. ♪ >> the black hills of south dakota are very sacred areas as a whole. >> in the black hills i believet one time or another there is a piece of the rest of the world somewhere. >> we are in the epicenter of, sometimes testy relations between a native and non-native inhabitants. >> stretching about 110 miles long and 70 miles wide, the black hills of south dakota rise up from the planes adjust to the west of rapid city. >> the black hills are very important to the native american committee. it is referred to as the heart. >> it is because of the rich greenness, the kind trees and elevations we have that surround all of that. >> picking up where rapid city is at, we are positioned at the gateway to the black hills. it is how we have always built ourselves all the way back to the earliest founders of rapid city. >> i am donovan, my name -- families of the many cozy lakota for my travel association which is about 100 miles east from where i am now. and, the sacred bear butte a spiritual place where not only lakota but people of many american indian tribes and national sees visit. about the

. ♪ >> the black hills of south dakota are a very sacred area as a whole. >> in the black hill, i believehat at one time or another, there is a piece of the rest of the world here somewhere. >> we're in the epicenter of sometimes testy relations between native and nonnative inhabitants. ♪ >> stretching about 110 miles long and 70 miles wide, the black hills of south dakota rise up from the plains just to the west of rapid city. the black hills are very important to the native american community members. it is referred to as the heart. the black hills, just because of the rich greenness, it's from the pine trees, and the elevations that we have that surround all of that. >> so thinking of where rapid city is at, we're positioned at the gateway to the black hills. it's kinds of how we always billed ourselves. even all the way back to the earliest founders of rapid city. ♪ >> i'm donovan sprague. and the backbone of the craze horse families. my tribal affiliation, from the cheyenne river reservation, which is about 100 miles east of where i stand rightovt now. at the sacred bear butte. a ver

we have north and south dakota. i don't know whether any of you know why we have north and south dakota. two senators versus four senators. and the republicans who were in charge wanted to have four senators to assure their majority in the senate as opposed to the democrats in the south. ironic how things change. so if you are voting on politics, i get it. but on principle nevada was added and taken from utah, by the way, because the republicans who were then in charge back in the day wanted to have two additional senators. and they got them. with less than 10,000 people living in the area that was taken from utah, wyoming, and colorado. and formed nevada. so let's not get mired in these principled votes because this is about two senators. we get it. it is not about principle. because there are over 700,000 people, 712 to be exact, maybe more when we get the crepe suss reports, -- census reports, who are unequal citizens in america. i want to thank the incomparable eleanor holmes norton for her hard work and tireles

"rhino, republican in name john thune, mitch's boy should just let it play out, south dakota doesn't in 2022, political career over" and last night, speaking to a reception of big republican donors at mar-a-lago, president trump called republican leader mcconnell a dumb slb, except he didn't say slb. couple of questions, first of all, your reaction to the president's attacks on you and other republican leaders as recently as last night and two, are you definitely going to run for reelection next year, and if so, is the president's opposition, president trump's opposition, going to be a problem for you? >> senator thune: first off, i will announce something on my reelection plans as i typically do later in the year. i think these campaigns are way too long, cost way too much and i think the american people, i know people in south dakota get weary of it so i'm going to focus on doing the job, which i think is the best way to run for reelection in any election cycle. and, you know, who gets in against me is not going to be a factor in that decision. chris, i've been through wars in sout

simparica trio. >> laura: if the biden administration tries resettling illegal aliens in south dakotaisti noem. she tweeted "south dakota won't be taking any illegal immigrants the biden administration wants to relocate. my message to illegal immigrants: call me when you're an american." governor noem joined me now. good to see you. how would this work? how would you enforce it? >> well, there's always a request made to the states where the federal government will put the request in and ask. what i am determined by watching the actions of this president is that he is making america unsafe. these are people that are crossing our border illegally. we do not know who they are. multiple news sources have told us we have people on the terrorist watch list getting in the country this way and they're not going to find a place here in south dakota. >> laura: are they legally required to alert you to this, since they say and i've heard them say this before, governor, that this is a federal authority. so we're going to resettle them where we think as a federal authority that makes sense. >> the

