the progress we are making in west virginia. i will remind you, if you are over 65 years of age and you get any kind of snowfall, -- sniffle , i mean, anxiety, headache, your tired. please go get a test. if we can catch this in the first few days, you will save your life. today we are doing some additional lessening of our restrictions. i want to go through those with you. today we are going to move restaurants and bars to wonder percent of their stash to 100% of their seating capacity that they can use. i encourage everyone, everyone there, to use good sense. try all times that you can to keep your mask on. unless you are eating or drinking. keep that social distancing. we will have no standing room for people to congregate like in the bars. this is 100% of their seating capacity. from the standpoint of our small businesses and retail stores, we are lifting the capacity limitations there. we do not see in our small businesses or retail stores a crowding or issue there that causes a problem right now. we absolutely expect you to

my next guest is the governor of west virginia. y beyond believe. republican governor, he was once a democrat, jim justice is proposing a plan to repeal personal income tax gradually. making all west virginians cash positive. so, how does he plan to pay for it? and can he get the support to make it happen? joining us now governor jim justice from west virginia. governor, you kind of swung against the tide you want the 1.9 trillion pass it. in turn you want to give west virginians a pay back. >> well, that's exactly right, bribe. you know at the end of the day, we have got to get through these wickets that senator manchin kind of slipped into the bill at the 11th hour and we have got to get through all of that as far as making sure that we're too long everything exactly right. because we are not going to do anything except that but, at the end of the day, we are poised in our state to be able to extinguish our state income tax. and if we can do that, it will set our state on a pathway to who knows where it will be all good stuff. >>

we've been right in west virginia all along.ay in nursing homes, on vaccines, we've led the nation over and over and over, and i think this is, right now, from the standpoint of opening, we've, for all practical purposes, we're open 100%, but we still really think we should wear a mask and be cautious about the number in our gatherings and so on. >> do you think that some republicans underestimate people's willingness just to stick with masks a bit longer? we talked to a business owner in texas a short time ago who says he's happy to reopen fully, but his customers actually want to keep the mafsks on because they actually feel more comfortable coming in. >> i don't want to make a gigantic issue out of this. i'm having a little bit of a hard time hearing you, jim, but with all that, my feelings are just what they've been. i'm not going to be a politician. i'm going to just tell you what i think, and what i think is that, you know, our medical team and west virginia led the way with this, i don't think we ought to be in public bui

our second witness today, mac warner, is west virginia's -- as west virginia's 30th secretary of state. he graduated from the united states military academy at west point and the west virginia university school of law. prior to serving as secretary of state, he served his country for 23 years in the united states army and five years in afghanistan with the state department, and i'd like to turn to senator capito for any additional comments she might make about her secretary of state, mac warner. >> thank you, senator, thank you, all of you, and i want to thank secretary of state mac warner for joining us today. he ran a flawless election in 2020 under difficult situations for everybody. we had more people voting. we had no disputes to speak of, and i want to thank our secretary of state for not only being a leader in this area on mobile voting as well but also for serving our country. he comes from a long line of west virginians and i'm proud to have him here with us today. thank you. >> very good. we'll start with our first witness. the witnesses have five minutes for an opening state

that color from west virginia, 20.3 percent of the population in west virginia. that at least one dose, 12.8 percent, two doses and you can go around the country and do some of the other figures including new york here, at least one those 17.7 percent. two doses 8.7 percent . white plains new york is our next call. might . you've been vaccinated as well. >> i've got mine because my sister recommended putting me on the list. and finally, the medicine came in. and i was able to get the first shot. i was like i said before, my shoulder. i had a virus for about four days. so then it went, i had to say something else about this situation. this was all bundled up because if we had dusted up, if we had this since march, and early on, organize everything this would have never happened in israel was able to vaccinate a whole nation. iceland was area and george washington literally vaccinated a whole army from smallpox area. >> okay, mike, thank you for calling from new york. to new jersey here, okaying rights on twitter from new jersey that the vaccine is here and mj is d

