federal, state, local, north dakota. thanks to all the people in north dakota. we relied a lot on individual responsibility, light touch from government and had great results. we are number two in the nation, we passed new york in terms of testing per capita. we tested over 6%. pres. trump: are you using different tests? you are in good shape with the testing? gov. burgum: this is all with the pcr, nucleic acid testing. it has been across a number of different platforms. it is an order of magnitude increase. and the fifth lowest positivity rate in the country. alaska and hawaii are ahead of us, but we have been right at the bottom in terms of that particular. pres. trump: what do you attribute that to? being a good governor, right? gov. burgum: geography helps. the people in the state help. those few things. we took early action to try to reduce transmissible moments. we kept to 93% of the jobs in the state open. the 7% we closed were bars, restaurants, personal care businesses. all construction, energy, and, including all elective surgery, we kept that going. w

i would like to thank my friend from north dakota. it's great to hear stories from his great state and see how they're helping each other, coming to each other's benefit and really as somebody represents a state u.s. agriculture are not in the dimensions that senator hoeven does it's wonderful to see how the act community has stepped up not just for his date but for the rest of the country and we are very, very grateful for that. we seen so many people across this country stepping in and so many major ways. i i often describe my state of west virginia as one big small-town year we always help each other in times of need whether we know the person or not. the floods of 2016 i think were very good example of that and i call it our west virginia spirit, and there's no question it is helpless to some very difficult times like the time we are facing right now. every day, every day each of us, and i certainly am no exception, hear stories about how someone or some group has stepped up to the plate to go above and beyond to help their commun

>> north dakota is not exempt like in any state. oil and gas industry has such a long value chain, the supply khan for oil and gas in this country is so remarkable. 100 million americans work in the fuel sector. not to mention the national economic security that low price, reliable oil and gas provide for our country. and of course energy independence from bad actors like russia, saudi arabia. i do worry about it. i also want to maintain, jackky, this is really important for us to maintain the small producers, the diversity of small producers and not see a concentration of just a few multinationals the capital will follow the multinational to the cheapest production site where there is the greatest recovery for their dollars and their investments and that may not be in western north dakota, may not be in western texas. we don't want to see what happened to the oil industry what happened to the meatpacking industry for example. jackie: senator, you talk about some of the bad actors. when i see oil prices at $25 a barrel, they were tr

alive look at the white house, president trump is going to be with the governors of colorado and north dakota at this hour, that's one of many things will be monitoring for you, good to be with them, sharing. melissa: i'm ... francis, this is "after the bell", stocks plummeting today but off session lows after the federal reserve warned of lasting damage from the pandemic, fox business team coverage, blake burman with the latest from the president, lauren simonetti is watching the markets and edward lawrence is in washington, let's kick it off with blake. reporter: we are seeing a backtracking away from china in a couple different places across washington today. let's start with what we first reported exclusively on foxbusiness.com on monday evening which is that the white house part, president trump and his top advisers wanted to see the federal retirement savings plan that relates the federal government workers not have any exposure whatsoever to chinese equities. there was a fund that was shifted, about $4.5 billion into chinese equities, that was expected to go into play, the white house

national cemetery in north dakota. we worked to secure this cemetery because its presence allows north dakotans who have served to be laid to rest with honor while being close enough to their homes for family and loved ones to visit and pay their respects to our heroes. the new cemetery complements the north dakota veterans cemetery in mandan operated by the state. to help support maintenance and operations, i'm helping introduce a bipartisan bill, bipartisan legislation, the veterans cemetery grants improvement act with senators tester, rounds, and reed, so that state-operated veterans cemeteries receive the funding they need to ensure that all of our veterans can be laid to rest closer to their loved ones. our service members and their families have given much in defense of our nation and our way of life. in the state of north dakota especially has a rich tradition of military service. with deepest appreciation and admiration, we look to the meaning of their service never forget to honor those who have passed and exte