joining us now from south dakota the number two republican in the senate, john thune.ard my conversation with secretary but a judge and they say they're willing to come for my's so how far are you willing to go or how high up in an info structure plan and how high are of pay for it? >> well, good morning, chris. there are rebel begins were interested in info structure plan, and for structure in the past has always been bipartisan but when it is confined infrastructure. the plan that you heard secretary talk about is a massive expansion of the government only about 6% of the president's proposal actually goes to what the emergent people i think everyday americans would describe as infrastructure. if they are interested in roads and bridges as and highways and perhaps broadband there is a deal to be had there but i think what we ought to be looking at right in terms of having eight let's do an info structure bill the president wants to do an infrastructure bill the sort of big, bold, utopian european-style socialism proposal that they have laid out there is something tha

we started in sioux falls, south dakota, where we had a few people we thought could help us. it is all from their that we moved geographically to the northeast, the south, and then this was developing into an interesting project and we should try to cover the whole nation. we went to smaller towns where we felt we could get some traction and -- we look for different kinds of scenes, it might depend on geography or the movements and migrations of people. it was partly hit and miss -- hit or miss targeted. >> you are also the pilot. >> yes but there is inside movie magic here. the four-seat planes, famous a s the best selling small plane because there is a parachute in times of distress. fortunately we never used that. that was a theme for the movie. they would not allow us professional photographers to go up with an amateur pilot which i am. so the camera work inside the plane is by deborah fallows. >> i will add he was an extremely cautious and considerate pilot. there was one rule, you never -- there was never any place you had to be. if we were going to be late because of we

he said, "i don't want to be south dakota." why do you think your state got hit so hard?lier than other states what i'd like to know, margaret, is why are -- are you asking cuomo these questions? >> seth: stop saying your state peaked early it's not a defense you let the virus run rampant. you're talking about a deadly pandemic like a burnt-out uncle reminiscing about his football glory days "oh, sure, i may get winded on the walk to the mailbox, but that's only cause i peaked early! you should have seen me in pop warner had an arm like a cannon." also, governor noem, i don't know if you've been watching the news lately, but cuomo has been getting lots of deserved tough questions and calls to resign about, among other things, credible allegations of sexual harassment, covering up the covid death toll in nursing homes, and being a bully who makes threatening phone calls. it's so bad for cuomo right now, even his nipples want out. i mean, that has to be what it is, right? them trying to escape? and sure, people liked his briefings early on, but so what? that was just in com

. >> reporter: the 54-year-old south dakota native believes he can do that with hard work and surrounding himself with people who love a challenge and also wants to tap into the local talent pool from the bay area, something the spartans have struggled to do in the past. >> we have a great league and great opportunity and young kids that realize that will love to play for us. >> reporter: this will be his sixth head coaching job and he's just one win shy of 400 for his career. during the past two years as a college basketball analyst, he says he's gained a new perspective on the game and coaching. you've had a cushy job being an analyst. why would you leave that to be a head coach? >> personal. being a media guy is like stealing money. you don't do anything. >> reporter: now he'll be earning his paycheck, trying to follow brett brennan's lead in football and turn around the spartans' basketball program. anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> did he say it was like stealing money? >> yeah. maybe a sportscaster.

