murkowski: ok, good. since senator schatz is at the vote, we will turn to senator smith. >> thank you very much. the last time i saw you was one secretary holland was coming to visit in minnesota and we went to the native american boarding school healing coalition, it was a powerful meeting. i am grateful to have you all here today to address the tragic history of this federal policy. the federal indian school -- federal indian boarding school policy created deep intergenerational harm to native communities across the united states and so many of the issues we talk about in this committee, health challenges, educational disparities, mental and behavioral and physical health challenges all are tied directly to the indian boarding school policy. secretary holland, i know that you are committed to addressing this issue in a holistic way. people are people, they are not divided into different policy areas. could you expound on your opening statement and talk about how you see bringing a holistic approach to t

they still haven't endorsed lisa murkowski, a pro-choice republican senator who is running for re-election and who, by the way, didn't vote for brett kavanaugh's confirmation. is there some responsibility that the pro-choice activist groups have? 'cause the criticism of planned parenthood is that they became a wing of a political party rather than a sincere issue-advocacy organization. >> i think absolutely. there's no question. i don't think they ever endorsed me, eher, as a pro-choice republican. no, there's no question. this happens with all of those groups. environmental groups, the same thing happens. and, unfortunately, planned parenthood allowed themselves to be defined as pro-abortion rather than emphasizing the family-planning part of the -- of their name and of their mission. they let that go by the side. they decided to adopt this. they were going to really fight for pro-abortion issues. and i get it, but that was wrong. and i think they are responsible for part of this fractioning that we have, this splitting. but, you know, margaret, the good thing -- the encouraging thing in

really important to me, to senator murkowski. congress, congress -- not the native people -- the congress of the united states over the course of many years essentially has classified -- we in the u.s. senate -- have classified alaska natives into kind of two broad categories. there are tribal members, which is this circle here, and there are members of alaska native corporations. they're in this circle here. now a lot of the indigenous people of alaska are both, tribal member and an anc member. some aren't both. some are just tribal members. some are anc members. but we're talking about tens of thousands of indigenous people. so whenever we work on legislation that benefits the alaska native people, but american indians writ large, what we always try to do is say, hey, remember, congress did this. the native people didn't do this. so let's make sure that we cover everybody. let's make sure everybody is included. you wouldn't want to discriminate against one of these groups. they're all indigenous people. so that is what me, sena

specifically i want to thank senators portman, cinema, romney, shaheen, murkowski, warner, tillis, murphy, l-uppercase-letter, cardin, young, coons and sass for their work over several months. i also want to think senator klobuchar and brought you had the rules committee for their advice and counsel throughout this process. in senator lindsey graham for his insights and for joining as a cosponsor. the legislation that we aretr introducing the electoral count reform and presidential transition improvement act will help ensure that electoral votes total by congress accurately reflect each state's popular vote for president and vice president. our bill includes a number of important reforms but i want to highlight just a few. first it reasserts that the constitutional role of the vice president in counting electoral votes is strictly and solely ministerial. the idea any vice president would have the power to unilaterally accept or reject or change or halt the electoral votes is antithetical to the constitution and basic democratic principles. second our bill waives the threshold to lodge an

>> some senators have said that this bill senators murkowski and , collins, for instance, have said that congresswoman choose bill goes too far. >> we are not going to negotiate a woman's right to choose. senator makowski and senator collins may have their view, but it is not a view that is one about a woman's having the right to decide. we're not negotiating that. no. >> are you in discussions with the white house on any further executive actions that can be taken if this bill can't get passed the senate again? >> people don't like it when we say vote. people will be voting less fewer than 100 days. people will be voting and we have to elect a couple more senate democratic senators so that we can get around the filibuster so that we can pass legislation that truly that truly impacts a woman's right to choose. but there's not a halfway measure. can't be a little bit pregnant in this. it has to be a real measure that protects a woman's right to choose. and so no, it's not for negotiation. what what are you going to negotiate? are you gonna negotiate whether a woman can have contraception?

