i was in tallahassee. i lived in palm beach, but i was in tallahassee doing legislative business. i went back to my rental house in tallahassee. traveling to and from tallahassee became almost impossible. the security -- we had been used to going through security very easily. you didn't have to take your shoes off. i don't even know if we had to go through something to check for weapons. it became very cumbersome, very difficult to get through security. that's my next impression of what happened. >> i was in the ohio general assembly on that day. i was driving. i was about halfway down and i put on the radio to listen to the traffic report. a report came over that there was an aircraft that hit one of the towers. a lot of people thought it was probably one of the smaller aircraft that is flown around new york city. then, i realized what had happened at the world trade center. so, a little bit later, my gosh, it was an actual commercial aircraft that had flown in. not long after, the second aircraft hit. just total disbelief as you are listening to this on the radio, but you cannot

i lived in tallahassee, doing legislative business. i went back to my rental house in tallahassee. traveling to and from tallahassee became almost impossible. the security -- we have been used to you go through security easily, you did not have to take your shoes off. i don't even know if we had to go through something a check for weapons. it became very cumbersome, very difficult to get back through security. that was my next really impression of what happened. >> i was in the general assembly on that day. i was driving -- i put on the radio and they were doing the traffic report. they said an aircraft had hit one of the towers. at the time, we thought it was one of the smaller type commuter aircraft always flying around new york city. we didn't realize what had happened to the world trade center. a little later, it was an actual large commercial aircraft that had flown in. not long after, the second aircraft it. i was in total disbelief, of course you can't see anything on the radio, just hearing the voices. it believe. it took me about 45 minutes to an hour to move one block fro

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so look at this in abundance of sunshine and tallahassee with a high of 27 degrees. the wet and windy weather can be found over ontario and toward the northeast, toronto, detroit over the past 24 hours. scooping up about 50 to 60 millimeters of rain and we see this batch of what weather over the st lawrence river valley on friday in quebec, off toward the west. we've got rain pivoting in toward central and northern parts of british columbia sunny. however, for vancouver with a high of 20 degrees and look, there is some on sooner moisture, sneaking in to parts of arizona, southern sections, phoenix drive with a high of 36 season. the the world's lungs are being seized. the amazon rain forest is diminishing the rate of 2 football pitcher a minute to meet the market insatiable appetite for logging mining and farming. as both scenarios, government seek to relax conservation laws and increased production indigenous communities on the brink of extinction. no, it's the bite of their life. people empower brazil's amazonian battle on al jazeera, the native, as it breaks. mill

"the tallahassee democrat" reports a florida lawmaker introduced a texas-style fetal heartbeat bill thatd ban most abortions in the state. republican representative webster barnaby filed the legislation yesterday but declined to talk about when -- declined to talk about it when asked. like texas, it would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected at about six weeks of pregnancy. it allows people to file civil lawsuits against anyone violating the law. >>> the "sun times" said jesse jackson was released from a physical therapy hospital after a month after he had a breakthrough covid of covid-19. the civil rights leader walked out of the facility yesterday. he was transferred there for treatment of his parkinson's disease while he recovered from the coronavirus. jackson was accompanied by his doctors and therapists. >> i couldn't walk or talk for two weeks. thank god for leaving the way and to get me walking again on my own power, talking. thank them for that. >> jackson and his wife were both hospitalized last month after testing positive for covid-19. he had been vaccinated. his w

and i believe that the recent actions taken in tallahassee are contrary to the expert advice of publiclth and medical entities that declare that mask mandates are protective measures that serve a compelling public interest. i'm the superintendent of a district that has lost 13 employees since august 16th. yes, all of them were unvaccinated. we're still in a community where the positivity rate is at 8%. where the number of cases per 100,000 residents is elevated at around 330. when back in june it was only about 76 individuals per 100,000. so the conditions are not what they should be for us to relax the protocols. >> brennan: so what actually controls the spread in the classroom? are classrooms vectors for spread of this virus? >> i think the experts are very compelling telling us what controls the spread. number one, vaccination for those who are eligible, 12 and older, and i'm proud of my community since 98% of residents in miami-dade have already obtained at least one dose of the vaccine. as a school board, we have taken courageous steps, incentivizing the vaccination of employees w