so i think there's lots and lots of opportunities going on in west virginia. now i don't know that increasing the minimum wage, you know, automatically to almost a standardized thing country wide is the right thing for west virginia. >> can you give us an update on the vaccine rollout? you've just lowered the age from 65 to 50 where you are. you've been a leader in getting this done. >> well, you know, stephanie, we've been a leader all the way. you know, we've been a leader with the nursing homes, you know right off the get go, we've got them tested and we've got them, you know, we got them vaccinated and everything. same way with assisted living. we lead the nation over and over with the vaccine rollout we've had in the last little while but you just think about this, for weeks and weeks now, every vaccine that comes into west virginia, that week it goes into somebody's arm and i mean 100%. in fact, we're even getting more than 100% out of the vials but we've moved our teachers down to 40 years of age, we've moved our age down to 50. imagine this, stephanie,

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mcnulty: that is an incredibly successful program in west virginia. we are already using it and have been using it for years. we just apply the effort to continue to do that -- applaud the effort to continue that. sen. wicker: mr. mcnulty, i want to give everybody the opportunity to talk about this. do we have enough trained personnel? the labor department recognized in mississippi for the apprenticeship program. we are training five apprentices. how does a shortage of trained water operators affect the system and has the spent a problem for you in west virginia, mr. mcnulty, and we will ask the other panelists. mr. mcnulty: it is a big problem. with the retirement going on right now that we are seeing, especially in small communities, they are having a hard time attracting operators, especially in southern west virginia in the coalfields. it is a very important program to continue with. mr. ohle: the workforce issues that confront these communities is really important. we have a silver tsunami over the next decade of retirement. so ensuring we build

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i know you have been all around west virginia. you have been to these communities and you have seen firsthand. i think the more the better in that respect. that is how congress is really going to learn. i can't stress enough when we talk about -- when i mentioned a moment ago about debt forgiveness. debt is one of the heaviest burdens that utilities face when we talk about the pandemic and the shutoffs and revenue drops, the services didn't stop. those payments were still due. i think get out and visit and learn and talk to water waste professionals is the best way to understand. >> thank you, mr. chair. >> thank you for holding the fort down until i could get here. we have a vote that will start in about two minutes. what i would like to do is complete the hearing from witnesses. we have senator cardin, the chairman of the transportation infrastructure subcommittee. followed by sue bozeman and senator stamina -- senator stabenow. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. this is critically important. i am going to follow up and thank

one day i might be out in rural west virginia.om the small to the big clinics. this morning i did a small clinic. took care of people at nursing homes and resident care facilities. tomorrow, one of the counties. next day will be a bigger clinic as well. tomorrow after i get done i have 23 people i am going to see at their homes, people that are home bound and can't get out. the here is amount of, you know, i would like to say joy. people are just relieved and elated to get the shots. when you go out to someone that can't get to a store or regular clinic, the amount of appreciation they give is unbelievable. >> to see you are seeing so many people in a day. let me ask you, because politics played a role in this. your state was a trump state. in a new poll about the vaccine, 83% of democrats say they will get the vaccine or likely will. your state is doing so well. are you not seeing any of the politics when it comes to driving up to someone saying here is the shot? >> honestly, i think that a lot of people -- and it is everywhere a

stephen smith from west virginia can't wait. you so much for coming to "the sunday show." >> it's a pleasure. it means so much to come on the show. lots of people talk about west virginia, but you talk to us. and i appreciate it. take care. >> thanks, stephen. >>> coming up, there's been a lot of news lately, but we haven't forgotten about the january 6th insurrectionists and we're keeping tabs. new details when we come back. here you go, let me help you. hi mr. charles, we made you dinner. ahh, thank you! ready to eat? yes i am! darrell's family uses gain flings now so their laundry smells more amazing than ever. isn't that the dog's towel? hey, me towel su towel. more gain scent plus oxi boost and febreze in every gain fling. i'm a verizon engineer, part of the team that built 5g right. the only one from america's most reliable network. we designed our 5g to make the things you do every day, better. with 5g nationwide, millions of people can now work, listen, and stream in verizon 5g quality. and in parts of many cities where