trump: the governor of colorado and the governor of north dakota, two fellas working very hard, harderey thought they would have to work, two distinguished senators you know very much, senator gardner, who you know, and -- say hello, say hello. >> thank you. we appreciate the invitation and of course, appreciate all the support you are giving us and leadership of our governors. >> pres. trump: yeah, and that is what we're here for, to do that and to talk about, we just came up with a new list on testing, cracked 10 million tests, which is here. like to show that to everybody. 10 million. we set all-time record by far. if you look down here, these are other countries that have not done anywhere near what we're doing. we're double, if you add them up and double them, weave done more tests. i can't get the press to print that, unfortunately, they don't want to print it. i want to thank the governors, thank you very much, we appreciate it. we'll have good, fruitful talks about going even to the next step and i know you are trying to open up. i know you are opening up, more than trying, you

from our last color is fargo, north dakota. is fromast caller fargo, north dakota. caller: just wanted to make a comment, governor. it is so refreshing to hear you tell the american people that or avirus is not democrat republican. it is getting to the point you cannot even watch the news. it is so bipartisan. it is out the window. it is so refreshing to hear you talk. it sounds like you are doing a great job in your state as ours is in north dakota. you are to be praised for the job you are doing. thank you. guest: will thank you. that is very kind. north dakota -- i know they are doing very well. i applaud you all. outerms of what this brings in americans, i love to see the compassion. i love to see trung to take care of neighbors even though -- to see trying to take care of neighbors even though we are isolated and trying to help struggling businesses. anytime you have a crisis like this, it does bring people together. i love seeing -- i just so governor murphy from new jersey. his spirit and what he has gone through -- it is not in a partisan way. he is a democr

president i like toat think my friend from north dakota. it's great to hear stories from his great state to see how they are helping each other and coming to each other's benefit and is somebody who represents a state but not in those dimensions to see how that community has stepped up not just for his state but the rest of the country and we are very grateful for that. we have seen so many people across the country stepping in. i describe my state of west orginia as one great big small town we always help each other in times of need if we know them or 2 not the floods of 2016 were a good example of that and following the west virginia spirit no question it has helped during difficult times mike what we are facing right now. every day each of us when i'm no exception here how someone has stepped up to the plate to go above and beyond not for attention when they are forced to but they genuinely want to make a difference today wanted to join my colleagues to help highlight thosebl unsung heroes here we are serving in the senate for most peopl

we're looked to expand in north dakota and north carolina as we transition to a 135 operation.urban, less populated areas just because of current rules and also mitigation to, you know, populated areas. so we're looking to scale in north carolina at first but, like i said earlier we are conducting operations in other countries like iceland. so as we learn the rules with the faa and help, you know, rewrite the rules for drone operations underneath part 135 we will be scaling in other places around the country. melissa: would it ever make sense to do it in a city or is this just strictly about covering a distance where it is a long way to travel to see the next person? >> you know it makes it really challenging in and urban environment when you have to ask the person to climb up to the roof to get your package, right? drone delivery in and urban environment creates a lot more challenges. with the suburban area, less populated area with backyards we're able to survey their backyards to make sure there is a nice, clean, place for the package to lower to. so in initial stages that i

jillian: a police officer shot and killed in sheriff stephanie wounded in north dakota. look at the video of a police caravan honoring the fallen officer. authorities say the officers while shot while serving an eviction notice in an apartment complex in grand forks was the gunman is accused of killing a woman inside an apartment. the suspect was wounded is in custody. the fallen officer's name has not been released. rob: top democrats defending planned parenthood forgetting $80 million in ppp loans. chuck schumer along with 40 other senators accusing the trump administration of unfairly targeting the abortion provider by pressuring affiliates to return the federal-aid meant for small businesses. democrats argue the fda is trying to, quote, score political points with the white house by trying to reclaim the funds but planned parenthood maintains that their affiliates are eligible for that aid. >> nearly 3 million absentee ballots could be mailed to voters in wisconsin. >> all in favor say aye. >> the election commission approving the plan during an online vote but it is