here with reaction, south dakota governor, kristi noem. by now is this correct that in spite of saying only the rich are going to pay on these evil corporations pay? i argue this will be paid for by the average american person. doesn't matter how much you make. >> that's right. you are exactly right, sean.n. every single family will pay the price for what joe biden's agenda is. he will drive up the coast of the food and their grocery bills. he will drive up the cost of their utilities, the gas prices the cost of their cars, the clothes they dress their children income everything that they do each and every day will be more expensive here their budgets will be tighter because they will be earning less and it will be directly because of these policies and these tax increases that joe biden is embracing and pushing through congress. >> sean: okay, let's talk about what does it mean for people in your state in south dakota? tell us how it will impact them? >> well, i served in congressid when we did the tax cuts with resident truck. i was on t

senator from south dakota... _ kentucky, mr mcconnell. senator from south dakota... list of people who will be accompanying the president as he comes into the chamber. amanda, just before we get into the politics, just to look at that image there of nancy pelosi and kamala harris, the speaker of the health and the speaker of the health and the vice president, we have never seen this before, we have never seen this before, we have never had to make such powerful women at the top of american politics. women at the top of american olitics. ., �* , women at the top of american olitics. . �* , , , politics. that's right, this is a moment _ politics. that's right, this is a moment for _ politics. that's right, this is a moment for women, - politics. that's right, this is i a moment for women, women politics. that's right, this is - a moment for women, women of colour, people of colour, to really look at this image about what it means and what your role can be in this country, so it really is a statement, particularly given everything that has happened over the last year, y

we have north and south dakota. i don't know whether any of you know why we have north and south dakota. two senators versus four senators. and the republicans who were in charge wanted to have four senators to assure their majority in the senate as opposed to the democrats in the south. ironic how things change. so if you are voting on politics, i get it. but on principle nevada was added and taken from utah, by the way, because the republicans who were then in charge back in the day wanted to have two additional senators. and they got them. with less than 10,000 people living in the area that was taken from utah, wyoming, and colorado. and formed nevada. so let's not get mired in these principled votes because this is about two senators. we get it. it is not about principle. because there are over 700,000 people, 712 to be exact, maybe more when we get the crepe suss reports, -- census reports, who are unequal citizens in america. i want to thank the incomparable eleanor holmes norton for her hard work and tireles

in south dakota, 13% of south dakota ends do not have access to acceptable broadband speed. that something we would like to improve. there's $100 billion for universal, reliable, high-speed coverage to every family. in nevada, 243,000 renters spend a big portion of their income on rent. these are state-by-state, you should all have them, but they identify the needs in the states and how this package could be of benefit. there are different types of funding for infrastructure that would be worked through with congress as the discussions proceed. finally, i want to highlight a significant win for american workers in the auto industry over the weekend. late saturday night, sunday morning, a key part of the president told back better plan includes a significant number of electric vehicles and batteries built here in america. we need a better battery supply chain so we can meet the growing global demand for these components. the settlement we announced over the weekend, that was announced by usg and others and lga is a positive step that builds reliability as suppliers to the u.s

i'm hope in south dakota.my job and worry about the future some other day. >> neil: all right. very good seeing you again, governor. thank you very much. it's getting close to see whether or not we'll have this fireworks. anything can happen. it's a beautiful, beautiful backdrop. thank you very much. on that front, we're following a number of other development including the president of the united states in philadelphia. he's encountered some protesters now and then on of all issues the border. we're on that after this. start your day with secret. secret stops sweat 3x more than ordinary antiperspirants. the new provitamin b5 formula is gentle on skin. with secret, outlast anything! no sweat. secret cal: our confident forever plan is possible with a cfp® professional. a cfp® professional can help you build a complete financial plan. visit letsmakeaplan.org to find your cfp® professional. ♪♪ (vo) ideas exist inside you, electrify you. visit letsmakeaplan.org to find your cfp® professional. they grow from our im

this is susan from south dakota. you are next. >> caller: good morning. i wanted to just point out what i feel is the most obvious from the beginning of this, and that is that there are, regardless of what happened before that all ended on the ground, there are three police officers on top of this one man, and mr. chauvin has his hand in his pocket. how nonchalant he is about the whole scenario. i mean, it's not just a police responsibility. it is a human responsibility. we know the famous words i can't breathe. where was the concern on the other officers that were on top of him? where was there any common sense in any of them it's okay, let's prop him up. it's just absolute commonsense and now this whole appeal or mistrial thing that, we all knew from the beginning this was very publicized, and for them to take this last-ditch effort to say now let's just forget all this information we've all attained through this trial, it's absolutely ridiculous. >> host: susan, the jury is sequestered now, the 12 member jury consisting of two white men, four white whi

