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morning, the latest in the investigation into dozens of suspicious letters sent to state lawmakers in kansas and the warning from wildlife officials about bear encounters increasing just days after a man was killed by one in arizona. and the little boy going viral for throwing back a foul ball to his big brother. outrage it's monday, june 19th. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, everyone. thank you for starting another week with us. i'm rhiannon ally alongside andrew dymburt. that is one of my favorite stories of the day because it shows siblings so perfectly. one of them just doing something. the older one, he's so upset, so mad at his older yankee fans because then it would make sense. then that's the right move because yankees were playing the red sox. there is a happy ending to this story. we are going to tell you what it is coming up in just a few minutes. we want to begin, though, with the dangers and possibly record setting heat on tap for today across texas and louisiana. look at all those triple digit heat index readings, feeling like up to 120 degrees in some plac

kansas city, missouri, now join stench -- chicago, minneapolis and west hollywood. man right there, democratic mayor of kansas city, missouri, quinton lucas. mayor lucas, thank you very much for coming to the saturday show. great to see you again. what made you decide to stand up against your state, to make kansas city a sanctuary city? >> to me, it is just about right and wrong. frankly, i'm a member of a minority group, i have seen over the years what it means to either be in and accepting community or one that makes life harder. i have talked to families with trans children. i have talked to trans persons themselves. we talk about the challenges they face each and every day, and it was my thought that i would stand up for the people in missouri nearby me, the people in kansas, all around us in the midwest, and say, frankly, we're gonna be at a place where people not only can receive gender affirming care, but can also know that they are welcome. frankly, the means that i have to pick a fight with the legislature or governor, were willing to do it. frankly, to me,

and in kansas, more than 100 letters. the vast majority, lawmakers tell abc news, apparently addressed to kansas republicans. >> it was just in your typical letter envelope. and at the very bottom of it you could feel that it was very thick. >> reporter: a source familiar with the investigation telling abc news so far all the kansas white powder tested has been deemed harmless. but in a statement, the state gop calling it a cowardly attempt to intimidate the legislature. >> truly it was it was quite terrifying right? i mean, this is the stuff that you ultimately see in movies. >> reporter: federal law enforcement sources tell abc postal inspectors intercepted similar letters addressed to former president trump, supreme court justice clarence thomas and other high-profile people. authorities believe the cases in kansas and tennessee are connected, but it's still unclear if the letters in montana are related. so far no motive or suspects have been identified. lindsey? >> lindsey: reena, thank you. >>> tonight, we're learnin

especially in kansas.epublican controlled state stunned the country last august rejecting a proposed state constitutional amandment keeping abortion legal and keeping abortion services available at planned parenthood great plains in kansas. >> kansas is the main center point of the patients out of the south. majority are coming from oklahoma and texas right now. >> dr. sandoval is seeing 47 patients today. a typical day since the law has changed. >> i wish we could see more to be honest. we're not meeting the demand. right now at ppgp, we're only able to see about 15% of the patients that call us for an appointment. >> i'm sorry that their decisions and their futures determine upon where they live and the money that they have access to. that is frustrating. >> a whole 24 hours and i've accomplished nothing and that is just drive time. >> what happens to you now? >> go home and i am in the same predicament that i was in when i left and broke, more broke than i was. so -- >> what are you going to do? >> i ha

many sent to republican lawmakers and officials in kansas. tonight, federal law enforcement sources tell abc news, they were also sent to former president trump, and supreme court justice clarence thomas, but that postal inspectors intercepted them. here's abc's senior investigative reporter, aaron katersky. >> reporter: at first envelopes with a suspicious powder were discovered in mailboxes of a few dozen kansas lawmakers. tonight the list of intended recipients is growing. 100 kansas officials have received letters and federal law enforcement sources tell abc news letters were also addressed to former president trump, supreme court justice clarence thomas and other high profile individuals, though we're told the postal inspectors intercepted the letters. it appears most of the letters were sent to kansas republicans, including kris kobach, and state representative tory marie blue, who told us she threw hers into a flower pot. >> it was in your typical envelope and at the very bottom of it, you could feel that it was very thick. >> reporter