north dakota senator kevin cramer joins us now.sed of taking great risk and creating more cases and deaths by reopening early. what's your response? >> well, my response, similar to what steve forbes said, i say well, we have had interstate open for many years and decades and we live with risk every single day. the reality is north dakota has always been open. our governor didn't close most of the state. i think 80% of the businesses in north dakota remained open throughout this entire crisis. so the other thing i think you always have to keep in mind is we are talking about a very narrow range of numbers. you know, if you shoot 60% of your three-pointers go in and you drop to 59%, you are still more productive than the teammate who went from 5% to 10% success. so north dakota has had a grand total of 122 people hospitalized throughout this entire crisis. so i think it's a little difficult to measure north dakota in the context of the nation as a whole say compared to a place like new york. stuart: i believe that you and gove gover

why did he get involved in this in north dakota? well, that's because they had a shortage of doctors in rural areas. under the conrad 30 program, doctors who commit to caring for patients in an underserved area, like rural community or other areas that may be underserved including urban asian if they face a shortage of doctors, these doctors are allowed to start practicing in the u.s. immediately without having to wait two years. i just keep repeating this. they got their training in the u.s., they got degrees in the u.s. that's why for years i have led bipartisan legislation, which has been endorsed by the american medical association, the american hospital association, and the national rural health association, that would extend this program and allow international doctors trained in the united states to remain in the country if -- if -- they practice in underserved areas. it was through this program that this hero i'm talking about today, this immigrant doctor, was able to stay in minnesota and eventually began practicing at the

. >> yeah, we saw similar policies at play in north dakota, you know, after the native vote in north ta helped deliver heidi heitkamp who was a democrat in an otherwise pretty red state, they drilled down on native votes because a lot of native americans don't have a street address, but live in rural areas where they only have a p.o. box. so if that's what was on your id, it wasn't enough. so tribes actually did a huge intervention to increase voter turnout and actually to issue people tribal ids that you can vote with, that you can do, you know, anything you can do with a driver's license where people could actually get a physical address. so the specificity and the creativeness when it comes to voter suppression and, you know, there is no -- there's no end. [laughter] >> there is absolutely no end, and my favorite coda to the story is that while heidi heitkamp doesn't win in 2018, the turnout in mative american communities -- native american communities and tribal lands goes through the roof. and one of the people elected in 2018 is ruth buckner, the first native american woman elec

again, i would just love to see our state as part of being north dakota smart also be north dakota kind, north dakota empathetic. >> trump, meanwhile, seems to have lost interest in a full-scale battle against the pandemic and shifted his attention back to politics, twitter and golf. one tweet sent out while golfing simply said transition to greatness. trump's desperation to play golf after being unable to visit his resort since march gave former vice president joe biden all the ammo he needed for a new ad released overnight. ♪ >>> trump also spent the weekend in a twitter ballots with his first attorney general and the man who was the first sitting republican senator to endorse his run for president. jeff sessions. trump still isn't over sessions decision, the lawful and ethical one i might add to recuse himself from overseeing the mueller iran investigation. trump said you had your chance and blew it. sessions fired back i did my dut around you're damn fortunate i did. while these two bicker there are people with real life and death problems like in massachusetts continuing to see a r

so again i would love to see our state, as part of being north dakota smart, being north dakota kind,his voice how this has affected him. so far 2,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus across the state of north dakota. >>> hertz is one of the highest profile companies yet turning to bankruptcy to deal with the economic impact from covid-19. >> they blame a drop in travel demand. they say it was sudden and dramatic. allison, good morning. hertz not going out of business, we should say that. what does this mean? and what should their customers -- what should the industry think of their move? >> good morning, christi and victor. what it basically means is hertz filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which allows it to restructure $17 billion in debt and come out of it stronger. interestingly enough, you look at the industry as a whole, the car rental industry, it's not just hertz having issues, the entire industry is hurt by this plunge in travel because of the pandemic that hit earlier this year. and for hertz, two thirds of its revenue comes from the rentals hap happenin