which has the dominant power in the entire pacific region, has condemns the do as called woman tallahassee. neither washington nor london have explicitly links the new deal to the supposed threat from beijing, but remarks from the us defense secretary left little room for doubt. we spoke in detail about china's d, stabilizing activities and beijing's efforts to course and intimidate other countries. this agreement, this relationship does not aimed at anything or anyone. while turn on from agreed by the new park, others are asking, well, this could mean for a to be a trend co sums up the latest reactions. when donald trump left office and joe biden took charge, it could have been a cyber relief for some of washington's allies just when the euro was starting to think that the future would be more predictable under the new president. this happens. i'm very angry today and bitter. this is not something allies do to each other. the world in the jungle, france has just been reminded this bitter truth by the way, the u. s. and the u. k of stopped her in the back in australia. still a v e readers

are watching what's left of mindy this was a quick-forming tropical storm that made landfall near tallahassee, florida, yesterday afternoon it's moving through southern georgia. there is a little bit of rain with it. it's going to be a rainy manufrainy-mornin commute from savannah to charleston and it's going to be well off the coast by this afternoon. so it's in, it's out and it's gone for the history books this was our m named storm and as you can see, by the time we even get to friday, it's well off the coast. we have had some few strong storms including in the last half-hour. a tornado warning in areas of eastern connecticut so this line of storms continues to plow through connecticut and in areas of massachusetts new york city area to philadelphia, all those areas that were hit so hard by ida with the flash flooding. those areas did not get a lot of rain last night. so good for them what's left of this storm system will linger today from providence to boston, cape cod, areas from maine to down east maine. the bar harbor region. going to be kind of a yrainy afternoon, evening and talking

so look at this in abundance of sunshine and tallahassee with a high of 27 degrees. the wet and windy weather can be found over ontario and toward the northeast, toronto, detroit over the past 24 hours scooping up about $50.00 to $60.00 millimeters of rain. and we see this batch of what weather over the st lawrence river valley on friday in quebec, off toward the west. we've got rain pity in, in toward central and northern parts of british columbia sunny. however, for vancouver with a high of 20 degrees. and look, there is some on sooner. boisterous, sneaking in the parts of arizona, southern sections, phoenix drive with a high of 36 soon. the cut out one of the buffet, growing nations in the world. ah, the contract needed to open and develop into national shipping company to become a team, middle east, and tough trade and money, skillfully enough re key is up to about filling up from it of connecting the world, connecting the future. got cut to gateway to whoa trade. ah the me welcome back to mind about top stories in the us special invoice. i hate, he has quit over

a flash flood warning for tallahassee.dy is the 13th named storm this year. >>> hours away from the nfl kickoff here on nbc. the super bowl champion buccaneers are hosting the cowboys at 7:00 p.m. eastern tom brady will begin his quest for the eighth ring as tampa bay hopes to be the back-to-back champs in years. the nfl players association is pushing for daily testing for players regardless of vaccination status last week, the league agreed to weekly testing for players we still have all of the obstacles, brian tom brady has more rings than all the franchises have or patriots and steelers with six he has seven skil still incredible >> the guy is a machine. love him or hate him incredible two questions. do you think they repeat and have you seen the ticket prices? i did. the worst seat in the house in tampa bay is over $200 a mid level seat is $1,200 >> it's a chance to say i saw the greatest of all time do. it they had unprecedented retention in players in tampa bay. usually people go take the big contracts after a super

generally 3 to 4 inches and some pockets pushing up close to 5 inches just south of tall tallahassee. but you will notice flood watches are prompted, flooding widespread along portions of the south, so any additional rainfall leads to flooding and that is the concern. but the good news is this storm system unlike the previous one in ida is as quick moving as they come, it will be out of here and other open waters within a couple hours. and then do expect it to weaken quickly over the next several days. that is what is left of the system. it is also guided in by one of our season's first cold fronts that is bringing in very mild, very dry air back behind it. so a nice pleasant change will let the temperatures across parts of the gulf and into portions of georgia drop into the upper 50s for the first time in months. so almost a hint of autumn in the air on the back side of this ront. and notice across parts of georgia, residual rainfall, but that is about it. atlanta, temperatures will remain in the low 80s before they warm up to the upper 80s over the next several days. satellite image