. >>> new details in the investigation into letters containing suspicious white powder sent to kansas lawmakers. more than 90 letters sent. lawmakers tell abc news, most were sent to republicans. the cryptic message in those letters and the hunt for a suspect. >>> pope francis makes his first public address since undergoing abdominal surgery, thanking the faithful for their prayers. his doctor proclaiming he's better than before. >>> ukraine's counteroffensive. explosions ripping through a dozen russian ammunition depots, as ukrainian military claims responsibility. >>> and the growing humanitarian crisis after the major dam was blown up. the military dropping food and medicine to desperate families in need. ian pannell on the ground in ukraine. >>> a storied career. and suddenly, hall of fame basketball coach, bob huggins resigns after being arrested for dui. >>> and a father's day miracle. why one new dad has an extra special reason to celebrate this father's day. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >>> good evening, everyone. th

all of this was controversial in the state of kansas.her involved transgender sports. now, he also states that it was calculated, because he -- because of the return address, he and others simply just opened these letters. now, authorities are not specifically talking about motive at this point. there is no one who has been arrested, but he's not the only one who feels targeted. take a listen. >> kansas legislators that are republicans are being targeted. there is some message, the message is somewhat unclear, but it was intended to be threatening. >> reporter: now, kansas authorities say that they have tested some of these letters -- these are 100 letters that went across the state of kansas to public officials. they have returned negative for common biological agents. boris, of course, there is huge concern in the state of kansas because of this, and they do point out, authorities point out there have been no injuries. boris? >> rosa flores, thank you so much for the update. brianna? >>> ahead, our colleague victor blackwell uncovers a

. >> reporter: republican officials in kansas are on alert after at least 100 letters containing a suspicious white powder were sent to state lawmakers and public officials. >> the message reads, it is important not to choke on your ambition. >> so far they found no biological agents of concern. >> it was quite terrifying. this is the stuff that you ultimately see in movies. >>> russia is launching new air attacks across ukraine targeting the capital kyiv. >> this as russia has heavily mined the front lines and is sending more reservists into battle. >> underscoring just how difficult ukraine's counter offensive is proving to be. >> this is going to be a long fight. >>> americans celebrating juneteenth all across the country. >> i just can't believe we have a federal holiday finally recognizing the end of our enslavement. >> we've come a long way, but we have a long way to go. >> if people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love. and it's up to us to do it. >>> good morning, everyone. we're glad you're with us. we'll get to that and juneteenth. it's only been a federal holiday for t

. >>> new reports of letters, targeting lawmakers in kansas, now more than 100 letters found. federal law enforcement sources tell abc news postal inspectors intercepted letters addressed to former president trump and supreme court justice clarence thomas. the high stakes meeting in beijing, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken face to face with chinese president xi. the meeting was confirmed only one hour before it began. matt rivers in beijing. >>> the war in ukraine, new images of grueling trench warfare between ukrainian and russian fighters. ukraine now claims to have driven russian forces out of eight villages since the start of its latest counter in pannell, ukraine. >>> here at home, images of dare rescues, the houseboat going under with several people trapped inside. other boaters jumping to the rescue. >>> the popular musician, bibi rexae hit in the face by a cell phone. what the singer is saying tonight. >>> and this juneteenth, a celebration of freedom across the u.s. >>> from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir.

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and the kansas senate, which recently overrode nine vetoes by the democratic governor. those moves were very controversial. he points out that two were especially controversial, one of those defined a man and a woman. and the second one stated that biological males could not participate in women's sports. now, authorities are not saying that this is the motive here, but this particular lawmaker is not the only one who feels targeted. take a listen. >> there is some message. the message is somewhat unclear, but it was intended to be threatening. everybody has to be concerned. everyone has to take this and any subsequent threats like this very seriously. >> reporter: kansas authorities have tested some of the about 100 letters that have gone to public officials across the state of kansas and they say that the powder has returned negative for common biological agents, but they do say further testing is being conducted. and important to note that no injuries have been reported and no arrests. and that this investigation is ongoing. rosa flores, cnn, houston. >>> coming up o

