here is kristi noem, the governor of south dakota.here she is warding about the possible danger of afghan refugees come into the united states. >> this is a dangerous part of the world, we know that we have a lot of dangerous people there that want to do the united states harm, and they should not be coming to the united states unless we know for sure that they are an ally and friend and don't wish to destroy this country. >> the afghan refugees should not be coming unless we know they do not wish to destroy this country, these dangerous people from this dangerous part of the world. you know who governor kristi noem did allow interstate a few days ago? hundreds of thousands of people on motorcycle from across the country for the annual sturgis motorcycle rally. many of whom are probably unvaccinated. in concrete terms, life or death terms, what do you think is actually more of a risk to south dakota right now? to your average south dakota and? afghan refugees who by the way have gone through an odor and vetting process, get a special

it's not just cotton and noem.dy jockeying for the 2024 presidential nomination. to name a few, south carolina "senator tim scott, florida senator rick scott," and "former secretary of state mike pompeo." in fact-- ( audience booing ) okay. ( laughter ) then you might enjoy these next jokes. in fact, pompeo has already formed his very own political action committee: "champion american values pac," or "cavpac." ( laughter ) cavpac is a fairly awkward name, but not as bad as what he's calling his fans and donors: "tipe ers." ( laughter ) because if you think mike pompeo shou ( laughter and applause ) now-- ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) now, apparently, in this regard, "pipe hitter" is a military term for people in special ops. but some folks on the famously horny internet had a different understanding of pipe hitter-- ( laughter ) a sexy understanding. so pompeo set them straight by tweeting out audio from this speech: >> best c.i.a. officer that i ever came to know. i'd asked him about someone who was worki

now we have governor noem from south dakotas do you care to weigh in on being the side of death thisekend that sturgis? >> you made an excellent point it's interesting this side to the political party that embraces abortion on demand our ink using us embracing data we are allowing people to have personal responsibility may choices of when they want to assemble or gather and spend time out doors so we had t a here in south dakota. the rally will end on sunday the rally will end on sunday we are having a fantastic time were glad everybody made the trip. >>laura: before we went on air the seven-day average of covid death is.one right now in south dakota you have among the best results given the fact you did not lockdown or how the mask mandates and it seems like you have an seems like you have an enormous amount of circulating natural immunity from prior exposure is that track with what you are saying on —- seeing work. >> yes we have that powell so over 50 percent of the population is vaccinated and those visiting south dakota , we need to remind them people came last year of those 460

governor kristi noem, do you care to weigh in on being on the side of death this weekend at sturgis?ellent point, i think it's interesting that besides the political party, the democrats who embrace getting abortion on demand are accusing us of embracing death when we are just allowing people to make personal choices and have personal responsibility over when they want to assemble, one they want to gather and spend time outdoors, enjoying their way of life. we've had a fantastic event in south dakota, the rally will end sunday, i guess, and they are having a fantastic time. we are glad everybody made the trip to south dakota. >> laura: we checked "the new york times" website before we went on air tonight and i think the seven day average of covid deaths is about 0.1% in south dakota, you have among the best results now given the fact that you didn't lock down, you didn't mask mandate, and it seems like you have an enormous amount of circulating immunity, natural immunity from prior exposures. does that track with what you are seeing? >> yes, it does. we have that going on, over 50% o

governor noem has said there's a risk with everything we do in life.t doesn't mean we court risk. we don't do that to justify smoking or binge drinking. if you and i were sitting on a beach and there were sharks in the water, we wouldn't run in and say, life has risks. >> it's interesting because as our reporter was pointing out, most places that have these big events, or most of these big events have that you've got to show your vaccine card. in many cases, you have to mask up and so on and so forth. but these are people who have been -- many of them, not all of them -- or i should say some of them because i don't really know the exact percentage -- who said, i'm not getting a vaccine. we're not doing it. we're not afraid of covid. i spoke with frank luntz last night. you know him, about a focus group that you did with 21 unvaccinated americans about what would convince them to get the vaccine. one of the biggest movers for people was mandates for vaccines in order to go to places like restaurants and gyms. what else did you find? >> i think it's time

