mary kathryn. >> yeah.ing on here is that not only is the government involved in censoring what they call disinformation. they don't know that. during covid especially we learned over and over again they don't actually know the truth or trying to obscure the truth and not allowed to have a discussion about it. second, the press is backing them up. one of these discussions between facebook executives is saying hey, we're getting a lot of pressure from the white house and the press to censor vaccine discouraging information. that doesn't mean misinformation, that means truthful information they thought was inappropriate. so first of all it's okay to pass on things that aren't true. that's covered under free speech. it certainly should be well within bounds to pass on truthful things. but the press and white house combined with social media kept us from having a lot of rational discussion about covid policies and hurt public health in the end. >> harris: you know, it wasn't just the information that they were

. >> dana: mary kathryn, the andy is talking about is this quote here. it says it cost $5 million to pay one biden and $5 million to another biden. they hired hunter biden to protect us through his dad for all kinds of problems. he replied to the effect don't worry hunter will take care of all those issues through his dad. what do you make of the changes, the slight changes in the language from the white house as this gets a little bit closer to coming to fruition in terms of all this evidence coming out now that the house republicans have the ability to subpoena and get documents? >> i think president biden foolishly gave himself no wiggle room when he was talking about hunter biden and business dealings whether or not he was involved. turns out there is millions of dollars flowing and actual evidence that this was with possibly joe biden's knowledge and it turns out at the public library you can't pick up a form or schedule for call girls and millions of dollars from an energy company if you file your taxes. i defer to andy whether it's a common or lik

mary kathryn hamm, legal scholar and others "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> bill: healthcareng some of the most vulnerable women in america. a study showing that deaths among pregnant women and new mothers increased during the pandemic. the mortality rate soaring by 40%. we're in denver today and alicia tells us why. >> it is particularly grim in rural america where maternity care is getting even harder to reach. for example, this family, which grew by one on the side of a remote utah road in 2018. >> good job, keep pushing. you have a girl. good job, good job. catch your breath, okay? >> that family is doing well, though. march of dimes found maternity care deserts. areas without obstetric hospitals or providers grew by 2% between 2020 and 2022. the journal of the american medical association found maternal deaths more than doubled over the last 20 years. a kwrts were covid related. other causes were suicide. overdoses, excessive bleeding, heart issues and infections. >> it is dire. it is getting worse as we see more hospital labor and delivery units closing. >> jessica ande