. >> the senator from north dakota. >> thank you, mr. president. i rise with my esteemed colleague from west virginia, a colleague from missouri and others to remember to commemorate and honor those who have given their lives and service to this country. those who have fought and died for our nation, secured our freedoms. and we are forever indebted to them. that includes many north dakotas who gave their lives serving in our nation's armed forces. these heroes served in the world .ars and korea and afghanistan while we set aside each day -- each year, memorial day, to honor those who gave their lives, everyday we are reminded of the dedication and sacrifice of those who gave their lives. we must never forget who have made the ultimate sacrifice as well as those missing in action. that's why in 2014 i supported legislation to create this accounting agency. this department agency seeks to locate the nearly 82,000 missing personnel so we can bring them home and provide answers to their families. we also recognize that those who serve did not serve al

you can fit north dakota's population into manhattan. twice. and president trump kind of alluded to that variance in tonight's town hall meeting. here is another clip from tonight's event. >> in some states, you can do a lot less than in other states, and in new york, i think you would have to go around with masks for a while, you're going to have to do separation, distancing, you're going to have to do that for a while. but some states, you are doing so well. >> dr. thorp how do we make contact tracing work in larger, denser cities? >> well, it's helpful to remember that contact tracing is not new. health departments have been doing it for a long time. it has been a mainstay of public health intervention in the context of infectious disease trol. but the reality is, it is a really challenging project for a health department to launch a very large contact tracing initiative like what is needed now to address covid. in urban areas you would need a lot of contact tracers. they need to be very carefully trained. they need to be very, very carefull

let me start with you and the article out of north dakota.a is the only state to meet the estimated 30 contact tracers per 100,000 people. okay, you have covid-19. who have you interacted with, let's backtrack and get all those people tested and isolated. but you could fit north dakota's population into manhattan twice. and president trump kind of alluded to that variance in tonight's town hall meeting. here's another clip from tonight's event. >> in some states you can do a lot less than in other states. and in new york, i think you're going to have to go around with masks for a while. you're going to have to do -- you're going to have to do separation. you're distancing, you're going to have to do that for a while. but some states are doing so well. >> dr. thorpe, how do we make contact tracing work in larger denser cities? >> well, it's helpful to remember that contact tracing is not new. health departments have been doing it for a long time. it has been a main stay of public health intervention in the context of infectious disease control

from our last color is fargo, north dakota. is fromast caller fargo, north dakota. caller: just wanted to make a comment, governor. it is so refreshing to hear you tell the american people that or avirus is not democrat republican. it is getting to the point you cannot even watch the news. it is so bipartisan. it is out the window. it is so refreshing to hear you talk. it sounds like you are doing a great job in your state as ours is in north dakota. you are to be praised for the job you are doing. thank you. guest: will thank you. that is very kind. north dakota -- i know they are doing very well. i applaud you all. outerms of what this brings in americans, i love to see the compassion. i love to see trung to take care of neighbors even though -- to see trying to take care of neighbors even though we are isolated and trying to help struggling businesses. anytime you have a crisis like this, it does bring people together. i love seeing -- i just so governor murphy from new jersey. his spirit and what he has gone through -- it is not in a partisan way. he is a democr

. >> yeah, we saw similar policies at play in north dakota after the native vote in north dakota helpedo deliver heidi hidecamp a democrat in a pretty red state. and native americans who don't have a street address and only have a po box. if that's on your i.d. it wasn't enough. and so, tribes actually did a huge intervention to increase voter turnout and actually to issue people tribal i.d.'s which are federal i.d.'s that you can fly with, you can vote with, you can do anything with a driver's license where people could actually get a physical address. so, the specificity and the creativeness when it comes to voter suppression and you know, there is no-- there's no end. >> there is absolutely no end and my favorite to the north carolina story though is that while heidi hidecamp doesn't win in 2018 the turnout in the tribal lands goes through the roof and one of the people elected. the first native american woman, and man she defeats the man who in 2013 first proposed that voter i.d. bill. so, there's good news out of that story. >> and with that good news, it's not just coincidence, it

jeff is an devils like, north dakota. you are next -- devils like -- lake, north dakota.ou are next. caller: we are supposed to trust in our police officers. to see a video like that, and purposely put a knee on his neck , i mean how much more wrong is that? i just don't get it. town to loot the whole get a message across? i think that is overdoing it for the peoples concerned -- for the peoples concerned. every life does matter. there is no doubt about it. no matter what color it is. get you know, president trump, what he says and does sometimes could be taken one way or the other. it is hard to take him because personore or less a -- like me and a politician, so he has a way of putting things in a different perspective. host: that was jeff in north dakota. caller: please bear with me. this is my second time calling. my comments concerning the violence in the city of minnesota. this is what we need to do as americans from all races, from all denominational backgrounds, because it brings a sadness to my heart to cim a 57-year-old ing allnd i am see these racial tensions.