i want to direct your attention to south dakota for one moment. the governor of that state is a woman named christie, she said the following. we never instituted a shelter in place order and never mandated that people wear masks. we never defined what an essential business is. that's what she said in something called seatback the conservative political action conference in february, and in fact, she invoked you during that speech and said i don't know if you agree with me, but doctor fauci is wrong a lot and then you responded saying the numbers in south dakota, quote on quote, don't lie. what did you mean by that? >> at the same time that the governor was saying that, if you look at the number of hospitalizations and deaths per population, south dakota is way up there in that particular category. [inaudible] that isn't a successful handling of covid-19, right? >> if you are using hospitalization and death as a parameter, that isn't very successful. >> doctor walensky, there was the sturgis motorcycle rally in south dakota, 460,000 showed up, no o

the evidence in south dakota is clear. florida georgia and south dakota. may be they need the bailouts. new york needed a bailout california and illinois there were all rewarded for making a poor decision. and just like the doctor himsel he continues to fail upwards along with the rest of his crew. they got an outside public platform to help varnish the reputation. now they are stab you in the back by blaming the former president for his failures. of course they don't have the last word. >> we are witnessing something incredible. they are trying to rewrite history.ng they are saying the people that criticize the polities are responsible for the failures of the policies that were implemented. it's not just insane but it's despicable. >> the expert disinformation campaign iser ongoing. the variant are coming. the mutations. >> his boss got in on the actio a couple of weeks ago. >> what keeps you up at night? if i have an anxiety if that something worse than the south african case. it will get to the point where the vaccineer is no longer full protected which

we started in sioux falls, south dakota, where we knew a few people who we thought could help us. ed from there that we moved up geographically to the northeast and then swinging around to the south. this was developing into an interesting project and we tried to cover the whole nation. we went to smaller towns where we thought we could get traction and understand it in the weeks we had to visit each town. then we looked for different kinds of scenes that might depend on geography or the movements of people. it was partly hit or miss. it was partly targeted. host: you not -- you are not only producer -- the producer and writer, james fallows, you're also the pilot. guest: deborah and i made this trip when we -- in our serious sr 22 plain. -- plane. there is a parachute for the entire plane. fortunately we have never used that. hbo would not allow us professional photographers to go up with an amateur pilot, which i am. so, the camerawork you see from inside the plane is by deborah fallows, who had her camera person role in the plane. guest: i will add that jim was a cautious and co

and hold on tight because the professional writers league is back in south dakota.named pancake, coming up here, stick around. he is not on the horse. can we see? >> you cannot show legs until 2022. no one has seen a full torso as the pandemic started. there was a time i had to do that. over the next 3 hours we will get back on the horse and talk about what is happening in the world, we will talk about why is it so funny, hunter biden's book talking about crack use, international deals and not admitting it is his laptop with pornographic pictures on it which is embarrassing you would think to the first family. he did not stop him from going on jimmy kimmel and yukking it up and being upset with lindsey graham for being critical of his behavior and that behavior as relates to china and ukraine. we will discuss that. david wells speaking about baseball, the 20 year picture says i'm disgusted by the commissioner, says he is gutless for the move he made going out of atlanta with the all-star game and more could be to come. we have geraldo rivera, we can meet his demands

