the first is new mexico, the state of new mexico.lose to half of all the oil and gas permits issued by the federal government last year went to one state. every state in the country like mine, trying to to get permits, guess which state got 2,286 oil and gas permits in 2021? new mexico. alaska is being crushed. no lease-sales in cook inlet, mpra, half of it off the table, probably about the size of new mexico. and in in many is getting special -- and new mexico is getting special treatment. who's from new mexico? oh my goodness, the secretary of interior is from new mexico. isn't that interesting? i think that's interesting. i wish the media thought that was interesting. could you imagine if that was a republican secretary of interior favoring his state over every other state in the country for more oil and gas production? "the new york times" and "washington post" would have a field day. if this were ryan zinke, this would be a front page story every day. but not if it's a democrat. almost half the oil and gas permits issued by the

, but new mexico was much larger than the the modern state of new mexico. so it included, nevada in new mexico and utah and most of arizona and parts of wyoming and parts of colorado. so that's about a that's about a third of mexico this area. so we'll look at that. well look something that area first. but to do a little bit of background, let's talk about andrew jackson. that's a presidential presidential portrait of andrew jackson an illustration talk a little bit about jack sodium democracy. so we haven't talked about jacksonian democracy much yet. we're kind of coming out of the year of good feelings, and we talked about the market revolution, but jackson when he was elected president, he had won the popular vote in 1824, but lost the presid. a and the electoral college and in the house of representatives and so he ran for office in a sense for four years in the name of democracy and popular democracy. jackson was the first populist president in american history, and he imagined himself as a jeffersonian in favor of the yeoman farmers and in favor of li

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and then tomorrow kind of expands. 90s from new mexico all the way to ohio. so toledo 87 degrees tomorrow, 89 is the record there. may break, may not. omaha 94 degrees. the heat will stay on. not quite as hot but really warm. so kansas city by thursday you're 91 degrees into the 80s friday and saturday. that's a little bit of relief for you. st. louis temperatures in the 90s on thuday asrs in florida we are looking at 70s and 80s. we will look towards today 'forecast and where we expect severe weather. >> michelle, thank you. >>> a piece of pop art history sells for an eye-popping price. get this. andy warhol's silk screen at christie's new york, shattered the record. a painting sold for 110 million in 2017. proceeds go to charity. >>> deshaun watson heads back to houston after being sued by 22 different women alleging sexual misconenerous gift for an entire graduating class we are back in 60 seconds. it's a new, upside-down bottle... with no cap. you just grab and squeeze. platinum's upgraded, more powerful formula breaks down and removes grease 4 times fast

it's just gone >> reporter: adding insult to injury, one of the two fires creating the largest in new mexico was purposely set as a prescribed burn, but after kicking out of control, what firefighters were trying to prevent is exactly what they are now facing miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> let's get a check to see if the weather's going to help at all. and michelle grossmann who's here this morning. >> good morning to you both, unfortunately we are watching that fire danger today and tomorrow we're seeing showers and storms. we've been watching this line of storms since yesterday afternoon. to the north we see the showers, but looking at heavy rain as well to the south you hear a lot of thunder and see a lot of lightning. from louisville to cincinnati and pittsburgh, hail and damaging wind, and a few tornados are possible. now as we go throughout wednesday, you notice it shifts back to the plains oklahoma city, wichita falls, we could see large hail and wind spots 20 degrees lowern this time of year. when we come back we'll take a closer look at the fire danger >>> still ahead, a first look a

one state where abortion is legal by default is new mexico cnbc's perry russom reports from albuquerquelieve you can legislate morality >> new mexico has no laws restricting it >> we need it to stay private and safe >> and no laws protecting it >> we're getting women coming from all of our neighboring states >> in february of 2021, governor michelle lujan grisham signed senate bill 10, repealing a more than 50-year-old statute that would have criminalized abortion if roe were overturned unlike its southwest neighbors, new mexico is entirely run by democrats. the governor's office, majority in both chambers of the state legislature, and the state supreme court. according to planned parenthood, after the texas abortion ban was signed, new mexico saw a 100% increase in patients coming from texas. oklahoma saw a 2500% jump. >> we want oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the country. >> now that oklahoma has its own ban, new mexico's numbers are expected to rise even more >> those folks are going to come to states where we have protected abortion care. >> ellie is a lawyer for the aclu

is your state, is new mexico prepared for an influx of girls and women coming to new mexico seeking safeions? >> well, we certainly had that situation already because even if you didn't have an outright overturning of roe v. wade, you have states that don't provide the right access, privacy, support to women and their families on all of their health care decisions. primarily abortion care and reproductive rights. so women and their families have been coming to new mexico for a long time because they restrict access and that's how they deal with their political opinions about women and women's right to reproductive health care. so tough to know whether or not you're prepared. we are going to stand as a place that protects and supports women. wherever you are, this is a state that is not going to turn women or their families into second class citizens or work to restrict their constitutional rights. >> what would your message be to somebody who hears about roe v. wade essentially being overturned which could happen soon, and says, well then it goes back to the states and sure, oklahoma ban