people today, whether they're in north dakota, washington state, montana, oregon, any of our home states, people are at home and they're living their lives online. now more than ever i would say to senators of both political parties because i've long felt that these issues were fundamental, fundamental to ensuring that we prove, as i stated earlier, that liberty and security aren't mutually exclusive. smart policies give you both and not so smart policies don't give you either. during this pandemic, americans deserve assurances that the government isn't spying on them as they're home where they think they're going to have some measure of privacy, and probably until they heard this debate didn't know the government could spy on them at home as they move around the internet. americans deserve to know at this unique time that the government is not engaged in digital tracking of their personal lives. the warrantless collection of americans' web browsing history offers endless opportunities for abuse. tonld trump called -- donald trump called for investigation of his political enemies. all it

to launch a new app called care 19 those who download care 19 will get a random id number the north dakota coronavirus response website says the apple anonymously catch the individuals locations throughout the day and if they test positive for covid-19 they will be given the opportunity to consent to provide their information to health officials to help in contact tracing and forecasting the pandemic's progression with accurate real-time data. apple and google are developing new contact tracing technology using smartphones in blue tooth technology to alert those who may have been close to someone infected. but there are limitations to the new technology users would have to opt in and it's not clear whether enough people would do so to make the effort worthwhile and people without smartphones wouldn't get notified for today's consumer watch i'm mandy gaither. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the city of san francisco is being sued over the conditions in the tenderloin. >>why the lawsuit says the city abandoned the ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and

i come from north dakota.uce that stuff, we understand the supply chain issue as well as anybody in the country. we should be here now. there's a group of republican in d.c. that were meeting with the president today, and we're here and ready to work. we can't come back and just have a take it or leave it bill that has no implications. western probably coning trait on getting our economy back open and solving these problems. and every state in the country and if congress going to do an after-action report as we get back online, and we should because this has been one of the most significant events in our history. but now is not the time to appoint a group of partisans on a committee that is essentially impeachment 2.0. elizabeth: congressman, great to see you. come back soon. >> thank you. elizabeth: okay. up next, more trouble for joe biden. a newly-revealed court document from 1996 shows former senate staffer tara reade told her ex-husband she was sexually harassed while working for joe biden in 1993. we're

north dakota empathetic.rstanding to do this thing. because if somebody wants to wear a mask, there should be no mask shaming. >> visibly emotional there. your response. >>iev. my response, i know the governor, he's a great leader in north dakota. i was with him not too long ago. i fully support what he said. there should be no shaming and the fact is we are in a new world with threats that are invisible. we have take every precaution that's absolutely available to us. and wearing a mask in certain situations is very important, especially when you're not able to ensure that you have the appropriate space between you and others when you are shopping, when you are out in the street and so on. so i think the governor is spot on with what he has said. >> all right, thank you very much, sir, for coming on the program today and offering your expertise. i really appreciate it. >>> coming up after the break, another great challenge in these times is voter outreach. i will be joined by congresswoman cherri bustos as v

jamestown north dakota. go ahead, north dakota. >> caller: question, is or any possible commercial activity or private company in the united states for summer inn the world to go out to the moon or mars? it seems go to mars, we found water there, big deal. iwe mean, is there any mining activity that maybe we be better off going to the asteroids? just for the sake of exploring. i think it's just a waste of money unless you get private companies involved for some commercial activity. >> host: he speaking something we've been talking about and that's companies, commercial companies being involved. >> guest: right. nasa's vision for the future spaceflight has really created an economy in space, an ecosystem of companies and government and academia all working together. he touched on something about mining. there are asteroids that scientists say have rare earth metals that don't exist in large quantities on earth and there's also vast resources water on the moon and mars that can be used for number of applicatio