joining us now democratic congresswoman shareese david of kansas.ut then voted to codify abortion rights into the state constitution. so just a year out tell us what this moment is both for the state of kansas but also the nation. >> yeah. well, good morning. and, you know, i think that right now what we're seeing is continued fear and anxiety that folks felt as soon as the dobbs decision came out. and i say that because i remember this early i think a lot of us do when we found out that roe which was 50 years of -- of protection of a right was overturned. and in kansas we were the first state to vote on whether or not we want to keep politicians out of very personal decisions. that should be between a person and a doctor and their family, and i think that people are still right to feel the same way, that that was a huge step backwards and that need to continue to protect our rights. and i'm doing that by introducing -- i know the president has an executive order. i'm introducing legislation to make sure access to information and contraception is go

whether you are in rural kansas or rural for months, the same challenges.ges as well, and broadband, the price of prescription drugs, both in vermont and in kansas. the community pharmacists, they are in many cases the last health care person standing. the pharmacy benefit managers are knocking them off one by one. >> we can approach this -- the way i think roger and i try to frame it as they will ask me how his broadband in vermont? and i asked roger, how are community hospitals going? we start the conversation where it's grounded, and each of us try to help the people that we represent. turns out that the challenges that roger and our people have are often times the same. that makes it easy to work together. i would like to see us do more of that in congress trade some big fights, some disagreements on the overall situation and how much we spend. the bottom line, we serve who we represent. those who represent rural communities feel very strongly about this, rural america, and all that it has to offer to our country. >> i want to end with this, this is --

. >> rachel, you dealt with this, i'm sure, in kansas. kansas is a conservative state.e. and yet. >> and yet. >> you led the fight to enshrine the right to an abortion or to stop them from taking away abortion rights in kansas. you're doing now the same in kentucky and in other states. it is a powerful political issue even when people have a moral opposition. >> yeah, it absolutely is. i think the 2022 campaigns really taught us that we as americans are far more unified on this issue than we are divided. a lot of prominent conservatives when the dobbs decision came down, remember, were saying, you know, this is about returning the issue to the states. we need to let the states decide. guess what, the states are starting to speak. when you give voters the opportunity to vote directly on this issue, they will vote to protect reproductive freedom every time. and especially in states like kansas and kentucky. that doesn't just mean democratic voters. that means republican voters. that means independent voters. and i think it's really powerful just to see that whether it's -

the kansas bureau of investigation and the fbi are all investigating.good news right now is that the white powder that was in these letters has tested negative for any commonly used toxins. again apparently a hundred texans targeted with this and testing will continue, but obviously a worrying situation in kansas. watch this space. we'll be right back. in kansas. watch this space we'll be right back. and this is ready to go online. any questions? -yeah, i got one. how about the best network imaginable? let's invent that. that's what we do here. quick survey. who wants the internet to work, pretty much everywhere. and it needs to smooth, like super, super, super, super smooth. hey, should you be drinking that? -it's decaf. because we're busy women. we don't have time for lag or buffering. who doesn't want internet that helps a.i. do your homework even faster. come again. -sorry, what was that? introducing the next generation 10g network only from xfinity. the future starts now. >>> our beloved colleague joy reid did not do her show tonight on msnbc for t

the kansas bureau of investigation says so far preliminary lab tests have come out negative for commongical agents of concern. but more testing is underway. investigators also say no injuries have been reported. andrew rhiannon. melissa thank you. now to some sports news. the 19 year old phenom set to be the nba's top draft pick is spending his first full day in the us ahead of thursday's event. victor wembanyama arrived at newark airport monday. the seven foot three frenchman has a news conference tomorrow. then he'll become the third number one overall pick in san antonio history. there are 100% going to draft him. there's no doubt about it. you can watch it all thursday on abc at 8:00 eastern. there are so many other college hoopers, international hoopers whose dreams are going to come true. also seven three. why you want to watch the draft is for all the trade mechanism teams that are in place. we've already seen bradley beal go to the suns. there could be some other blockbuster trades that usually happen leading up to the draft or on draft day itself. about wembanyama, though, our