christie's former house member from south dakota, now she's a governor of south dakota and just a smart lady, hard worker and it walks a fine line between the various fractions of our party. america has been blessed because we are a two-party country. unlike europe or you have seven, eight, ten political parties, nobody is really ever able to govern. but in america we have a two-party system, because of that within the parties we have all kinds of fractions. but in these days you have your traditional republicans and then you have the trump republicans, they're not always on the same page. but she walks a pretty good line between these factions as someone who i think would make a very attractive candidate. >> i would like to talk about her two-party system. is it in jeopardy or are we watching the emergence of a third party, trump party? >> it's hard for a third party to exist. frankly, all the rules for getting the nomination and getting on the ballot were all written by the two-party system. they have been pretty hard for third parties to really ever get off the ground. but we have th

the evidence of states like south dakota and florida is clear, lockdowns don't work. florida, georgia, south dakota, they didn't meet the biden bailout but new york did and new york, california, illinois, they were all rewarded for making bad decisions. just like dr. fauci himself, he continues to fail upward along with the rest of his close it down covid to carew. trump gave him and dr. scarf and outsized public platform and help furnish their reputation. now, they are stabbing him in the back by blaming former president trump for their own failure. of course they don't have the last word. >> we are witnessing something incredible which is people trying to overtly rewrite history. now they are saying the people who criticized the policies that were implemented are responsible for the failures of the policies that were implemented. this is insane, it is despicable. >> laura: the expert disinformation campaign is ongoing about covid, even after vaccines. the variance are coming, the mutations! gloom and doom! fauci's boss got in on the act a few weeks ago. >> what keep

i did a national campaign recruiting law enforcement officers to the state of south dakota because ir state they will be respected, that we want them here, to raise their families here. we recruited hundreds of law enforcement officers from 41 different states and i will launch that campaign again, we are seeing so many law enforcement officers discouraged, spend their life in public service, we want them to know there are people in this country who value them. >> governor walsh endorsed a package of really radical police reforms last summer and things like this is the result, this officer charged with second-degree manslaughter, we still don't know much more about her except she was charged with manslaughter, 26 year veteran of the force but what has been solved by this community policing instinct? >> i don't know what community policing, what that definition really is. one of the saddest things i saw was when that man lost his position for just saying there is such a thing is to process. that is what we have to make sure we are protecting in this country is people's ability to have

the dakotas are great, we were gonna have mike rounds with you but he can't make it he's from south dakota this jerk making fun of the dakotas, your great senators, free market. >> mike is one of my good friends we were governors together, a great guy and i think the dakotas another real states bring a lot of common sense to washington, d.c. which is a very good thing, we work together on a lot of things. the other thing our founding fathers said we need large states and small states, yet proportional representation in the house but in the senate everybody has to and that's what makes it work. it is the wisdom of our founding fathers that is served us so well for more than 200 years. larry: great stuff, he has no business saying that, he's just being snarky. senator john homan. >> your last guest had some great points, on energy it is about innovation and you don't increase taxes and you don't increase regulation, you allow energy development on federal lands' end when technology states like north dakota can crack and we can have more energy with cost-effectively, that's what were doing, i

if residents of south dakota don't like the way she handled max they don't have to vote for her againgeous in her stance. but listen, this is teddy roosevelt, abraham lincoln, washington and jefferson, two of which were slave owners, teddy roosevelt was an americanist who believed in not seeing shades of skin and pushing past that. it's too much and ultimately you know where we are in our culture right now. >> harris: the woke folk. 19 senate republicans calling for an investigation now, pete, into allegations that john kerry gave sensitive information to iran while he was secretary of state and they want him removed from the national security council while the investigation is underway. he has a long history employing diplomacy against the best interests of the united states and allies. kerry has denied the claim. your take. >> long history is an understatement. look how he betrayed his fellow soldiers during the vietnam war. happy to give propaganda to the enemy at that point while wearing his own nation's uniform. it doesn't surprise me. he has been in bed with the iranians the ent