north dakota and utah like to believe they had the first woman voter, and and they may have, but they voted in restricted elections. wyoming women never had to do that. they were on the same terms with men, which is extraordinary. in here, we have maybe elizabeth cady stanton coming to the salon to listen about the defensive suffrage, because what happens, it was passed in 1869. in 1871, wyoming was getting so much grief that the legislature was saying maybe we should resend this act. stephen downey, and this is an exhibit of stephen, thinking about this possibly in this salon -- speaking about this possibly in this salon, speaking about these act -- this act. they were given such grief of an act where whitman had downey piece whererkable he spoke to the wyoming public about how important this was that we keep this, that we retain this. it was retained in 1871 by one vote in the legislature. fast-forward 17 years. wyoming territory is wanting to become a state. washington, d.c. says no one else in the world or in the united states is giving women these kinds of rights. you need to res

if you're a governor of north dakota, if you're a citizen of north dakota, you'll watch that in the next couple days. here's one week out. here's where we are today. kansas at the moment trending down even as it reopens. that's an encouraging sign, right? the risks are manageable. hospitalizations not going up if your case count is going down. watch kansas at the moment as it seems to be on a pretty good track as it reopens. virginia is more of a gamble in the state of virginia. look at the seven-day line. it is flat. yesterday a thousand cases plus in the state of virginia. it's been relatively flat. flat is not going up in a big way, so the governor says he can reopen. but you watch this play out, nearly a thousand cases a day. the governor says it's time to reopen. that's still a pretty high number. some areas get exemptions, including richmond, the state capitol. >> the legislative black caucus, the general assembly, spoke to the effect the reopening will have on people of color. i stand here today in full agreement with them. i cannot justify risking the health and safety of the res

i'd like to thank my friend from north dakota. it's great to hear stories from his great state and see how they're helping each other, coming to each other's benefits, and really as somebody who represents a state who has agriculture but not in the dimensions that senator hoeven does, it's wonderful to see how the ag community has really stepped up not just for his state but for the rest of the country. and we're very, very grateful for that. we've seen so many people across this country stepping in in so many major ways. i often describe my state of west virginia as one big small town. we always help each other in times of need whether we know the person or not. the floods of 2016, i think were a very good example of that, and i call it our west virginia spirit. and there's no question it has helped us through some very difficult times, like the time we're facing right now. every day, every day each of us, and i certainly am no exception, hears stories about how someone or some group has stepped up to the plate to go above and jo

we are particularly pleased with the one we have had for years in north dakota. you mentioned the cc u.s., but there are other technological advances and research that can be done there with project andra and with the energy environment research council of there. you have unique geologic formations there in north dakota, for example and i think the work together with that university, with that organization, resulted in north dakota being able to be at the forefront of the unconventional shale plane. >> are you concerned about early closure of medical baseload assets and the impact it will have on the reliability and resilience in the grid? >> thank you for the question. we are concerned about the premature closing of baseload units. whether it is premature or coal, natural gas or in part because of some of the pricing mechanisms that have been in place. certainly under the leadership he haschairman, attempted to address these inequities, if you will, in the market formation around the country. in supportn working of that to get policies in place to make sure that

during the last hearing criticism was bipartisan and tangible from rhode island to north dakota to oregon. each of us expressed frustration with the seemingly tone deaf bureaucracy which either doesn't do what it is supposed to do or does what it is not supposed to do. that brings me here today. major turn major general spellman's pending nomination. and and other western states. due to poor maintenance of relief, the control plan could potentially devastate water supply and irrigation needs in eastern parts of my stay. as usual the criticism was overly complicated and did not adequately reflect the needs and realities. ..mised to take a fresh look and reassess the economic impacts. he worked with me to craft legislation supporting his efforts which was added to the water infrastructure legislation we unanimously passed out of e.p.w. not too long ago. he listened to the problem and is working with me to help solve it. i also challenged general spelman on western state water rights, a problem that's plagued western states who operate under the prior appropriation doctrine. appropriation do