lisa murkowski is leaning toward it and not clear where the other five come from and mitch mcconnellon't announce how they vote until chuck schumer doesn't want to bring it up without the votes. there's a resolution to admit finland and sweden into nato and in the house they could vote on a tiger king bill. you heard that correctly. banning private ownership of large cats and tigers. and then a gun bill. it's likely to die in the senate but a major statement of intent by democrats to go aggressive on gun violence. >> john, say the democrats find momentum on the hill and get a couple things passed. how much of a difference could it make for somebody trying to figure out who to vote for in november? there's so much out there. >> conventional wisdom would indicate that republicans have a significant advantage. the facts are that the race is essentially dead even. so it's essentially a dead even race and voters tell us is that they're seeking passion, resolve from democrats so that they want to know that democrats have their back and government can work. i think this series of packages w

so. >> senator murkowski. >> i asked the question of dr. taylor. >> dr.lor, she left momentarily and we can ask mer for a response in writing or maybe dr. brandi. >> i didn't realize she vacated the care. >> you're absolutely right there are downstream effects and we don't know what they will be with morbidity and mortality and we won't know that for years to come. but i think it's important to name that we have a health crisis on top of already a health crisis through covid, that many labor and delivery across the country have closed because they were unable to keep their doors open. thinking about an influx of people seeking maternity care, do we have the support system. abortion and maternity care are not mutually exclusive and often times the same patients and things like maternity care, labor and delivery, and access to clinics in the community that are needed are both issues that need addressing. >> and we've gone way over time on senator murkowski. >> thank you, madam chair. >> senator rosen. >> thank you, chair murray, you know, this hearing reall

democrat joe manchin of west virginia and republican lisa murkowski of alaska both announced yesterdayt they had become infected. in a tweet, manchin writes that he is experiencing mild symptoms but is grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted. murkowski says she is experiencing flu-like symptoms but both senators say they will continue their work remotely. these are just the latest in a wave of new infections in the upper chamber. democrat top carper of delaware also tested positive last week and minnesota democrat tina smith just returned from quarantine yesterday this. latest outbreak threatens to derail the democrats jam-packed agenda at a critical time. before leaving for a month-long recess in two weeks, democratic leaders had hoped to pass a series of long sought-after items. those include bills to lower prescription drug costs, to codify same-sex marriage into law, and to boost domestic production of computer chips but with some democrats now working remotely, in particular, manchin, the chances of reaching agreements on all of those measures appear slim. covid-19 is not the

he rallied alongside the candidate challenging incumbent republican senator lisa murkowski.mp called murkowski the quote worst rhino, and rhino of course means republican in name only. and he praised sara pailen who is running for the sole seat in the house of representatives and touted her as quote legendary. >>> trump's attorney rudy giuliani is recovering after having a heart stent operation last week. giuliani had been campaigning for weeks on behalf of his son andrew giuliani's bid for governor of new york state. unsuccessively bid. he was hospitalized at mount sinai new york city after experiencing shortness of breath and sweating on the campaign trail. the former president trump called attention to it during his las vegas rally on friday. >> under the greatest mayor city in new york city rudy giuliani, he didn't know i was going to say that, he is watching, he is getting well, he had a heart problem, he is in a hospital right now, you can believe it, what they put rudy through. >>> alex holder's three-part documentary which follows former president trump and his famil

>> [inaudible] susan collins, mitt romney, elise murkowski, mike braun, captain, kremer north dakota,th democrats on this issue. they understand it is a real issue. they are sincerely committed to this cause. if i was joe biden i would put together a group of bipartisan senators similar to the ones that passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which i happen to think is one of the greatest achievements of the biden administration, to work on this and practice a solution that could get passed in the leaned accession of congress, or maybe even next congress, even if we have divided government, look for the first time ever and we will see how sincere they are, but house republicans are running this november on a climate agenda for the first time ever, house republicans ahead of an election have put out an agenda on climate policy. it is not nearly as ambitious as it needs to be. it is historic, considering that it never happened before. i do think there are opportunities to work on a bipartisan manner in congress on this specific issue. >> that certainly is the best way, we will see if