governors like abbott, desantis, and noem follow the science and keep small businesses open and kids in school. they kept our churches open and they protected our liberties and preserved our freedoms. [applause] ms. mcdaniel: the results do not live. 17 of the top 20 states for jobs recovered have republican governors. 15 of the top 20 states with the lowest unemployment are republican run. 21 republican led states have recovered at least two thirds of the jobs lost from the pandemic. recently, i have had the most amazing opportunity to have conversations with some of these leaders as i have launched this podcast real america. by the way, it debuted at number one on government podcast in america. [applause] ms. mcdaniel: real america highlights republican leaders and shows how republicans -- republican policies are working and leading america's comeback from conservative values and common sense solutions. let's take a look. america is an amazing country filled with wonderful people who do incredible things. too often, the media and liberal politicians ignore big parts of our nation a

up, a harvard professor makes a controversial comparison between south dakota governor chris no,i noem and the taliban take over. >> a homeowner says she is owed more than 50 grand from a an employed tenant, she joins us live with her message. ♪ >> welcome back. the national institutes of health director sens a bleak message to unvaccinated american as the delta variant continues to surge. >> heart-breaking situation where 90 million people who are still unvaccinated who are siting ducks for the virus and that's the mess we're in. it's a critical juncture to try to do everything we can to turn this around. >> the cdc reported a seven day average of 129,000 daily new cases. that's up more than 700% from early july. but dr. francis collins fears the numbers could surpass 200,000, yes, that's right, 200, weeks. excuse me. >>> a texas supreme court backs governor greg abbott by temporarily blocking mask mandate orders for schools in dallas and san antonio. school officials in dallas a announced mandates, defying abbott's executive order barring school districts and other government entitie

about stress bike rally caused an outbreak in coronavirus cases, but south dakota governor kristi noemfter that event last year showed that the study was inaccurate and a political attack. critics say thein media has also largely ignored asking fauci about the recent lollapalooza concert in chicago where vaccines were required but the staggering photos show tens of thousands of concertgoers shoulder to shoulder at that outdoor venue. he also suggested he thinks statewide mandates will become s increasingly likely after the fda approves a vaccine. tucker. >> tucker: matt finn for us tonight, thanks so much. >> sure. >> tucker: you've seen stories in the news about governments and hospitals in the last several months mandating the vaccines for health care professionals, doctors and nurses. nobody has asked the most obvious question, which is why would you need to force doctors and nurses to take the vaccine that is self-evidently good for them? you can't say they don't believe in the science. they are practicing science. you can't say they are ignorant, they are doctors and nurses. what

. >> reporter: governor kristi noem is a big supporter, riding in a charity event this week, and it bringso there's a bald between the economic health and public health here. >> i can't wrap my head around that, that rationale. so that's what we're fighting. that's why our cases are out of control. gary, thank you. gary grumbach, in sturgis, south dakota. we want to the vice president of medical affairs at monument health at rapid city hospital, just 40 minutes outside of the sturgis rally. doctor, i want a quick reaction to your sound bite. he's attending one of the tens of thousands of people, saying how did we come up with a cure for key individual so quickly, when we still don't have a cure for cancer? this is what we're fighting, isn't it this. >> there's a lot of misinformation. we've been trying to get ahead of that, inform people that this is a modern miracle. we've never had a vaccine as safe and effective. probably the only one that comes to mind is measles, but that's the message to get across. >> some 700,000 people, as gary was reporting, over the course of the rally. are you

i don't think we'll see it with people like kristi noem.high favorability rating in her state. so we have to do what is sensible and push back where we see public opinion changing. >> let me turn now to coronavirus. after months of ignoring pleas to advocate for the vaccine, the former president finally did just that last night in alabama. listen to this. >> i believe totally in your freedoms. i do. you've got to do what you've got to do. but i recommend taking the vaccines. i did it. it's good. take the vaccines. but that's -- no, that's okay. that's all right. you've got your freedoms. but i happened to take the vaccine. if it doesn't work, you'll be the first to know. but you do have your freedoms. you have to keep -- you have to maintain that. you have to maintain that. and you've got to get your kids back to school. >> those were dedicated trump fans packed into a maskless rally in a state where hospitals are overrun with covid patients booing the former president trump for suggesting they take the vaccine. maya, has trump lost control