. >> i would really love to see in north dakota that we could just skip this thing that other parts of nation are going through where they're creating a divide. either it's ideological or political or something around mask versus no mask. >> this is not about politics. this is not about whether you're liberal or conservative, left or right, republican, democrat. you wear the mask not to protect yourself so much as to protect others. >> protect others. that's what it's about. and if you want to be idealistic, or what some would just call ethical, you should care about those others no matter who they are. but you think you'd especially care if they were other people that you already care about, you already deal with, that you're already living with. we all know you care a lot about your own community, your own family. president trump, though is doing something different as well. he is pushing for a republican convention with a boisterous live crowd as a deliberate contrast to the events held by democrats. and a chance on depending how it goes, it could pose a risk. how should americans s

the governor of north dakota said it so well. we can't be critical of someone else because they wear a mask. it is not expression of freedom, when you wear a mask, you are expressing your concern of someone else. that's what memorial day is about. sk feisti it's sacrificing for someone else's benefit. that's what we do when we wear a mask. we are trying to set the right example. >> you do that. if you don't wear a mask, i think it's fair to say you are being selfish because you could infect someone. the smart thing, the right thing to do is wear a mask especially if you are in the middle of a whole bunch of people. thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >>> just ahead on this special situation room, we are going to have medical experts standing by to weigh in on the breaking news of a potential coronavirus vaccine. and also beaches around the country that could let the coronavirus spread as americans let their guard down. how do your teeth get a dentist-clean feeling? start with a round brush head. add power. and you've g

this is important to north dakota and. -- this is important to north dakota. i brought this up in another hearing. we are major energy producing state. the last administration wanted to keep driving emissions down by using the regional haze program without stopping to think about what the program is all about, and that is visibility improvement. visibility improvement. but the cost of compliance can cause plants to shut down, which seems like an awfully steep price to pay for visually -- visual improvements that are unnoticed to the naked human eye. rule one of the states to meet ambient air qualities prescribed by the epa, but the previous administration wasn't about visibility standards. it was about using every tool they could to get after -- certainly on the clean water act, but the clean air act. they try to utilize regional haze to accomplish some of those goals. in august of last year under your leadership, the epa released final guidance outlining the flexibility that states, recognizing the privacy of states have to comply with the program under the c

york,s followed by new the north dakota. -- then north dakota. you could see that most of the high burdened areas of the united states had more than 6% testing. admiralyou heard from gerard, we wanted every state to test at least 2% of the population during may. you can see 100% of the states now are over 2%. [no audio] ensure they have adequate transport media and slobs. of theencouraged progress made. it is also what we to be opportunity to encourage governors and encourage governors to test 100% of the nursing home residents and staff , because many of our -- our outbreaks have started in nursing homes. -- is a conjugated slide this is a complicated slide. i took you through our surveillance system. i am taking you now into the start of how we use laboratory data to really understand what is happening both in the metros and at the state level. this is every single state. you can see the triangles, the top part that you can see, the of theey pieces diamonds, that is where the states were in the name of positive tests, the nucleic acid tests, di

there was, you know, powerful stories to watch in north dakota as well which is a state that has such clean elections they don't even bother requiring a voter registration there. but in 2013 right after the native american vote helped catapult heidi heitkamp into the u.s. senate, legislate to haves there decided to pass this law which mandated a street address, sort of the one thing they knew didn't exist in the tribal lands. the tribes were able to knock this back in court, but the legislature would keep coming at it every single time a court would order it go away, the legislature would come back and refine it and try again. finally in 2018 just before election day, they got a judge that okayed it, and the voter id restrictions were able to go into law. and these tribes, they just got to work. they got in touch with professors and academics and experts in mapping, and they did all this sophisticateed gis work to nail down addresses for all of the homes of the tribal land, and then they printed ids. they burned the machine out, they made so many. turnout soared. it was wild. and one

what is the current state of oil and gas not only in texas but north dakota has also taken a big hit.> thank you for having me on. it is difficult times right now. not just energy. some of the bigger names have laid off here in houston, every company is virtually related to mrg. we are a recruiting firm never setting out to be an energy recruiting firm 80% of our business is energy. we've had hundreds of thousands. a high percentage of unemployment even more than the '80s for us, this is a very difficult time here. >> houston has ridden out these waves and is arguably maybe the most important economic city in america. it has powered job growth. even after the great recession, houston was adding jobs. women were packing up their lives and moving to houston. out siefd energy, what is your long-term prognosis? >> right now, it is a perfect storm. we were already having a slide down before this and then the trouble with covid long term, we've been through harvey and up and down one of the down turns is that people leave workers leave, they never come back they either retire, retire early