our witnesses today, david murkowski, nominated to serve a second term administrator of the transportation security administration of the department of homeland security. he oversees 60000 employees and responsible for security operations in nearly 440 airports throughout themi united states and security of highways, railroads, mass transit systems and pipelines. while in dhs t administrator served as acting secretary and senior official performing duties of deputy secretary. it is to be he served as the 26th vice, the of the coast guard and executive in the government services industry where he led teams to provide counter terrorism, security and intelligence support services to government agencies. the minister,rn welcome back to this committee, thank you once again for your service and willingness to serve once again. you may proceed with opening remarks. >> thank you and good morning. distinguished numbers of the committee. i had the honor of serving leader of the transportation security is administration nearly five years and is my privilege to be before you today to be considered for

. >> now the president has some company and today senators lisa murkowski and joe manchin also tested positive for covid. >>> in indiana hundreds of people gathered in support of abortion rights as the state considers banning abortion. today the indiana senate is holding a special session to debate this issue. senators are also hearing public testimony. protesters made their voices heard outside chanting and holding signs. they're in favor of a woman's right to choose. last month the u.s. supreme court struck down roe v. wade, which gave women the right to an abortion at the federal level for more than 50 years. and now it's up to individual states to make that decision. vice president kamala harris was also an indianapolis today. she held a round table discussion with indiana democrats at the state house. during her remarks, harris said the bills indiana senators are considering would be an absolute ban on abortion. >> that's the vast majority of women by the time she realizes she's pregnant, she will effectively be prohibited from having access to reproductive healthcare that would

senators lisa murkowski and joe manchin were just the latest politicians to test positive as covid numbers are spiking once again. >>> vice president kamala harris is making abortion rights a key issue in indiana. she met with democratic state lawmakers ahead of a special session to consider a bill banning abortions. and outside the indiana statehouse, a massive crowd of abortion rights activistses they say a woman's decision to have an abortion should remain a private one. >> it's so important that we respect the women's right to make their own decisions based on their own personal beliefs and circumstances. they are the best ones to make this decision, not some outsider. >> reporter: indiana is the first state to hold a special session to restrict abortions since last month's high court ruling ending the federal right to abortion. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, it's the silicon in silicon valley. a japanese chipmaker's major expansion that's bringing new jobs to san jose. >>> and the pope makes a personal apology for a school policy in canada and how he hop

murkowski: thank you, madam president. i am happy to come to the floor today to join my colleagues, the senator from alaska, senator sullivan, as well as my colleague from kansas to talk about where we are with this administration or where, unfortunately, we aren't when it comes to prioritizing american-made energy. as has been voted -- noted here on the floor by my colleagues, the president has just returned from the middle east and it wasn't for a sightseeing trip. it was for -- it was really all about oil. he was talking about oil. above all, the president made that trip to ask the leaders of several foreign nations, members of opec, to increase their production levels. okay, we get it. gasoline prices are way too high. we know that. we've hit national records in recent weeks. they're averaging right now about $5.32 a gallon in my state. that's actually down a little bit from where we were last month. but it's up over 50% from where we were last year. and as has been said repeatedly and if we don't need to say it here o

i know that senator susan collins, the republican senator lisa murkowski republican, have a working with senator tim kaine, a democrat who is catholic and voted for abortion rights before. but this is an issue that is close to his art. what, on some compromised language to codify roe v. wade, is that something that you would support at least that effort? and you expect something like that to be moved to the floor this summer? >> sure. it is a good question, and here is how i look at this, there are two issues. one, if there's a compromise legislation that was developed, i would have two questions about that legislation. the first is, can be confident that that legislation is going to protect the fundamental freedoms of roe v. wade and that will stop state legislatures from passing the kind of draconian bands or severe limitations on abortion, access to abortion care, that we are seeing all over the country? so that is the first question. will protect us from that activity at the state level. now that roe has been overturned. and the second question i have is, are there 60 votes for that