. >> reporter: on monday south dakota's governor kristi noem will hop on a bike and participate in a charity ride. she's among an estimated 700,000 people who will show up to the world's largest motorcycle rally here in sturgis. long-time business owners tell me thanks to the governor's support, events like this can still go on during the pandemic. >> honestly, more than a dozen of people actually put their heads together like they're birds, and oh, god, thank you so much for giving us a place to go and be halfway normal and get away from the hell hole our city game. we like your governor. >> do you think this event will be a super spreader? >> it's highly likely. you can see in the instances in other states where there have been large gatherings. mostly the milwaukee bucks where they had a significant spread. 700,000 people. i wouldn't be surprised if we have a super spreader event there. >> you're worried about covid or the delta varntd? >> i got both my shots. i guess i'm ok. hope. >> what about you? are you worried about covid at all? >> covid? i got my shots. not at all. nope. >

. >> because your pediatrician by training, this tweet caught my eye last, night governor kristi noem of south dakota, from friends, staying on mega brand, has tweeted about, avoiding mandates in her states, we will put it up on the screen, she vows a vaccine mandate war as the news week headline put, it that's her tweet at the bottom, if joe biden illegally mandates vaccines i will take every action available to put under the law the federal government, to which democratic senator murphy completed out, the south dakota law that requires any dakota law that requires any people entering scurrynth plan -from colonial penn? -i am. we put it off long enough. we are getting that $9.95 plan, today. (jonathan) is it time for you to call about the $9.95 plan? i'm jonathan from colonial penn life insurance company. sometimes we just need a reminder not to take today for granted. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance starting at just $9.95 a month. there are no health questions so you can't be turned down for any health reason. the $9.95 plan is colonial

person that could possibly outflank him on the right on these issues is south dakota governor christy noem who is not that politically powerful. when i look at this and see that ron desantis is so concerned about crossing this small minority of people who oppose the mandates and the vaccines, that tells me he's weak. jim, 70% of u.s. adults have had at least one dose of the vaccine. that means it's overwhelmingly popular. joe biden should lean into this hard. we cannot let 30% of the people to hold us hostage and keep us locked down once again. there's going to be a very clear contrast between the desantis approach and biden approach going forward. and i think we should all see it for what it is. >> i think that's right. i can tell you i've talked to so many trump advisers over the last several months who have said if trump had just taken a more proactive public health stance, he might have won re-election. yet governor desantis down in florida appears to be going down the same track at donald trump. kirsten, when you see some of these governors flat-out refusing to do anything in terms of

they're talking about abbott in texas, desantis in florida, and noem in south dakota, all resisting any public health mandates to stop the spread. what kind of political strategy is it to put people's lives at risk? >> it's a strategy designed to play to the base of the party nationally, to gain potentially a foothold in a partisan primary at the expense of the health and safety of their own citizens. it's a breathtakingly cynical gambit. and that is what we are seeing in these states right now. the numbers are spiking. the hospitals are being overwhelmed. but they are looking for opportunity amid that crisis to advance their own political futures. over potentially the bodies, unnecessary deaths of their citizens in their it's a. and it's just reprehensible. >> john, john, thank you both very much. i appreciate it. >> be well. >>> now i want to turn to two health care workers on the front lines of this pandemic. jeremy johnson. he is a traveling icu nurse for aya health, healthcare, who has been treating patients in multiple covid hot spots throughout the pandemic. and dr. havi karkowsk