he grew up on a farm in nighttime in kansas. what did it what was there to do on a farm in kansas? he looked at the sky. he built own telescopes. and at 24 years old, he discovered a planet. all trained astronomers, other places find this. he did. and so while our professional astronomers are of course making such great and inspire us, astronomy is in the realm of, not just professional astronomers. it's all of us. if you have an interest in it, you can really do a lot with it. and and just look up and you can be excited about well, good evee both so i thank you so much for coming tonight. thank you to everyone here at the lyceum. and then thank you for everyone on zoom and joining through c-span as well. before we start i

joining us with a look on the prairie of kansas, wheat farmers vance and louise. >> steve: i've beenlking to my family in kansas, for folks that don't understand, you plant winter wheat last year and sits in the ground and needs rain. it didn't come, tell us how bad this crop is. if it is bad, we will pay more for everything. >> yeah, louise and i have been playing this game for a long time, 48 years. this is absolutely the worst i've ever seen it. the problem goes back to last year. we had extremely hot, dry, windy weather. driest year in recorded history, made death valley look like a vacation spot. >> steve: and louise, i think you snorted right there. >> i did. >> steve: it sounds like 30% of normal harvest, that means you are missing 70% paycheck. what do you do to make up that money? >> good question. i mean, that is what people are asking. thanks for crop insurance, but that is just part of the deal, cost of production is so high. crazy thing is price has gone down and you think that would be good except without a crop and then prices going down, that doesn't add up very well.

take a listen. >> kansas lencan lens rate tors republicans are being targeted.: as for the investigation, kansas authorities are saying that they have tested some of the more than 100 letters that went out to kansas officials across the state and that the results are negative for common biological a agents. further testing will be conducted according to authorities. it is important to note that investigators say that no one has been injured, there have been no arrests that have been made, but this investigation is ongoing. and of course very concerning. >> absolutely. rosa, appreciate the update. >>> today is juneteenth and we're taking a look at a new initiative to help black and minority owned retail and restaurant businesses grow. chef marcus samuelsson will be with us live next. old school hard work meets bold, new thinking, ♪ to hp you see untapped possibilities and relentlessly work with you to make th real. ♪ lactaid is 100% real milk, just without t lactose. delicious too. just ask my old friend, kevin. nothing like enjoying a cold one while watching the

week ahead in a major decision from the federal reserve on interest rates all happening next week, kansas city federal reserve president thomas hoenig on what to expect and what happens next. 9/11 families are accusing the pga over betraying them over the merger of liv golf. i'm speaking with the chairman of 9/11 families united. but first the justice department indicting former president trump on the very same day that congress confirmed an fbi whistleblower report and the account that joe biden took a $5 million bribe while vice president, join me presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy. great to have you this weekend, thank you for being here. >> thank you maria, and to be back. maria: major development donald trump and i did the second time, this time from the d.o.j. on the very same day that we learned congress has confirmed the whistleblowers account that joe biden accepted $5 million in exchange for policy changes for america, your response? >> i think this is bigger than the disparity between trump and biden. we have two standards of justice in this country. one if your blm antifa

about 100 such letters were sent to officials in kansas starting to 48.t from addresses associated with churches one used the name of a transgender activist who was murdered in 2021 the kansas bureau of investigation and the fbi are all investigating. they stay good news now is that the white powder that was in these letters has tested negative for any commonly used dangerous toxins this was sent to people's home addresses a worrying situation in kansas watch this space we'll be right back. it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can mean less oral steroids. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your asthma specialist about a nunormal with nucala. my a1c

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kansas is another one. got to be there in person last august when kansas became the first state to vote directly on the issue of abortion after the dobbs decision overturned roe v. wade. it wasn't in norma's amount of momentum building around the campaign where before it was handed down, everyone thought the referendum would go towards the antiabortion side and and said the abortion side triumphed in ruby red kansas. that is an important part of the abortion borderland where patients from across the country are going from texas to oklahoma and beyond, it has been preserved for now. host: you mentioned florida. this is emily in st. petersburg on the line for independents. good morning. caller: i have mostly a comment with an open question at the end . my sister is an og view in and i have heard awful stories about late term abortions. i really think it's disgusting that it is weaponized the way that it is. she has told me horrible stories about how they are forced to make mothers deliver completely unviable