. >> you know, while we're on the senate, i know senator susan collins, a republican, susan murkowski, have been working with senator tim kaine, a democrat, who is catholic and has voted for abortion rights before, and this is an issue that's close to his heart. what's -- on some compromise language to codify roe v. wade. is that something that you would support, at least that effort, and do you expect something like that to be moved to the floor this summer? >> sure. it's a good question. and here's how i look at this. there's still issues. one, if there was compromise legislation that was developed, i would have two questions about that legislation. but first is, can we be confident that that legislation is going to protect the fundamental freedoms of roe v. wade, and it will stop states legislatures from passing the kind of draconian bans where severe limitations on abortion -- access to abortion care that we are seeing all over the country? that is the first. questionable to protect us from that activity from at the state level now that roe has been overturned. and the second ques

the fifth is lisa murkowski. she did tell reporters a few days ago she supports same-sex marriage and has for years. presuming those five are on board, the path to the next five gets much steeper from there. this is where i keep my eyes on senator mcconnell. mcconnell is very sensitive to the fact that democrats are out there eager to paint the republican party as a bunch of perimeter and akronistic people. he wants it to be a referendum on president biden and for mcconnell it would be to take the issue off the table if he can get the ten republicans needed to neutralize it, let democrats pass it and move on. >> a vote to protect america's right to contraception lso passed in the house along party lines. what does it look like in the senate? >> not very good. for two reasons. the first is religious exemptions. just eight house republicans voted to the contraception bill compared to 47 who voted for the same-sex marriage bill. many want carve-outs for those who oppose it on religious grounds. this one gets messy,

he was promoting lisa murkowski, as well as sarah palin who is running for our open congress eat. again, they brought up the election was cheated and you can't trust it. as you mentioned, the meetings with the group seems to be the most, which is my group, republicans, but i just can't compete with the national news that comes out. it's very challenging. i guess i am voicing more frustration than i am a question. thank you for -- i can see how you are dealing with overcoming the mistrust. >> first, i thought that was you, but i was like, he was in alaska. thank you, lieutenant governor. as you were speaking, i just wanted you all to know, there were not a lot of people among my colleagues after the number -- the november election who reached out and said, are you doing ok? lieutenant governor meyer, you did. it meant so much. i hope you know you have on -- you have unwaveringly spoken the truth every single time, every time you have been asked to do so, and then you have gone above and beyond in supporting those on both sides of the aisle who have been at the front of the fire. it

[inaudible] and of course he was promoting lisa murkowski's opponents as well as sarah palin who is running for an open icongress see you again but the election was cheatedand you can't trust it . but that will be out there. as you mentioned, i'm meeting with the groups but again, i just can't compete with the national news that's comes out. it's very challenging. ryi'm just voicing more frustration. jocelyn, thank you for the doing that democracy tour. but i would like to see how your dealing with overcoming the mistrust of the voting machines. >> i thought that was you. thank you lieutenant governor meyer. i just want you all to know there were not a lot of people among my colleagues after the november election who really reached out and said are you doing okay western mark a few peoplecame to my home but lieutenant governor my add-in and it meant so much . and so really. i hope you know you have unwavering unwaveringly spoken the truth every single time every time we've been asked to do so and then you've gone above and beyond in supporting those on both sides of the aisle who have been

amy: on monday, senators lisa murkowski of alaska and joe manchin of west virginia announced they, too had tested positive for coronavirus. democrats tina smith of minnesota and tom carper of delaware are also out of the senate after testing positive last week. their absences have left democrats unable to move several pieces of legislation, including a bill protecting the right to marriage equality. this comes as cases of the ba.5 coronavirus variant continue to rise aoss the united states, with some cies, including los angeles and seattle, considering reinstating indoor mask mandates. meanwhile, the cdc is reporting the u.s. has surpassed spain to become the country with the most known monkeypox infections since an outbreak of the viral disease began earlier this year. the u.s. has reported more than 3400 confirmed or suspected cases. the white house reportedly is preparing to name a federal monkeypox coordinator in the coming days, while the world health organization has declared a global emergency run monkeypox, the white house has yet to do this. the house select committee investig

