in the constitution of the state of missouri -- missouri. and that i will faithfully demean myself as governor of the state of missouri, so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] [gun blasts] [applause] >> hey years ago i had the honor to be the first person to introduce the new president of the united states, donald trump. today i have for me and equally great honor to be able to introduce to missourians and people who understand and love our state, the 58th governor of the state of missouri, mike kehoe. gov. kehoe thank you, and please be seated. i've already been told i'm on the clock. president pro tem, speaker patterson, members of the general assembly, state and federal elected officials, former governors, judges, friends, family and fellow missourians. we stand this morning honoring a group of brave men and women who represent the best of those who serve and protect our communities. would you please welcome the salute to hero honorees that we honor this morning in the states rotunda seated behind me. [applause] i would like to ta

that has been proven in missouri. it does work. that is $200 billion. we should have a competition on this committee. i have $300 billion in savings proposed. we have such a massive problem right now. i would ask my colleagues across the aisle to get out of the way if you do not want to help. stop filing lawsuit after lawsuit. we do not have the financial ability to continue down this path. we will save this country with or without you. thank you. >> i now recognize the gentleman from texas. >> this subcommittee is supposedly about looking into waste, fraud, and abuse. so i would like to start talking about independent inspector generals who are supposed to be looking into it. do you know how many inspector generals at agencies that were investigating elon musk companies have been fired by the trumpet ministration? >> no. >> it is five. the department of labor have 17 open investigations into tesla and spacex. do you know what was done to that inspector general? >> no. >> they fired him. the department of transportation was investigating tesla? do you k

hasn't changed in terms of diversity since the 1960s when a young black man with a genius mind from missouriioneer in the silicon valley who in arguably pushed the door open for others behind him after the founder of hewlett-packard himself, david packard, hired clay when other companies had turned the young man away just because he was black. clay's son chris says his father always admired his boss for it. >> that he just wanted the best possible workforce, the best possible team to build the best possible company and it didn't matter what color, what ethnicity, what country those people were from that built the workforce. he just wanted the best and the brightest. so one of the things that he did was he recruited from traditionally unrecruited from territories like historically black universities. >> reporter: chris says his father believed in having the largest pool of applicants possible, using his position at hp to fight inequality in the industry. >> and you got to expand the talent pool. when a certain person talks about eliminating dei, that's the stupidest thing in the world because

but republicans like missouri senator eric schmitt argue it's being abused take. there's a lot of fraud in the system. those are savings that we can plug into the budgets that cost taxpayers roughly 110 billion dollars a year and accounts for less than 2% of federal spending. congress must pass a budget by march 14th. >> in washington, raquel martin. >> all right. thanks to the recent storms. california snowpack is gradually improved over the last few weeks. a new measurements from the state department of water resources shows the snowpack is better than last month. but still below average for this time of year. come for us. capitol correspondent eytan wallace is up in the snow. >> well, it's been a beautiful day here at the phillips station elevation. 6800 feet. just take a look at all the snow on the ground from previous storms. but as you can see right now, it's not snowing in the california department of water resources makes clear. we're not where we need to be and we need a lot more. where this came from we're looking at the california department of water re

but republicans like missouri senator eric schmitt argue it's being abused. think there's a lot of fraud in the system. those are savings that we can plug into the budget that cost taxpayers roughly 110 billion dollars a year and account for less than 2% of federal spending. congress must pass a budget by march 14th. >> in washington, raquel martin. >> still ahead, isis released new info about local arrest which is controversial. why they say these reports are inaccurate. plus, the investigation into actor gene hackman death continues. we're learning more new details from officials who are talking about carbon monoxide the last day they think he was alive. also an update on the health of pope francis and has seen suffered breathing crisis today. those stories and more when kron. 4 news at 5 when kron. 4 news at 5 continues i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. but thanks to skyrizi and clearer skin — i'm all in. with skyrizi, i saw dramatically clearer skin. and many even achieved 100% clear skin. ♪♪ don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, in

yes, you would have done a booking on each of the mr. missouri cynita at the beginning of this. yeah. at a public gathering actually stopped a funeral, made allegations against the former deputy president. you said in a speech that abduction was orchestrated by the former deputies. so that they can put, he can put blame on the president for my deputy president has been impeached november . we had a new deputy president to stand by the documents. i think 7 from the kind of human rights commission, the deputy with the former deputy present. no longer in government who is responsible? good question. the question then it's true. i said it's in broad daylight in the county, on the time of dunwoody this year, you never had that from a deputy president dispute. my allegation, or even go to court if i was like, i have seen the available information that was in my poverty as to what people are doing and the position of the for my deputy president to do the things i said that if you know the one thing and he being the blame on the government of getting on. that's what mindy i told you. un

still trying to do is go to discuss the doors just in missouri, the farmers agent, how people move out, adopted the job soon. the possible who has alleged but to some was not that easy for modeling the generally just in between. and i've how did you get it started and i'll tell you again. i have read from the media had just in what did he, what he said, just as you, how did it he's on vacation by just didn't want to be somebody who has the majority says he's the president. somebody said president rudo intelligent service of taking my son, present rudo called the head of your intelligent service and his son was released. have you have you had made the crate the same have you had from the direct off and you're telling me what's the route as the night have you had for me? you know, i don't live in your but you as part of the original. why don't you allow then me to tell you might need to because that's what takes place on what has been reported as always the i'm reporting the most. this is the good member of your government, the position a member of your god. you'll call it a lawyer and h

joining me me now missouri senator erec smith.e been on trump force one together to see this exchange i'm sorry i enjoyed every minute. it was classic trump. classic vance and zelenskyy cannot read the room. can't read the country, forget the room. >> i think zelenskyy and so many others are just so used to american leaders being weak and telling him what he wants to hear and not telling the truth. president trump and j.d. vance are entering into new era of american realism. our interest reign supreme. we need to focus on china. they were very clear today. i just think and i also have golfed with president trump from time to time. today for zelenskyy this was a gym my, this was a one foot putt that he just blew past the hole with his arrogance and smugness only person on the plan netanplanet to bringpeace. he couldn't say thank you and listening as opposed to popping off he got escorted out of the oval office and the white house. this thing is really in jeopardy now. but i'm glad the american people have a president and vice presi

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