the most reckless governor of the entire nation when it comes to the virus, that is of course kristi noem. she's a republican of south dakota. she essentially set off a biological weapon last summer throughout the entire midwest, not just her state, by allowing the sturgis motorcycle rally to go on. more than 400,000 people descended on the small south dakota city, and then went back to their home states leading to over 200,000 covid cases, according to an estimate from one study. governor gnome recently bragged about not shutting down, or instituting mandates throughout the pandemic. south dakota, has one of the highest death rates per capita in the country, and unlike states in the northeast, that got hit before the got testy capacity or really knew it was going on. south dakota was not in that first. wait still to go to had plenty of time to prepare for its outbreak, which hit its peak last winter. this is where she's running, and freedom of the grave. first they did not shut things, down that led to more deaths per capita than almost any other state and that is why you should elect he

governor kristi noem tweeting there is a risk associated with everything that we don't -- that we do in life. but the fact is we can mitigate the risk. we know how to do it and, that is, to get vaccinated. but in an america that is averaging more than 98,000 new cases, a day, the misinformation is killing us, just as surely as the virus is killing us. parents at a north carolina school-board meeting, furious, over a mask mandate for unvaccinated students and staff. >> i am not leaving, until you do a revote for the people, by the people, and of the people, now! >> okay. these are children, who aren't vaccinated, by the way. whose only protection is the mask. one state, where too many people are not safe, that's florida. with 134,506 cases over the past week. a record high for cases recorded over any seven-day period throughout the pandemic. but governor ron desantis is locked in a battle with his own people, as several florida school districts are defying his ban on mask mandates. but the governor seems to care more about his feud with joe biden who, yesterday, said this. >> he was u

there is a reason why republican governors like desantis, greg abbott, and kristi noem do not care about covid in their state, and it's not because they are some ideological anti-vaxxers or anti-maskers. they believe that taking the trumpian road will lead them to the white house in 2024. trump's talking points are wet get delivered to his base. even if he is not the one or wasting the words. it this is wet fox news brian kilmeade said this morning. >> guess what they are doing and is terribly runs city. they are deciding you cannot go to play, as you can go to movies, you can't go to bars, you can't go to restaurants, you can't go to james, you can't go to anything, unless you have your vaccination card for it. which takes $1 to make a knock off guard. if you cannot get the vaccination, you have to shelter in place tell like an american in afghanistan? >> yes, brian, what an accurate comparison. people who do not get vaccinated are a public health risk. so it is in everyone's interest, democrat, republican, independent, whatever, to get vaccinated and encourage everyone else to do the s

republican governor, kristi noem tweeting, there's risk associated with everything we do in life. bikers get that better than anyone. this year, the city says it will provide free covid self-test kits. >> these are just little tests that you get, that you take home. you still do the nose swab but you have results within about 15 minutes. >> reporter: and with cases surging across the country, masks continue to be a hotly-debated issue. in georgia, governor brian kemp has said the state does not need a mandate for citizens to, quote, do the right thing. meanwhile, on the local level, there is a push to increase vaccine confidence, especially among communities of color. here, in beaufort highway, which is a predominantly latino district of atlanta, core, community organize relief effort, is giving out vaccine for those 12 and up. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >> so as nick mentioned in his report, the annual motorcycle rally in sturgis, south dakota, got underway on friday. about 700,000 people are expected to attend the ten-day event, far more than in 2020. yet, out of last year's s

governor kristi noem has called on him repeatedly to resign. she did so again yesterday., a man named marty jackly, has already announced plans to run for attorney general next year, setting up the prospect of a contested convention between the two of them. it's difficult, especially right now, in the immediate aftermath where the trial, the case is still fresh. it's difficult to see a very bright political future for this guy. but he's giving no indication that he's going to step down. in his statement that he put out yesterday, he remained pretty defiant, and he talked about the work that remained to be done. and so i see no indication as of now that he's going to resign. there is the possibility that legislators could bring impeachment articles once again. but for now, jason roundsberg is digging in his heels. >> tom kludt, it's great reporting. thank you so much. really appreciate it. >>> ahead, what happens when a republican administration ends in widespread catastrophe from a historic crisis to a public health disaster to a forever war? the triage required of democr