one key backer of the project, republican alaskan senator lisa murkowski, said she hopes constructioncan begin this winter. kristen miller, conservation director of the alaska wilderness league, said -- "if approved the willow project would be bigger than any other proposed oil and gas project on our nation's public lands, and it poses an unparalleled climate and biodiversity threat that puts president biden's climate legacy at risk." in california, a fire near yosemite national park has grown to over 1600 acres. it is threatening the park's mariposa grove which is the home to over 500 giant sequoia trees. as of sunday, the fire was 0% contained. meanwhile, in utah, the halfway hill fire has grown to nearly 8000 acres. deforestation in the amazon has reached a new record during the first half of the year. according to the brazilian space agency, near 4000 square kilometers have been deforested this year. that's an area five times the si of new yo city. deforestation has surged under the right-wing predency of jair bolnaro. this is manoela machado, a wildfire and deforestation research

before it starts the summer recess and in the last few minutes, alaska republican senator lisa murkowski'sicial twitter account said she, too, has tested positive. tonight, why more people are planning to take shorter vacations. that's at 7:00 p.m. eastern. kelly, back to you >> we'll have more on that in a moment thank you. >>> still ahead, supply chain, labor pain and rising interest rates just many some of the challenges these three companies have to navigate we'll get you set up for these three companies next in "earnings exchange." (dad) we have to tell everyone that we just switched to verizon's new welcome unlimited plan, for just $30. (daughter) i've already told everyone! (cool guy) $30...that's awesome. (mom) it's their best unlimited price ever. (woman) for $30 a line, i'm switching now. (vo) the network you want. the price you love. only from verizon. another busy day? of course - you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with fully integrated security solutions all in one place. so you're c

those five will be rob portman, susan collins, lisa murkowski, ron johnson, and thom tillis. they stand. now important to note senate majority leader chuck schumer plans to put this bill on the floor for a vote. he's already took procedural steps this past week to move it forward. now they're racing against the clock before they go on recess. the month-recess happens in less than two weeks, but this is not the only bill they're working on, alex and amara. they're trying to pass a bill that would increase competitiveness with china, increase chips production, and an economic package. they're doing this in the wake of the supreme court, of course, ruling against striking down roe v. wade. dep carats believe this is a major priority, and this is really, really interesting, really notable, they could be get at least ten to pass legislation in the senate and codify same-sex marriage. it already passed the house as i noted. 47 house republicans voted on it when it passed the house. the clock is ticking, but democrats are hoping they're able to do this. >> daniella diaz, thank you f

susan collins voted no and lisa murkowski voted no. the senate floor staff picked up the phone and called the vice president's residence because it was past midnight and he was at home. they said, mr. vice president, it looks like we need your vote. mike pence got in the car and started to head to capitol hill. as we are standing down there -- i'm standing there with tim scott. we are lobbying our colleagues trying to get folks to vote for the bill. joe manchin walks up and votes aye. and there is an audible gasp in the well of the senate. the senate floor staff pick up the phone and call the vice president's residence and they say -- well, mr. vice president, we got manchin and it looks like we don't need you. mike pence turns around and goes back. senator manchin sat down and a sea of democrats came on him and i think they began to beat him with sticks. and five minutes later senator manchin steps forward and sheepishly changes his vote to know. the senate floor staff picked up the phone and called the vice president's office. he tur

and another republican, lisa murkowski, indicated she could support this. >> it's obviously settled lawould vote no? >> again, it's such a silly bill. i'm not going to address that. >> i have suggested to others that not only would i like to see roe, casey and griswold on contraception codified but i've also made clear my support for gay marriage years ago. i will look at what the house is doing and see what that might mean here on the senate side. >> reporter: now in the aftermath of the abortion decision and in the runup to the midterms, republicans -- democrats are not shying away from those cultural issues. they are planning to push ahead on another measure as well as soon as this week in the house to essentially assure americans have access to contraceptives, another issue that we'll see how republicans come down likely to support it in droves. some may have concerns about it. some may break ranks. on this issue, same-sex marriage, will see a divided republican conference as well. >> manu raju, thank you. [whistling] with technology that can scale across all your clouds.. it's sier