it's going to happen in tallahassee florida.lace this is, as it gets pushed and pushed and pushed, in the anger builds, from this group of people that believe the lie. it's going to keep going. and until elected officials are held accountable, we will not be able to deal with. it's not 400 people at an insurrection, elected officials who instigated this, have to be held accountable. >> juanita, look he's right. this is not a theoretical situation. five people died as a result of january six. 100 plus police officers were injured. hawthorne calls the insurrectionists, the people who got caught. political prisoners. do you agree, do you share the concerns that matthew just stated? that this is not going to stop here? >> absolutely, i think the only other thing else to build on, is that it's already happening around the country. let's not forget about the plot to kidnap and harm governor with more. let's not forget that just 12 days ago, there was a guy at the capitol, threatening to blow up the whole space. it's still happening. a

. >> the recent actions taken in tallahassee are contrary to the expert advice of public health and mentalk mandates are protective measures that serve a compelling public interest. there is a greater incentive and a greater focus on the need to vaccinate individuals in our communities. the best way -- the best way to reduce the positivity rates, to contain the spread of covid-19 is by surrounding kids with vaccinated individuals. and our incentives, the deployment of mobile vaccination units, and testing units to our schools, which we do around the clock, are having an effect. >> let's go now to nbc's stephanie stanton in tampa. stephanie, what has been the reaction so far to the court's ruling? >> well, joe, the governor is calling it a win for parental choice. some parents don't see it that way and they are concerned for their kids' safety at school. let's give you background. two weeks ago a judge issued a stay in the ban on mask mandates siding with a group of parents who youed the governor under the grounds that their kids were being put at risk. the governor immediately filed a laws

. >> but what we found is in the trial courts in tallahassee, state and federal, we typically lose but then in the appeals court we almost always win. >> the school superintendents front and center joins me now. carly simon. appreciate you joining us. how big a deal is this ruling? do you expect the governor and his allies to escalate the legal battle? >> i certainly expect the governor to escalate the legal battle. it is a good point, a positive moment for us and we are pleased by the decision. we're pleased by many of the points that judge cooper presented because they align with many of our concerns and i think this is a step in the right direction but we're managing our expectations and we know we have a long process, a long legal battle and we're ready for the challenge. >> the governor was standing behind a podium that read early treatment saves lives. i tonight know if the irony is lost in him and he's trying to make it more difficult for schools to prevent covid cases in the first place. >> well, i think there's many ironic moments that have been occurring this entire time. we

. >> i believe that the recent actions taking in tallahassee are contrary to the expert advice of publicare that mask mandates are protective measures that serve a compelling public interest. >> reporter: and, mike, the attorney representing the parents suing governor desantis over that mask mandate says they plan to take this matter to the state supreme court to get it answered. mike? mike: lots of legal fights ahead. charles watson live in atlanta, thanks so much. many americans are concerned with the increase in covid variants. for the latest on the delta and mu variants as well as what what president biden's vaccine mandate means for us all, let's bring in dr. marty makary, fox news contributor. welcome, doctor. >> good to be with you. mike: the latest figures suggest 98.9% of current cases are the delta variant with .1% the mu variant. your thoughts, doctor. >> we've had about 2,000 variants of covid to date, and it's still really the same virus. now, the new variants have a tough time competing with the delta variant because the variant that's the most contagious is the one that do

rainfall amounts, 3 to 4 inches have been observed just south of tallahassee, even higher amounts across could see another round of strong thunderstorms into the morning hours and potentially the afternoon as well. coastal georgia also getting in on heavy rainfall but the system eventually moves over cooler waters and out of here fortunately very quickly and it is guided out of here by the incoming front that will bring some of the coolest temperatures in months across parts of the south and birmingham and atlanta dropping off into the upper 50s in the coming days. but notice back towards the west, fire weather risk in place, critical risk across the interior portion, temperatures climbing up into the upper 90s with extremely dry and gusty winds in the forecast there. >>> the statue of confederate general robert e. lee in richmond, virginia is now gone as joe johns reports for us, hundreds of on lookers erupted in cheers and song as it was lifted off a pedestal and lowered to the ground. ♪ ♪ hey hey good-bye ♪ . >> reporter: after 131 years on display, the city of richmond says good-bye