dozens of letters containing a white powder sent to kansas state legislators. the investigation this morning. >> gio: mass killing threats. prosecutors accusing a man of planning to target a michigan synagogue with a frightening arsenal. >> whit: a man mauled to death by a bear in a rare, unprovoked attack. the questions this morning and what to do if you encounter a bear, and the one thing you shouldn't. >> janai: kourtney's expecting. happy news for the reality star who's been open about her pregnancy journey after saying she was stopping ivf. we look at the procedure this morning. >> gio: getting his shot. how a law student with little basketball experience got into the nba draft by reading the fine print. >> whit: and out of harm's way. the quick-thinking school police officer who prevented a tragedy, hailed as a hero on this father's day. and good morning, america, and happy father's day to all the dads out there. >> gio: happy father's day to you. >> janai: you see that pause. he wants -- >> whit: i was waiting. i was waiting. >> janai: thank you for ever

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he's a kansas legislature. playd this was yesterday, and he played an integral role, thatin fight. >> here's the interview. dr. brycterview.octoe, i had ths of meeting you twice out at a pro-life event in kansas i, er and i was so moved by your story. there were eyes in the roomal that were not dry when you shared it. you were in a hospital. your medicall ctor. doctor.us you heard a code blue.ened and tell us what happened. >> tthank you, kelly. it's great to be here. yes, i was a medical resident practicing. i was on call fo or the neonatal intensive care unit when there was a code blue in the operatinatinsuitg. se sod so i went expecting to see some sort of a cardiac arrest or something like that. but it wasn't anything like i imagined when i burst into the room. .the patient, female patient wae awake. she was on the operating table . the surgeons, the nurses weren't saying anything to me. not and i heard just to my righo the corner on a metal table was a premature infant, a baby boy who was crying. and then

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just want to take you quickly to the usa for is a state of kansas.ave any reports of any casualties at this stage but you can see some of the efforts to put out the fires they are. fire crews are there lots of fire crews are there. kansas a state pretty much slap bang in the middle of the us. you can see a pretty big fire there. fire crews trying their best to put it out. back here in the uk it is time for the weather. here is been. —— band. hello. for most of us today has once again brought blue skies and warm sunshine. but there is a bit of a change on the way as we head towards the weekend, and that change is just starting to take shape in the atlantic. this swirl of cloud here, an area of low pressure moving towards our shores and this little clump of cloud here is going to start to approach the south west of england as we head through the night. so that could introduce one or two showers. the odd thunderstorm may be elsewhere dry with clear skies, one or two mist patches, a little bit chilly actually across parts of eastern scotland and northeas

i also think, i'm from kansas as well as nebraska.for kansas whether it's going to be a free or enslaved state. bleeding kansas as a result of, people like john brown, langston hughes's grandfather who fought with john brown for freedom, these are all connected to what we see later in the 20th century and even now. >> this is called the sanctuary. i'd like to refer to it as we -- this is from union. in d.c.. right here in washington d.c.. i did not know this. i grew up baptist. i grew up baptist where i grew up going to watch night service. if you are -- if you grow up in the african american church, we on december 31st, new year's eve, new year's eve, and then you bring in the new year at church. i had no idea, night service was connected to the emancipation patient caught proclamation. >> intimately tied to it. people created the sanctuaries as places where people could gather. the church had long been one of those. people could gather and worship in peace. also look forward to emancipation. they did so on that first watch night on

a johnson of kansas state. both our athletic forwards.e's what they had to say about their workouts. >> i was fun to have the opportunity to up other high-level guys especially when he placed a winning environment light like towards a really fun stuff is one of the best player on the scene on. he's one of my fair play or just watching them how to get up and down the court to move without the basketball. >> was a fast pace to get on the fast break. and i fly to something i strive to get and on the show that issue could a flight. it's going to be a spot for me. >> so that guy right there, he was the guy you guys remember thinking about 3 years ago at this point his heart stopped on the yeah. and he almost died and he wasn't supposed to play heat. didn't think he'd ever play basketball again. actually, the ncaa offered a financial, some, but hey, will put like because they get insurance they get these players do and he could have got i think it was like $600,000, but he couldn't play basketball he wanted to be. he said, i'm going to take my