south dakota governor kristi noem tweeting south dakota will not be taking any illegal limit goods by numerous regiments to relocate. my message to illegal immigrants, call me when you are american. so governor known call me when you you're not in a full print okay we clearly need to fix the immigration system so much is broken here. but is this really the way to do it? chris, kat, richard. richard i'll let you start but everyone has managed to screw the separate known has plans the vice president is not taking it seriously. republican governors like christie no sound like heartless and cruel jerks. what do we do now? >> you know, honestly that is a great question, candy. we have this weird polarized conversation around immigration but folks like ted cruz are having border crossing reality shows. then i think you have the biden white house who is not really feared out how they want to deal this. the good news is only 83 days and we have a long ways to go to come up with a plan. my hope is congress can hammer out a bipartisan agreement on how we modernize immigration number two how do

kennedy: let's talk about south dakota little bit.there voted to legalize marijuana and then the governor tried to rooster block it with the help of the attorney general. what's the status in that state? spirit of their ongoing legal battles there. from our perspective it's the will of the people be enacted, that the entire purpose of having things like ballot initiatives is to be able to move forward policy that is responsive to residents of the state prints on this case south dakota residents said loudly, very clearly they wanted to move forward with adult use. and they should have the opportunity to do so. kennedy: they want more freedom for the people should be able to make their own choices and engage in consensual transactions but it is ludicrous to think that we are going to move backward on this issue because there are major ramifications for society. not just in terms of people doing what they want to pay but also in terms of criminal justice and what people get locked up for. and how that affects their ability to get an educ

we'll be joined by john thune from south dakota. first, mark meredith is at the north lawn. the president just wrapped up his first cabinet meeting. >> good afternoon. president biden is urging congress to think big. republicans say it's the price tag and the tax increases that go with it that has them worried. cameras were allowed in briefly as the president had his first cabinet meeting. he urged the cabinet to buy american as the government makes plans to potentially spend a lot of money on new projects. >> my administration is a commitment to buy american. a plan we're putting forward. to make sure that when the government is spending taxpayers' money, they're spending it on american-made goods, american corporations and american employees. >> the president is tasking several of his cabinet secretaries to lead the effort to get his spending bill through congress. that includes the heads of transportation, energy, labor department as well as commerce and housing. republicans are already revolting against this proposal. they argue the $2 trillion is too expensive and that

i have already heard from ranchers and landowners in south dakota who are concerned about the measuresinistration could pursue to meet this goal, including, including federal land acquisitions and burdensome regulations on private landowners, many of whom are already doing everything they can to promote the health of their land. there is also serious reason to doubt the government's ability to manage a vast amount of new land. the federal government already frequently fails to properly manage the land that it already has, yet some believe that we can give the federal government huge new swaths of land and somehow the government will manage it properly. but that's the problem with a lot of these socialist fantasies. they assume that the government will achieve levels of efficiency and productiveness that the government has simply never demonstrated. it's the triumph of fantasy over experience. surely the people espousing socialist fantasies have sat in long lines at the d.m.v. or remember how the obama administration had more than three years to prepare for the opening of the obamacare

people from the city, a lot of them chose to live in rural places like montana and wisconsin and south dakotats because you captained the helm of the great federalist. you're, essentially, you're a business other than. what do you think about this -- business owner? what do you think about this? >> as someone who's worked from home primarily for a decade, this was not a wig change for me. -- big change for me. we're used to working remotely. but i agree that this is a development that's going to lead to some real changes in american society. you're going to have a much bigger split between people who are able to work from home and people who have to go into an office, and that split is going to have massive effects not just on our politics, but on our culture, on the options that are open to people. one thing about this, the whole broadband push, we've seen over the years many private industry the folks within the space try to advance broadband, try to get major wi-fi steps taken up. and over and over again, they run into the barrier of local governments and politicians who want to extra trac