also near tallahassee, getting some very heavy rainfall there this evening. that's still moving on shore. the chance some flash flooding with this. maybe 2 to 4 inches of rain as it comes on shore. now they're not the only one deal was a heavy rain again in the northeast. another storm system rolling on through. and of course, this ground already saturated not previous storm that moved through this past week. so they're likely going to see some more flash flooding out there tonight and tomorrow morning before the storm system moves away back out west. we go. we're going to see a little subtropical moisture coming our way right now. fairly quiet, although we did have a few scattered showers pop up in the north bay this afternoon near santa rosa. but so far a pretty quiet out there right now. just patchy fog moving into san francisco tonight. and we're going to some warm temperatures still in many spots. inland. of course, we've been dealing with triple digit heat. so takes a while for some of the interior valleys to cool down. you're still at 82 degrees in ant

the case next goes to a federal appeals court in tallahassee.virus resurgence becomes severe in that state. a conference center in one city has been converted to a geeld hospital. state officials have authorized what they are calling crisis standards of care. idaho is averaging almost 1,000 new cases each day. we are awaiting a new plan to address the coronavirus resurgence from president biden. he is expected to outline his policy tomorrow. correspondent mark meredith has details tonight from the white house. >> 176 million people in the united states are now fully vaccinated. but data shows coronavirus is still spreading at record rate. >> we have more work to do. and we are still at war with the virus and with the delta variant. >> tomorrow, president biden is expected to unveil six new steps to battle the virus. >> critics say his strategies simply aren't working. they point to the president's own comments from july 4th. we are closer than ever from declaring our deadly virus. >> dr. anthony fauci says in the weeks ahead. >> do you mind show

like that, but a lot of heavy rain is likely especially from panama city to pensacola up through tallahasseeup into areas of south carolina and into georgia. so for today's forecast, there is the forecast of storms in the northeast. jonathan, for our friends in the west, it continues to be very hot away from the ocean. the fires are still burning and the air quality is still horrendous. that story hasn't changed. >> bill karins, that is certainly an unfortunate update. you're right here in the northeast, the last thing we need is more rain. >>> still ahead, the u.s. economy is facing a slow down this month. we'll dig into the reasons why. but before we go to break, we want to know, why are you awake? email your reasons to "way too early" at msnbc.com, or tweet me at john lemire. don't use an h, but do use the #way too early. we'll read our favorite answers later in the show, particularly if they're not about derek jeter. r. wealth is breaking ground on your biggest project yet. worth is giving the people who build it a solid foundation. wealth is shutting down the office for mike's retiremen

the college football, a stunning upset in tallahassee. florida state up against jacksonville state. eludes two defenders and scores with no time on the clock. coach mike norvell of florida state apologize to go fans, coming it unacceptable. >>> a stray cat hanging or for dear life from the upper deck at hard rock stadium in miami last night. all the fans in the area below trying to figure out a way to save the cat and some grabbed an american flag they brought to try to catch it. amazingly, they do. they brace that cat's fall. the entire crowd goes absolutely crazy when they realize that the cat was okay. that right there is one of the most amazing things i think i have ever seen inside a stadium at a sporting event. >> and look at him holding the cat up like, we got it! >> yeah, like simba in "lion king." >> what a fall. the cat was okay. great teamwork by the fans in miami. >> i love that the american flag was playing a life-saving role last night. good to see. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. designs it beautiful. state of the art technology makes it brilliant. the lexus nx

let nee go to richard in tallahassee, florida. independent. richard, what do you think of this debate in washington? >> caller: well, i think it's totally ridiculous. and i just had three comments. i think mr. buddy, i forgot his last name, the previous gentleman. >> congressman carter. >> caller: yeah, he was totally untruthful. he represented himself as being comfortable and not wealthy. and his net worth in 2018 was $13 million. and if he wants to cut the budget and balance the budget, he needs to put forth a motion for the congress to be paid minimum wage and for their housing to be provided and public housing units. and then they can do their work. that will cut the budget and help balance the budget. >> fred in stafford, texas. democratic caller. fred, your turn. >> caller: america, our congress is broken. and the congress is time for the american people to stand up and be counted. we're going to have to vote them out. we're going to have to vote the republicans out. that's just the bottom line. >> cathy in bethel, delaware, republican.