york,s followed by new the north dakota. -- then north dakota. you could see that most of the high burdened areas of the united states had more than 6% testing. admiralyou heard from gerard, we wanted every state to test at least 2% of the population during may. you can see 100% of the states now are over 2%. [no audio] ensure they have adequate transport media and slobs. of theencouraged progress made. it is also what we to be opportunity to encourage governors and encourage governors to test 100% of the nursing home residents and staff , because many of our -- our outbreaks have started in nursing homes. -- is a conjugated slide this is a complicated slide. i took you through our surveillance system. i am taking you now into the start of how we use laboratory data to really understand what is happening both in the metros and at the state level. this is every single state. you can see the triangles, the top part that you can see, the of theey pieces diamonds, that is where the states were in the name of positive tests, the nucleic acid tests, di

national cemetery in north dakota. we worked to secure this cemetery because its presence allows north dakotans who have served to be laid to rest with honor while being close enough to their homes for family and loved ones to visit and pay their respects to our heroes. the new cemetery complements the north dakota veterans cemetery in mandan operated by the state. to help support maintenance and operations, i'm helping introduce a bipartisan bill, bipartisan legislation, the veterans cemetery grants improvement act with senators tester, rounds, and reed, so that state-operated veterans cemeteries receive the funding they need to ensure that all of our veterans can be laid to rest closer to their loved ones. our service members and their families have given much in defense of our nation and our way of life. in the state of north dakota especially has a rich tradition of military service. with deepest appreciation and admiration, we look to the meaning of their service never forget to honor those who have passed and exte

kind, north dakota everyo empathetic, north dakota understanding to do this thing.ants to wear a mask, there should be no mask shaming. >> claire mccaskill, i cried when i saw that, because somewhere in all of this, in peter's brilliant reporting, in the behavior that we showed, that i'm sure you're right, that's being modeled based on the president's scorning, showing disdain and scorn for science and for public safety, there are leaders out there sumpsump simply trying to protect, as he said, maybe a 5-year-old with cancer. >> yeah, it's hard not -- and maybe because i can cry at commercials, you know, i'm not ashamed of the fact i cry easily, when i watched that video for the first time, i choked up. and maybe it's because i've got people in my family i worry about. and when i think of their safety, i realize that how others are viewing this impacts how healthy they can rep main. and so it is one of these things where that governor was really kind of showing an ethos of being what tim mcgraw would say is humble and kind. he was speaking from his heart. he was tal

north dakota, if you were looking at the rate of testing a couple of weeks ago in north dakota, verybut suddenly, you can see by this, north dakota ramping up very quickly. you're starting to see a lot of other states here that weren't really on that list a couple of weeks ago. they are starting to advance in the testing area in a pretty significant way. you get to that question then of these states that are reopening. and we should say, reopening in one state can look very different in reopening in other states. in some states, in-person dine conclude allowed with 25% capacity. in other states, you still have to go pick up your food curbside due to a big variance in how they are doing it in these states. but remember these guidelines, these federal guidelines that the white house put out for states a couple of weeks ago. they said, a two-week decline in your case load or a two-week decline in the rate of tests you take that come back positive. again, those are the standards they want the states to be meeting here, to be thinking about needing to reopen. take a look at it this way. t

senator john hoeven, thank you very much for joining us from north dakota. got you. thank you. >>> next case. an amazon vice president, he was one of their top cloud engineers, well, he's left the company, stepped down. susan, tell me why he's leaving. susan: he's upset that amazon fired several employees that protested against the workplace conditions, including the ones that led the walkout in staten island recently here in new york state and also the one that led the minnesota walkout on prime day last year, which i covered. he is a top engineer at aws which is the cloud services division. he says remaining as an amazon vp would have meant in effect signing off on actions that i despise and my favorite line from his blog post is that the firing of these employees is evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture and i choose neither to serve nor drink that poison. stuart: whoa! susan: we know amazon has come under fire for a lot of their some would say unsanitary work conditions. too many people in the building at once during these covid times