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has anyone actually been to new mexico? have you been to the western part of new mexico?going throughwwant you to imagi. i don't want to march anywhere. i'm just gonna tell you that right now, but i don't want to march for 18 days with 8,000 people right? let's just feels bad like i don't want to do this they eventually get to to sumner to the the boss redondo area and they're basically put into camps. for all intents and purposes internment camps overcrowded and under supplied and they're going to stay there for about four years. forced to live in these conditions 200 people are going to die. on the march but because of the conditions several hundred more are going to die and kind of eastern, new mexico. eventually at 1868 the us government's going to sign a tree with the navajo and say you can go home. it's now a reservation. and you cannot leave it? but off you go. so this kind of forced movement of populations is still ongoing, i mean you can even make arguments obviously about the attorney internment of the japanese during or at least japanese americans during world

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new mexico and arizona struggle against raging wildfires as evacuations continue. w exhibit portrays the controversial and confrontational paintings of philip guston. plus much more. >> this is the "pbs newshour" om weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: finland's president and prime minister announced today the country would end its decades-long neutral status and seek to join nato. the full government will make a formal declaration sunday. and its neighbor, sweden, is expected to take similar steps next week. for many years, finland s opted out of defense pacts, even when the cold war divided east and west. in 2017, 22% of finns backed nato membership. but russia's unprovoked war in ukraine pushed public support for the u.s.-led alliance up to 76% this month. if accepted, finland and sweden would join a cluster of new nato members in eastern europe since 1997, just what president putin had sought to prevent when he invaded ukraine. russia has vowed to retaliate, saying finland's d

the fire near the city of las vegas, new mexico, has charred more than 147,000 acres.destroyed around 170 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. the governor said that the state needs immediate financial assistance from the federal government. >> i have 6,000 people evacuated, i have families who don't know what the next day look like, families trying to navigate their children, their health care resources, figure and they're in every single little community. >> the concern is that strong winds forecast for today and this weekend could push the flames closer to populated areas. >>> and the "san francisco chronicle" says an anti-abortion rights activist was arrested after climbing the 60-story sales force tower. the 22-year-old was taken into custody yesterday when he reached the top of the 1,000-foot building. he climbed without ropes or nets. in a social media video, he called himself pro-life spider-man and said he climbed the building to support anti-abortion rights groups. >>> still to come, an iconic space and wild moves. the famous sydney opera h

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part of new mexico. several hundred miles. and so it thousand, between eight and 9000 navajo, i'm going to be forced at gunpoint too much across new mexico -- has anyone actually been to new mexico? have you've been to the western part of new mexico, you've been there? actually, going through mountains, that's also fairly dry, kind of desert like. yeah? 18 days, several hundred miles. i want you to imagine that march. i don't want to march anywhere, assistantship to tell you right that right now. but i don't want to watch for 18 days with 1000 people, [inaudible] like i, i don't want to do this. they eventually get to sumner, to the boss corner area. and they're basically put into camps for all intents and purposes, internment camps. overcrowded and under supply. and they're going to stay there for about four years. and forced in these to live in these conditions. 200 people are going to die on the march. but because of the conditions, several hundred more are going to die in, kind of, eastern new mexico

extreme fire danger in the west, wicked winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling one blaze in new mexico, now bigger than the entire city of chicago. >>> the supreme court abortion battle. new protests tonight. and word that states plan to act quickly to ban abortions if the justices strike down roe v. wde. >>> new fears of a covid resurgence, with a jump in new hospital admissions. major u.s. companies are now warning of new supply chain disruptions amid strict covid lockdowns overseas. >>> also breaking, reports just coming in about an officer stabbed in jerusalem. >>> the mysterious deaths at a luxury bahamas resort. three americans dead. what we're learning about a possible cause. >>> soaring gas prices, jumping 13 cents in a week. what's fueling the recent spike. >>> and a mother's triumph. her epic battle to live, and a mother's day she'll always remember. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> good evening. thanks for joining us on this busy sunday. i'm linsey davis. on this mother's day, we begin with a major show of support f