[ cheers ] the irish win it in a thriller in tallahassee. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle insurance. >> i guess touchdowns you just travels -- >> i'll say this -- it was good to see fans back at games. you realize how much you missed them when you saw the real crowds. >> with these numbers you wonder are we going to go back. hopefully not. >> hopefully not. >> yeah. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." let's begin here with the unfolding crisis in louisiana where many people are still struggling to cope with the aftermath of hurricane ida. more than half a million people are without power more than a week after the storm. in new orleans the heat index yesterday was 102 degrees, and many communities still don't have enough food, water, and other essential supplies. >> meanwhile, an investigation is under way into conditions at a warehouse where hundreds of nursing home residents rode out the storm. officials say conditions were unsafe and ordered seven senior living facilities that sent patients there to close. jessi mitchell is outs

sherwood deforest, love that name, from tallahassee, florida. 100 years old.ars last but not least, happy 101st birthday to mr. thomas moore of washington, d.c. he would have loved this trish yearwood segment because he loves baking treats for all the ladies in his assisted living facility. >> why are you saying it like that >> just because there's a little snow on the roof doesn't mean there isn't a fire in the furnace. >> oh, god >> how much time is left >> not enough. >> even when there's no time left -- >> sometimes they took the roof off. >> not a fire. the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. >> put it out. >> on the third hour, ashanti is live to tell us about her fun new movie. >> and then on the fourth however, we've got leah remeny, plus a lot more of jenna's conversation >> wait until you see her halloween costume. >> check out making space with hoda kotb or scan that qr code. >> call the fire department. >> sherwood deforest. >> don't go away >>> a very good tuesday morning to you, it is 8:56, i'm laura garcia. breaking news we're following for you

." >> the man who plowed his pickup truck into a tallahassee mosque said he did it because he hated muslims truculent, antagonistic version of the united states. >> the number of hate crimes is growing by the day. >> we to date have initiated 40 hate crime investigations. 120 investigations... 316 hate crime invest... in excess of 400 investigations... 532 hate crime investigations where the victims were either arab, muslim, or sikh. >> and you could see the hostility that was directed at muslim americans or people who were perceived as muslim americans. >> somebody needs to grab the muslim world by the shirt collar and say, "straighten up or we're going to eradicate you beetles from the face of the earth." >> you have to set up encampments like during world war ii, like with the japanese and germans. >> the quran is a document of slavery. take your religion and shove it up your behind! >> you round them up and then ship them out of this country, period. ♪ ♪ >> narrator: george w. bush's war of good versus evil had ushered in a dark era of division. moral compromise. and expanding conflict.

rainfall rates 2 to 3 inches per hour stretching from louisiana to tallahassee with this system pushingght now it's 15 miles north-northeast of port arthur, 30-mile-per-hour winds and moving east at only 3 miles per hour. you can walk faster than this thing and it just meanders through louisiana and on into mississippi. it is taking its own sweet time hanging around. we are looking at a lot of heavy rain continuing. isolated amounts on top of what has already fallen, almost 10 inches of rain invest 96l, we're looking at a 60% chance around bermuda and it comes awfully close to the carolinas so we're going to watch this closely over the next 72 hours >> al, thank you >>> meantime, we are getting an eye-opening new look at the end of donald trump's presidency according to a new book on the transition on of power, members of his inner circle feared president trump could reach a breaking point that would have global consequences. peter alexander has more on that and on trump's reaction. hey, peter good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. in his final days in office, joint chiefs chair

heavy rain and high winds creating rough surf, blowing this semitruck off the road near tallahassee. the storm's impact sweeping throughout the south, expected to bring possibly up to 6 inches of rain in some areas. meanwhile, the devastating toll of ida continues to be felt across the northeast new york city tapping into a new alert system for the latest storm. mayor bill de blasio detailing the climate-driven rain response plan in light of ida's aftermath. >> what we're doing from now on is giving people information with a sense that we know how rapidly weather is changing now and like nothing we've ever seen before. >> reporter: residents in the hardest-hit areas worry what the new weather will bring. >> seeing this is a flood zone, i'm ready to go. i don't want to be in it again. >> not a lot we could to do prepare for it we could just pray that it's just going to be a rain storm and that's it. there's not a lot to lose. >> reporter: leaders in new jersey pushing for more federal aid. >> in this small town, this is the fourth major storm that has devastated our town in 25 years.