those being rob portman of ohio, susan collins of maine, ron johnson of wisconsin, lisa murkowski of and thom tillis of north carolina. we also know of eight republicans who will not support this legislation, as well as 15 republican senators who have not yet said where they stand on the issue. but look, it's base there's still not enough votes. it's unclear when the vote will be scheduled but the clock is ticking. democrats were hoping to put this on the floor for a vote before they leave for a month, both chambers leave for august recess. and of course, the closer that this vote is to the midterms, the more democrats could use this as a midterm rallying call to get voters to turn out, which is why they're trying to do this before republicans can't support t this. it's notable that there is discussion republicans could support this legislation, considering a few years ago there was almost unanimous opposition against same-sex marriage across the republican party. in the last few years, that has changed. it is incredibly telling, because 47 house republicans supported this legislatio

susan collins voted no, lisa murkowski voted no. at that point the senate floor staff picked up the phone and called the vice-president's residence because it was past midnight. he was at home. and they said, mr. vice-president, looks like we need your vote, so mike pens got in the car and started headed to capitol hill. as we're standing down there, i'm standing along with tim scott, dear friend of mine. the two of us are lobbying our colleagues, trying to get folks to vote for the bill, joe manchin walks up and votes aye and there's an audible gasp in the well of the senate. so the senate floor staff pick up the phone and call the vice-president's residence. well, we've got manchin it doesn't look like we need you. manchin goes to his desk and sits down and a sea of democrats descend upon him. chuck schumer descends upon him and i think they actually began beating him with sticks. [laughter] >> and five minutes later, manchin walks forward and sheepishly changes his vote to a no. so the senate floor staff picks up the phone, calls

. >> he was of course promoting lisa murkowski as well as sarah palin who is running for congress. so again, they brought up the election that was cheated but that issue is going to keep out there. as you mentioned, many of the groups which is my group, republicans but again, i just can't compete with the national news that comes out from the my pillow guy or whoever else but it's very challenging. i guess i'm just voicing my own frustration. other than just thank you for doing that democracy tour. but i would like to see how you're dealing with overcoming the mistrust of the voting machines? >> i thank you, but that was you in alaska. it was my instinct. thank you lieutenant governor. as you werespeaking , i just want you all to know there were not a lot of people among my colleagues after the november elections who reached out and said are you doing okay. people came to my home and also but lieutenant governor might i did and it meant so much and so you really, i hope you know you have unwaveringly spoken the truth every single time every time you've been asked to do so and then

republicans who are signaled they would support the bill, they include susan collins of maine, louisa murkowski and the fifth republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin who said last week he has no reason to oppose it. so my first question is does that mean he's a yes and how is it going finding the other five? >> i do believe that means that senator johnson is a yes, and in terms of how it's going, i have to say that i have had some really great conversations with my republican colleagues, talking about why now and how important marriage equality is in terms of being able to protect one's family and have the legal tools needed to protect one's loved ones. so we're making good progress. most of the people that i am talking to do not want their inclinations made public, if you will, but i think we're very close to having a filibuster-proof majority. >> so let me play, then, what we have heard publicly from some republicans so far. >> i'm looking at the bill and i probably will. >> i think it's insane that we're doing this. >> i've also made clear my support for gay marriage years ago. >> it's a

palin, his back candidate for the congressional seat there, as well as the candidate running against murkowskitions as a way to prop up these candidates who he sees as being loyal to him in 2023 and beyond. >> david, let's talk about larry hogan, the republican governor in maryland. arguing that trump's influence over the republican party has diminished dra cltically. it's a mixed result so far. >> it is. with all due respect to governor hogan, there are the leaders and then there are the voters. and i think his grip on republican voters is much stronger than republican leaders in washington, d.c. but this goes to why donald trump is on the trial. not just to discredit the investigators of the january 6th committee and prosecutors in new york and georgia, but he's also 100 days a away from whether ron desantis is the heir aparent. donald trump cannot let november be be about mitch mcconnell becoming the majority leader, kevin mccarthy the house leader and ron desantis in florida, the next presidential nominee. donald trump cannot take anything for granted. i think that's what you're seeing. he

