larry roden stepped up to the plate. he's been more than just a partner in this role, he has been an advisor, a source of wisdom, and more important, a source of laughter. i chose larry to run with me because i knew that one day there might be a day like this one. i knew that it would always be possible that i might not be your governor anymore. whether that circumstance was the result of tragedy or opportunity. i wanted a partner who would lead this state as i would. i wanted someone who realized that our rights come from god, not the government, that it is our duty to protect the rights and freedoms of our people. i wanted a friend and larry has been a friend since i was first elected to the state legislature almost a year ago. you are next up to bat. [applause] this is a tool that is going to help you do the job. maybe it'll hold up a little bit better than those gavels you keep breaking whenever you are up here at this podium, but -- good. senators and leaders at your desks, you will find a smaller replicas of this a

don't late saturday she resigned as north dakota's governor succeeded by lieutenant governor larry roden four more hostages are back home this weekend from hamas captivity in gaza after an exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. in the moment we will get reaction from senators tom cotten and richard blumenthal but first return to fox news chief foreign correspondent on the ground in israel, trent 12. >> reporter: after forges submissive and is waiting for hostages released from captivity saturday morning. the women were paraded through gaza city across a stage before they were taken into custody of the red cross. in the emotional moment as the israeli soldiers were reunited with family members along the gaza border before being flown to a hospital in central israel. the exchange was the second of phase one and the cease-fire agreement and also included the release of nearly 200 palestinian prisoners. some of the prisoners were released into waiting crowds in the west bank city while dozens more of the violent offenders were exiled in the egypt. their current cease-fire deal is in

felt like that i really had gotten off on the wrong foot and that's when the majority leader larry roden, invited me out to dinner that night. he tells everybody that the reason he did that is he went around to other members and people that worked in the legislature or lobbyists and said hey do you want to grab dinner with kristi noem and me? she doesn't have any friends. they agreed and those four men that came to that dinner that night, you know, with this young mom and shared a meal and also their thoughts and knowledge about the legislature are still my dearest friends today. >> host: so i thought that i think one of the reasons that that particular anecdote from "not my first rodeo: lessons from the heartland" jumped out at me as we are talking in the immediate aftermath of the supreme court decision in dobbs v. jackson women's health center. as you are well aware, the country as well aware that decision overturned roe v. wade and a limited federal protections for abortion rights and has returned that question to the states. what does abortion, what do abortion rights look like in s