that award goes to south dakota governor kristi noem.ne a lot over the past few days to make her an absolute worst candidate. like beclowning herself fighting with lil nas x over a music video, and signing mean for no good reason executive orders banning transgender girls from sports. but this comment on biden's plan is what actually makes her tonight's absolute worst. >> and i was shocked by how much doesn't go into infrastructure. it goes into research and development, it goes into housing and pipes and different initiatives, green energy. and it really is not an honest conversation we're having. >> okay, i'm sorry, what? okay, now, it is worth noting that ms. noem was our very first absolute worst. earning the moniker the roaming gnome for using a state airplane for tens of thousands of it dollars worth of travel to right-wing political events, so it's probably no surprise she doesn't understand some of the more on the ground infrastructure needs. so governor, here's a vocabulary lesson for you. according to the oxford advanced learne

crisis, i think that's a great way to go, i applaud you on that effort but as someone who is from south dakotaof jobs and businesses that are suffering because of it, they were promised new jobs, i would like to ask jen psaki to circle back as well as president joe biden because they still have not received their green new jobs so if you want to talk about all the wonderful economic impact, go to south dakota and talk to them because they are certainly not feeling it yet. >> harris: and you are right, tomi. those thousands of jobs, not even in that one statement across several states, a foreman who had to fire his whole staff and there is not been any promises of what is next. all right, just ahead, a new study is working from the home all about it, why you may be able to put the brakes on that commute. ♪ ♪ with liberty mutual — they customize my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. 'cause i do things a bit differently. wet teddy bears! wet teddy bears here! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ (vo) conventional thinking doesn't disrupt the status quo. wh

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arli, the governor of south dakota she -- well, talk about what she's doing in south dakota.round what she's doing. >> it's a a great question. making a mess is the answer. the governor did veto the anti-transgender sports bill that passed in the south dakota legislature on technicalities. also from pressure. from big businesses, the ncaa saying this kind of law will prevent us from doing business in your state. it will prevent us from holding championships in your state. this is discrimination. but then she went on to pass executive orders banning trans students from participating in sports. she's managed to piss off everybody and still prevent inclusion of our trans youth. what a terrible move on all parts. >> uh-huh. and, you know, just to put a finer point on it, you know, public polling shows there's a question should trans youth be allowed to play whichever sport or team they feel comfortable? 73% of those polled said they agree. john, final question to you. i want you to put on your political analyst hat. you're one of the best in the business. remember it was around 2

secretary sarah huckabee sanders held a fundraiser here she's running to be governor in arkansas south dakota governor christie noem came tomorrow. she might want to run for president in 2024 and remember the former ambassador to germany richard grinnell he was at mar-a lago amid rumors he's planning to run for governor of california but does the ex-president of a growing circle around him actually control the republican party elizabeth newman says not yet she's the co-director of the republican accountability project an organization that supports the non trump wing of the party she doesn't believe trump himself will run again he's calling on fellow republicans to stand up to those who would run in his image it's going to take time to kind of. effectively convince the base and that that that at that grassroots level that there is an alternative that is healthier and good for the country and good for the party that is not donald trump. but some might be difficult to convince nearly 45 percent of registered republicans still support trump more than the party itself the stands in palm beach stil

senate majority leader chuck schumer says the senate will also vote on gun reform and south dakota. republican senator john thune says he's priority is addressing the situation at the u.s. mexico border. i think, you know, restore funding to build a wall. the senate is scheduled to convene today at 3 and the house is scheduled to return here to capitol hill tomorrow live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thank you for that report. anna. well, coming up next on the kron 4 morning news demonstrators rallied over the weekend to take a stand. >> gets anti asian hate the significance of the location they that's coming up next. demonstrators gathered at the mountains. the transit center for a march against anti asian hate now what make their media location so significant is that it's served as a processing point for japanese american internment. and while we're too, the group then marched to the former chinatown neighborhood. organizers say hate has no place in any community. an unforeseen result of the pandemic is arise in a car-free streets across the bay area, giving p