. >>> a wild weekend of college football was capped off last night with an overtime thriller in tallahassee dame a 41-yard field goal in overtime the irish topped florida state 41-38, and if this weekend was any indication of how this season is going to go, college football fans are in for an exciting fall. >> we had a rough saturday at our house. >> who were you rooting for again? >> the 'canes. they played alabama. alabama ranked number one and are clearly the best team in the country. tough game but it's a long season >> for your fans, i'll give you a boost. >> how did you do? >> i don't know how northwestern did. sorry. go, cats >> here's the morning boost. go for it. >> a lot of teenagers might roll their eyes if their dad got caught up in the middle of dinner to play with the band at the restaurant but this dad which you'll see here ends up stealing the show look at this ♪ ♪ >> i love it pretty impressive. tiktok user jessica was so proud of her dad she's trying to convince him to start making his own tiktok videos. jessica was not embarrassed by her dad, she thinks he's quite spectac

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he wants all the power to himself so he can be the puppet master from tallahassee. how sad? we have the same thing here, mika, where you actually have now state legislatures, we need to push local control. now they're passing legislation that takes local control away from local election officials. why? because those officials will count the ballots and they'll report that to the state. they don't want to do that anymore. they have their own scheme and plan to undermine elections that don't go their way because they know they're going, they keep losing. their policies are so important to most americans. this is what they do and on the democratic side. you just had democrats running around in circles and acting like they never been there before and they don't know what to do with that power. i must say if they lose, it's going to be their own fault because the chaos and the end fighting. it's so embarrassing. eugene daniels, i want to bring you in here, i have to ask, they got the votes to pass reconciliation. they have to vote to pass this historic infrastructure bill. are th

the governor's lawyers took their case yesterday to the first district court of appeals in tallahassee state's 67 school boards the power to impose a mask mandate without the consent of parents. that ruling was automatically stayed by the appeal. >>> montana is one of a few states that now bans private employers from issuing vaccine mandates but the latest covid surge there has some hospitals on the brink. gabe gutierrez got rare access inside one icu in montana. >> reporter: the icu at billings clinic in montana is nearing 150% capacity and the hospital is asking the national guard for help. >> i would not wish this on my worst enemy at all. >> reporter: he's been here a week, just 24 years old. do you regret not getting the vaccine? >> absolutely, 100% regret it. >> reporter: during our interview he paused to get his breath but wanted to continue to counter misinformation. >> that the vehicle was not a real vaccine, it was a tracking chip the government was trying to use on us. >> reporter: that's what's frustrating to health care workers here. >> we're here to do our part but those

story, the idea that a republican governor, self described conservative wants to take the power in tallahasseeth the governor, i want my kids and teachers to be safe, parents mostly agree they should be in masks, yet i am getting pressure and having funding taken away by the governor. >> when i hear this going on, i think what party does ron desantis belong to. republicans are saying we want big government out of the way. we want decisions made at the local level, bow likal officials. we should trust the school boards and superintendents and people closest to people being governed. and he is trying a big mandate that's illegal on everybody else. what party do you actually belong to. we're seeing now this is all playing a major toll on his popularity. when you try to run for the presidency at the expense of your own constituency, this is what happens and he is paying the price. >> and he has done that, whether it is stepping on local governments, local decision makers or stepping on private businesses, local businesses. >> and science. >> and telling them they can't do what they think is best f

host: let me go on to richard in tallahassee, florida.ld you think about the debate in washington? caller: i think it is ridiculous. i have three comments. i think mr. buddy -- i forgot his last name, the previous gentleman. he was totally untruthful. he represented himself as being comfortable and not wealthy. his net worth in 2018 was $13 million. if he wants to cut the budget and balance the budget, he needs to put forth a motion for the congress to be paid minimum wage , and for their housing to be provided in public housing units. then they can do their work. that will cut the budget and help balance the budget. host: fred, texas, democratic caller. your turn. caller: america, our congress is broken. congress, it is time for the american people to stand up and be counted. we are going to have to vote them out. we are going to have to vote the republicans out. that is the bottom line. host: kathy, delaware, republican. what do you think that your party should do? caller: thank you for taking my call. this legislation that is proposed,