but i'm here so -- >> reporter: south dakota governor kristi noem is a big supporter of this event.'ll be riding in a charity event here this week. it is a big economic driver for state. $800 million coming into the state and economic revenue because of this ten-day festival. it is a real conversation between public health and economic health. >> gary from sturgis, south dakota, thank you. >>> joining me right now is washington congresswoman kim slyer, democratic member of the house, energy and commerce and agricultural committee and also a pediatrician and i have to say anytime that i hear you and alex have conversations, i always learn something so it is a joy to get to ask you the questions this time. when you think of the city of sturgis where gary just was, what is your reaction overall? here we are, taking a peek into a bar, nobody is really wearing masks, people are sharing drinks, what's your advice at this point? we all want to get out there and live our lives, but it feels like now is really the time to maybe start dialling it back a little. >> well, the time to start dial

. >> governor kristi noem is a big supporter of this event.economic revenue to the state. so it's another example of people balancing public health with economic. health kendis, lindsey? >> it is a tough balance for them. especially with the delta variant being out there. gary for us on the ground. thank you. >> coming up, governor andrew cuomo is laying low in albany as we learn new details about the criminal complaint filed against him. and later today, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield joins jonathan capehart after representing team usa at the olympic ceremony and meeting with the refugee olympic team. watch the sunday show with jonathan capehart today at 10 pm eastern. eastern with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it's innovative. my go to toothpaste is going to be pronamel repair. age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. ♪♪ i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disea

kristi noem has stood behind the measures that doctors and scientists say are needed to beat this virusk. joining us now, gary grumbach, from sturgis, south dakota. what's going on there? >> if you talk to the visitors coming into town they are thrilled to be here. there is not concern about covid. but if you talk to the locals, they are not happy. sturgis is a sleepy town during most of the year. during these ten days 700,000 people are expected. they are going to be going to the restaurants, to the stores, trading patches, checking out each other's bikes and seeing folks that they only see when they come to the rally because they are coming into frown across the country and around the world. that's the problem as relates to coronavirus. folks are worried they are going to be getting on planes, back on their bikes, going home and infecting their family and friends where they are from. exactly what happened last year. the city of sturgis is doing something differently trying to make sure this doesn't happen again. they are giving away free masks, free hand sanitizer, giving away free co

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kristi noem saw that with the fireworks issue and the election, preliminary injunctions as well.'t mean that a vaccine passport is either morally correct or scientifically justifiable. but it does mean that litigation is uphill to try to shut that down. i think one thing, neil, that you have to look at when they actually roll out this program instead of just doing the trial balloon he did yesterday or last week is, you know, is it tailored, is it including every type of business? are there exceptions for, you know, for legitimate religious protest to it, are are there health-related carveouts, those are the types of things that will be upheld by a court more quickly than some sort of blanket authoritarian rule. so we'll have to see what the program actually looks like, but i don't think it's inhadn'tly weak. inherently weak. you know, something that's not a good idea but is going to be difficult to overturn in court. neil: you know, you're quite right to say there's nothing really subtle on curtis sliwa's approach, but the one thing that was quasi-subtle is this idea that he's go

jillian: good morning, back with your headlines, a harvard sprofer caming south dakota governor kristi noem reason why the taliban are winning in afghanistan. tom nickels now clarifying his now deleted tweet in party a charlatan like nome riding through a super spreader while america falls is 2021. unserious, destructive and unpatriotic. ible he says it's quote an honor and privilege to represent road cycling. wounded in combat after serving in afghanistan in 2008 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. steve? steve: thank you, jillian. a kansas teacher is now facing a $1,000 fine after quitting his job over mask requirements and about concerns regarding critical race theory. josiah was a sixth grade teacher at shawnee missions school district for 11 years in the kansas city area. he said the mask mandate was the final straw and is now pulling his own kids out of the district's schools for home schooling. and he joins us right now from kansas. josiah, good morning to you. >> good morning, how are you doing? >> doing okay. so, are it all started, you had mismichigan government television about