secretary sarah huckabee sanders held a fundraiser here she's running to be governor in arkansas south dakota governor christie no. she might want to run for president in 2024 and remember the former ambassador to germany richard grinnell he was at mar a lago amid rumors he's planning to run for governor of california but does the ex-president of the growing circle around him actually control the republican party elizabeth newman says not yet she's the co-director of the republican accountability project an organization that supports the non trump wing of the party she doesn't believe trump himself will run again she's calling on fellow republicans to stand up to those who would run in his image it's going to take time to kind of. effectively convince the base that that at that quest roots level that there is an alternative that is healthier and good for the country and good for the party that is not donald trump. but some might be difficult to convince nearly 45 percent of registered republicans still support trump more than the party itself the stands in palm beach still see the former pres

mcconnell, the senator from south dakota mr. kuhn, the senator from wyoming mr.rought to, the senator from iowa ms. ernst, the senator from missouri mr. blunt, the senator from florida mr. scotto. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors to the right and left of the podium. [inaudible] >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic floor. [applause] [inaudible] [gavel] >> madame speaker, the chief justice of the supreme court. [applause] [inaudible] [applause] [inaudible] [gavel] >> madame speaker, representative of the president's cabinet. [applause] [inaudible] [inaudible] [laughter] [applause] [gavel] [applause] [inaudible]

. >> in 1935, two army captains named anderson and stevens sailed off of the south dakota planes to aally lucky in rapid city. we have some interesting history that goes beyond just the culture of the area. in the learning center my we are talking about the stratobowl and the stratosphere flight, and sending man up above the stratosphere. essentially, the rapid city area is the home of the first spaceflight.

. >> in 1935, two army captains named anderson and stevens sailed off of the south dakota planes to a record-breaking 72,000 feet. >> we are really lucky in rapid city. we have some interesting history that goes beyond just the culture of the area. in the learning center my we are talking about the stratobowl and the stratosphere flight, and sending man up above the stratosphere. essentially, the rapid city area is the home of the first spaceflight. what the national geographic and u.s. army air corps did as they worked with the state to make this happen. they wanted to find a natural shape to rest the balloon and the gondola in. they were looking for a bowl area, not only to spread out the balloon on the ground, but also that natural bowl shape protects the gondola for the first couple of thousand feet as it goes up. they scoured all of north america for a place. they had a couple of different decisions that they could have made, places they could have chosen. and essentially they chose rapid city because of how kind the people were, because of how welcoming we are. the perfect shape

i'm appreciative of the fact you are willing to come to south dakota. several thousand feet underground to look at work in the black hills i was privileged to have the opportunity to go with you to the florida everglades. did you get up that photo? they are working on it. we have a photo of our trip down there when they get it up. there it is. >> oh my gosh. [laughter] >> when that snake turned around and started to look at john he decided it was time to turn it over. [laughter] >> 's the instincts kicked in. >> i learned a lot about your state. senator nelson nasa has inspired the young people to pursue stem careers becoming the next generation of scientists and engineers to propel the nation space program forward. not to mention other economic benefits associated with space exploration. south dakota doesn't have a direct nasa presence to participate in the program to provide opportunities and projects with nasa but also workforce development and education tools to benefit regional economies and to advance the research enterprise in rule states. is con

i'm appreciative of the fact you are willing to come to south dakota. we took use several thousand feet underground to look at work in the black hills i was privileged to have the opportunity to go with you to the florida everglades. did you get up that photo? they are working on it. we have a photo of our trip down there when they get it up. there it is. >> oh my gosh. [laughter] >> when that snake turned around and started to look at john he decided it was time to turn it over. [laughter] >> 's the instincts kicked in. >> i learned a lot about your state. senator nelson nasa has inspired the young people to pursue stem careers becoming the next generation of scientists and engineers to propel the nation space program forward. not to mention other economic benefits associated with space exploration. south dakota doesn't have a direct nasa presence to participate in the program to provide opportunities and projects with nasa but also workforce development and education tools to benefit regional economies and to advance the research enterprise in rule st