cnn's lucy cavanaugh is joining us from las vegas, new mexico.super windy. >> reporter: well, ana, you can see just how strong and powerful these winds are, nightmarish weather conditions for the firefighters battling the blaze. winds predicted to go up to 55 miles an hour in some areas. and this is significantly limiting the use of air resources like those much-needed helicopters that are able to do water drops. some of those are grounded at the moment because of these wind conditions. now, as you point out, this is the second largest wildfire in new mexico's history. it is affecting thousands of people, thousands of homes. nearly 190,000 acres scorched, 43% contained thus far. an official i spoke to said the number of people affected is a largely moving target because of the unpredictable conditions in this fire. we know about 12,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation order, but the official said we don't know how many people are living in those homes, how many of those homes are vacation properties, and frankly, how many are heeding orders t

some residence in las vegas, new mexico, east of santa fe, have decided to stay and fight the flames themselves. my home had predicted i went on my property. the weather forecast doesn't hold out much hope there's a man who has come in when the night there is a really, really strong or it was a they don't campaign in my wednesday going to be real trouble. large new flyers also broke out in arizona and several other states. according to us agencies, wildfires a bird more than twice as much land this year. as in the same period of 2021. rob reynolds algae 0. to say is world price freedom. day journalist senior gander say it's getting harder to do their job is because of the government crackdown on descent. arise group say it's part of a long running campaign to silence critical voices. herriman tacit reports for these journalists waking. again, that is frustrating and sometimes dangerous. in march, the independent online t v station was rated by security officials, journalists were arrested for what the government court fiber, stalking and offensive communication. some say they were to

a new mexico inferno burning nearly 140,000 acres. acuations in place right now and the new storm threat this morning after another night of dangerous weather in the heartland. >>> desperate to escape.

hot dry winds are feeling the flames across the south western states of arizona and nevada and new mexico forcing thousands of evacuations from reynolds reports. the biggest active wildfire in the us is tearing through drought stricken forests in new mexico, threatening homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee for their lives. the smoke in the valley was still butternut because it was, it came on that point. of course making money. the fires are visible from outer space firefighters are dropping flame retardant from helicopters and building firebreak with bulldozers. a high school gym has been set up as an evacuation center. the fire has burned for nearly a month, destroying $300.00 houses and other structures. dozens of small towns have been evacuated in the rugged sun great decreased stone mountain, some residence in las vegas, new mexico, east of santa fe, have decided to stay and fight the flames themselves. my home had predicted i went on my property. the weather forecast doesn't hold out much hope there's a man who is coming out wednesday night and there's a really, really s

been evacuated in the rugged sun great decreased dough mountains, some residence in las vegas, new mexico, east of santa fe, have decided to stay and fight the flames themselves. my home had predicted. i went on my property. the weather forecast doesn't hold out much hope there's an event we have coming wednesday night. there's really, really strong or it was the they don't campaign in my wednesday going to be really large. new flyers also broke out in arizona and several other states, according to us agencies. wildfire as a bird more than twice as much land this year. as in the same period of 2021, rob reynolds al jazeera. well, it's wild pressed sweden dang, which highlights violence and pacification faced by journalists now after me. and as well as tracy's power, last year, a violent crackdown, air force, many from the media into exile. this is the story of one of them now for his own safety. we've hidden his identity named park long, we're young, i go on. i'm an editor for catch in news group, which reporter news from catching state to people across me in march and around the world do

it's just gone. >> reporter: adding insult to injury, one of the two fires creating the largest in new mexico was purposely set as a prescribed burn. but after kicking out of control, what firefighters were trying to prevent is exactly what they are now facing miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> as covid cases rise again in just about every state, hospitalizations are starting to go up as well though nowhere near the highest levels we've seen. experts are also keeping a watchful eye on new variants emerging abroad. emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: tonight, covid infections are climbing coast to coast, and it's not just the number of cases. hospitalizations in parts of the country are starting to tick up too the cdc now urging residents in 56 high-risk counties to mask up. two-thirds of those areas are in the state of new york. >> i'm not here to stand here and say we're looking at shutdowns. i've said i'm going to protect the health of new yorkers. >> reporter: nationally caseloads are only a fraction of what we saw in the winter though new york city's recent numbers rival last year's delta surg