alaska republican senator lisa murkowski says she recently tested positive as well. will quarantine at her home. a tug-of-war is emerging in the senate tonight over legislation intended to boost semiconductor production in the u.s. we told you about it. almost everyone agrees on both sides of the aisle something needs to be done but just how much and what's included is the subject of heated debate. here's congressional correspondent aishah hasnie. good evening, aishah. >> hey, good evening to you, bret. that's right. despite record inflation, supporters of the spending say this is a matter of national security while opponents are calling the pending reckless spending and a reckless spending spree. now this massive chip plus package was supposed to go through a professional vote tonight that has now been delayed tomorrow morning because of weather in the d.c. area. it is expected to receive enough bipartisan support to be sent to the house in week. now, the bipartisan deal aims at beefing up semiconductor manufacturing here at home by offering companies billions of do

number of prominent public officials, vice president harris, president joe biden, manchin, susan murkowskicovid. my question for you is. many of them have made a point of saying hey look, i've got it, and taking a -- unvaccinated and working through it. but at the same time we've also seen reports that this idea of working through covid may also strain the body and length the symptoms. where do you stand in this idea the people should be working through covid regardless of how mild they think their symptoms are? >> well, first of all those are really good questions jason, thank you for asking that. it really believes on your symptomatology and your energy level. i am one of those people who are vaccinated, doubly boosted who actually got infected. i had a very, very mild case. i had a little bit of a sore throat, i had one day of a fever that responded very well to tylenol. and i had one night where i was having a lot of runny nose and blowing my nose. the next morning i went on -- i felt very well. i didn't stress myself but i did work in my capacity as director of a research institute. i

it is a bipartisan bill with senators murkowski and lujan, which will provide desperately needed resources for communities grappling with substance use disorder crisis and to ensure efforts are based on what we know is effective and lasting. one thing you talked about, the stigma, there is more work we can do to help people understand medication assisted treatment is the gold standard at this point. and really is effective. last quick question. several cities and regions are seeing an increase in new synthetic opioids that are even more powerful than fentanyl. which is, from what i understand, the power of fentanyl, it's hard to comprehend. how is ondcp working with scientific and law enforcement organizations to develop ended -- and deploy field testing kits that are able to detect these new even more dangerous synthetic drugs? dr. gupta: thank you, senator. we know that with synthetic, there is a very important shift that has happened recently in the drug policy world, a shift from plant-based to synthetics. with those synthetics, pandora's box has been opened. we can expect to see much

lisa murkowski's opponent, the last name is chewbacca? if it is the latter i think that they have a bit to work with -- it is -- right? >> chewbacca. it will be an entertaining for months. >> i think so. thank you very much. good to see you. also new, a prediction that trump is likely to pronounce a 2024 presidential bid. this will intercept a challenge from ron desantis. joining me is the former communications director for jeb bush, a presidential candidate back in 2016. he is a political analyst. his new book is titled, why we did it. it is a travel log from the republican road to hell. tim, welcome to you. that is some title. first, do you think that trump is going to run again? i mean, why would he? does he really believe that he will win a general election in 2024? >> i am not sure that i have any special cyclist -- this is my observation from the outside. i don't see him as the type to move down to midland and start painting like george w. bush. he will not just let other people get the spotlight. this is a man who likes attention.

those five being rob portman of ohio, susan collins of maine, ron johnson of wisconsin, lisa murkowskika around thom tillis of north carolina. now, we also know that there are eight republican senators that have said they will not support this legislation and it will pose this bill. and 15 republican senators who are still undecided. 15, of course, they just need five more to add to that ten to advance that legislation. but democrats are incredibly hopeful, of course, this comes after the supreme court struck down roe versus wade. they want to codify same sex marriage, make it into federal law. and these senators appear to be able to -- the democratic senators are going to appear to be able to advance this legislation. it's just the clock is ticking. of course, this could become a major issue in the midterms that could help democrats, which is why they want to try to do something on this in the next two weeks before the senate goes on a month long recess in august, but of course, remember it already passed the house 47 house republicans supported that legislation when it passed the hou