>>> john, authorities in kansas trying to find out who sent dozens of suspicious letters containing a lawmakers and other public officials. so far that powder has tested negative for common biological agents, this according to the kansas bureau of investigations. two state representatives have shared the letters, both were signed your secret conspirer. cnn's rosa flores joins us now. you talked to one of the lawmakers who actually received one of these letters. what did he tell you? >> reporter: you know, i spoke to representative stephen owens out of cast as he says that this experience was terrifying. he says that this act was intentional and that it targeted republicans. look, he says that the return address on the envelope was -- appeared to be from a constituent. that's the reason why he opened this letter so freely. really not thinking much of it. now, he says that all of the recipients of these letters have so far been republicans. he shared a copy of this letter with cnn and he pointed to two specific sentences, he says -- he says that these two sentences could be meaningful.

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one down in kansas city we have a son, we have four kids.y're 32, all engineers craig works at ford and brad wngt went to a part four climbed in the car he did cpr and back to the apartment and i'm going i'm a health care worker and what -- [inaudible conversations] i think we're going to keep her -- >> in kansas city. they're having a real primary. they have a real high per capita murder rate higher than chicago. >> another son down in st. louis -- st. louis -- st. louis -- baltimore, they all have higher per capita homicide rates than chicago. it is beggar but a lot of people that are dying murdered per 1,000,000 three times bad. even within the state of iowa. put the news on on a sunday morning who got shot what, what town. there's a lot of crap going on. yep. so thank you. >> you too. be careful. be safe. all right. >> you are most inspiring speakers there. i like what you said. when you fail at something you have to look at how you can do it better. that was good. i think you also said something else like -- a maxim per life. but that p

in november that would enshrine abortion access in the state constitution last year michigan and kansas both held statewide votes that ultimately protected abortion rights. how high are the stakes in ohio >> t the stakes s are incrcredibly higigh. >> repeporter: but first, activists will have to get through republican legislators who are working to make it harder to amend the state constitution they scheduled an august special election on the ballot, whether to raise the threshold to amend the state's constitution from a simple majority, more than 50%, to a super majority, 60%. the move drawing protests from those who say the august special election is directly aimed at the effort to add abortion rights to the constitution, something secretary of state frank larose acknowledged at a republican event in may. >> this is 100% about keeping a radica pro-abortion amendment out off our constitution >> reporter: republican representative, brian stuart, who championed the august special election, insists it's fair >> if this is such an important issue, why put it on the ballot in a special elec

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>>> now to the mystery of letters containing white powder sent to officials in kansas.res also targeted. aaron katersky is tracking the story. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: lawmakers in kansas are still being urged to use caution when opening mail. but these have also been sent to public figures outside the state. federal law enforcements tell abc news postal inspectors intercepted suspicious letters addressed to former president trump, supreme court justice clarence thomas and other high profile people in addition to the 100 or so, mainly republicans in kansas. the letters are considered harmless, but a statement from kansas republican leadership said they've made the last few days stressful. the kansas bureau of investigation has said nothing but a motive but a statement called the letters a cowardly attempt to intimidate the legislature. these letters, mikeem, come at a time when threats to lawmakers are up 400% in the last six years. michael? >> got to take all those threats seriously. aaron, thank you so much. scare in the sky. a door opened on a small plane ca

representing from kansas congressional district i'm honored to represent farmers and ranchers in kansas. bag is an important industry in my home state. meet tops kansas egg exports under number two overall export commodity for the state more than $2 billion in 2022. and in the nine states act exports at $196 billion in 2022. recently spoke with hardy county farm bureau group of highly motivated egg producers who made it clear market access to some of the keys to helping them thrive as most trade enforcement at a robust workforce. mrs. smith, how would a modernizing efforts to support the trade efforts of farmers and ranchers in kansas and across the country? >> thank you for the question. i believe that having customs regulation and procedures that reflect the way business is done by those ranchers and farmers who are looking to export and do it safely, securely and compliantly is easier when the roles are clear. the rules are as streamlined as possible. and they can also expect the government will enforce the laws that protect them from unfair competition. i believe the 21st century cu