a heatwave that's going to impact much of new mexico. that isn't really what we want the see or hear, right? but let's just talk specifics right now. the calf canyon and hermits peak fire, that is a fire we've been tracking now for several weeks, and it's only at 30% containment. i bring it up because these two fires have combined to create one larger fire. and it is now the second largest in the state of new mexico ever, ever recorded, right? so the largest wildfire ever recorded was just shy of 300,000 acres. calf can john is at 270. and it is still burning. the likelihood of this to continue, especially with the oncoming heatwave, the dry conditions and the ongoing drought likely to overspread that or make that fire spread further and burn more acreage. in fact, it's so large at the moment, you can see it from space. that's a satellite image of the hermits peak fire. now california in a very similar situation, i want to take you become to 2021. because this shading of red indicates the parts telephone state of california that were und

gusty winds are fueling the flames in new mexico. these conditions making it really tough for firefighters as the wildfire path. >> heads towards thousands of homes. certainly we understand that in california are car spawn. and alice copper real has the details. >> the wind is a incredible. it's a president setting. high wind warnings are still in effect as new mexico's second largest fire on record burns. more than 176,000 acres. the hermits peak calf canyon wildfire swept through centuries old farming and ranching communities forcing thousands to evacuate. >> and thought be in my own backyard. lorraine trujillo says she woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of police sirens all around as authorities told them to evacuate. they were out the door in 10 minutes now staying with family. more than 100 miles away from lake could see was sirens going back and forth down the streets, you know, and good. some dining people out some 1600 firefighters are on the ground working to contain the blaze that's reportedly threatened 16,000 hom

we started this in five states, georgia, kentucky, mississippi, new mexico and arizona. we have targeted communities within each of those five states. we are in the process of hiring staff today who will actually live in communities within those states that we've selected through a process, data driven process. those individuals will begin to identify programs and challenges and projects that folks are interested in pursuing, then they will work collaboratively with 13 federal agencies and three commissions who will have what are called rural desk officers in each of those agencies. so this is transportation, hhs, education, et cetera. those rural desk officers will be responsible for working collaboratively with the folks on the ground in the five states in those communities to identify the programs and you short-circuit, if you will, the process for applying for successfully resources. our belief is that by providing this intensive care and by providing and all of government approach we will be in a position to provide a meaningful progress that folks will be able to s

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you so much, chairman cohen, for you and your staff's tireless efforts on behalf of reca. last week congressman owens and i led a bipartisan group of members to request a vote on s.4119. i'm grateful to speaker pelosi and leader hoyer for bringing it before us today. in 1945 the u.s. government detonated the first atomic bomb at the trinity test site in new mexico. the u.s. would go on to conduct more than 200 above ground nuclear tests throughout the century. ukraine number miners, many of whom are latino or native american in my home state, worked without the necessary health and safety protections and are still falling sick from radiation exposure. downwinders everywhere who lived in communities around certain test sites continue to suffer from lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, and other deadly diseases directly linked to uranium and the nuclear radiation. too many have fallen sick from lung cancer, pug mon nary fibrosis, and other dead

so far is burned nearly 300,000 acres becoming the largest fire in new mexico's history. it's just 27% contained. evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the states. meanwhile, the risk of wildfires damaging homes here in california is expected to increase significantly over the next 30 years. likely because of global warming, according to newly released data compiled by the first street foundation, much of california, florida face a one to 6% annual likelihood of wildfires. the likely that skyrockets between 26 86% of 30 years. other areas of the county are also experience increased risk. a wildfire danger. the study is the first comprehensive look at the wildfire risk facing every property in the united states. with that being said, john, we're talking about the weather back here at home have been on number of wildfires to heirs, murky in those areas. and here's our air quality today. back here home. what are some things you have to factor in? so air quality is going to be really good for us back here at home. unfortunately, for those areas closer to the new mexi

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it is exceptional to extreme across new mexico with these fires burning over 300,000 acres.ldfire in the state's history. what's on tap for today? we have critical feire conditios thanks to the southwesterly winds that will pick up, and then you add the combined dry fuels in mace place and the ong drought. this is the smoke forecast. both degrading the quality of the air across the region. so something to keep in mind as well. on the other side of the coast, we have our severe weather threat coming out of virginia. still today we have the potential for stronger storms across coastal new england and it starts to ramp up on sunday and monday with a multi-day seve severe weather threat. >> i'm sure you'll keep an eye on that as people continue to travel. >>> europe's biggest football event just under way, and this matchup pits two heavy weights against each other. we have more now from paris. >> reporter: so it all comes down paris. and a mouth-watering climax for the european club season with two famous and historic clubs going head to head for uefa's trophy. a prize that is o