russel honore took command of operation katrina after a botched federal response. >> one of your colleagues asked me, he said, do you think, we just had two hurricanes, do you think any of this has anything to do with global warming? and i was stunned. uh -- and i gave some smart answer, and i was haunted for days after that. >> he says it was the first time he realized that the warnings of science are already