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and a number of senate democrats are trying to pressure the senior senators from west virginia and arizona to abandon their own very recent commitments to honor the central rule of the senate. now, mr. president, the framers designed the senate to require deliberation, to force cooperation, and to ensure that federal laws in our big, diverse country earned broad enough buy-in to receive the lasting consent of the governed. james madison said the senate should be a complicated check against improper acts of legislation. thomas jefferson said great innovation should not be forced on slender majorities. senate democrats parroted all these arguments when they were the ones benefiting from minority protection. when president trump pressed republicans to kill the filibuster, our democrat colleagues cried foul. and when our republican majority stood on principle and refused to wreck the rules, our democratic colleagues happily used the filibuster themselves. in some cases, they flat-out blocked legislation like senator tim scott's police reform bill. in many other cases, democrats did what minori

a number of senate democrats are trying to pressure the senior senator from west virginia and arizona to abandonei their own very recent commitment to honor the central role of the senate. mr. president the framers designed the senate to ensure thatt federal laws in our divere country are broad enough to receive the consent of the governing. james madison said the senate should be a complicated check against improper acts of legislation. thomas jefferson said great innovation should not be forced on slender majorities. senate democrats. aldi's arguments when they were the ones benefiting from minority protection. when present from pressed republicans to kill the filibuster by democratic colleagues -- and when a republican majority stood on principle and refuse to -- there was her democratic colleagues used the filibuster themselves. in some cases they flat out lock legislation like senator tim scott's police reform bill. in many other cases democrats did with the minority parties always do and leverage the existence of the filibuster to influence must pass legislation long before it g

. >> going back to the senate the senator from west virginia making a lot of news yesterday into today with comments of the filibuster. we know the covid bill avoided the filibuster through special procedures but it said he is firm on support and those making it more painful to use here is what he had to say. >> the filibuster should beil painful. we have made it more comfortable over the years. not intentionally but evolved into that. maybe it has to be more painful. so there are things we can talk about w that whenever you take away in the senate the ability for the minority to have input, why do you have to senators rhode island and new york or california? why is therern one body that treats everyone hopefully with the ability of big person doesn't take advantage of ahe smaller person not just of stature but their position. >> just to be clear, you would consider making it harder to filibuster don't automatically have 60 votes for any legislation. >> i would make it harder to get rid of the filibuster. i am supporting the filibuster i will continue. it defines who we are as a senate

speaker, today i rise to honor a great west virginia icon, u.s. army veteran, mr. dennis davis, who passed away on january 19, 2021. dennis was the cabinet secretary for west virginia department of veterans assistance. he understood the needs of our veteran community. dennis had also been a member of the west virginia state university rotc program. i enjoyed our time together as we met with veterans all across west virginia's second district. during his lifetime, dennis was a much-ed a mired director for west virginia work force development, an educator who helped guide citizens toward jobs and opportunities and fulfillment in their lives. mr. mooney: we commemorate his leadership, his service as an army veteran and his dedication to our great state. may his legacy forever live on to inspire hard work, devotion and service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. ocasio-cortez: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro temp

my state of west virginia expects that, they know me, they know me as that.e good people, and we just try to do things in a rational, common sense way. so i've said this about power, chris. i've seen people who have had power that have abused it, fed people who have sought power that destroyed themselves trying to get it and i've seen people that seize the moment. if i can seize this moment and start healing our country, helping our president bring our country together emma listening to all sides and making a decision that doesn't intend to harm anybody and don't play the travel politics. it's just not who i am. and i can't -- i am who i am, i'm not going to change, and i think that hopefully people understand that and they give me the flexibility and understand that, and i appreciate that. i know it's difficult for some people to understand. this is who i am, i'm just joe from west virginia. >> chris: well, let's talk about just joe, because you have staked out this position and you were doing it in november right after the election. i want to put up some of

jim justice governor from west virginia. do democrats hate west virginia is the headline. >> dana: the governors have a lot more decisions the make as you've pointed out. we just got new video from the border. agents apprehending migrants as officials warn the surge will continue for months. we'll head back to the border just ahead and also just getting reports the massive cargo ship blocking the suez canal has been set free. maria bartiromo is here and your delayed packages. less than one year after a major city voted to defund the police why officials are having a change of heart. ♪ ♪ learning is hard work. hard work requires character. learning begins in faith. it must move upwards toward the highest thing, unseen at the beginning - god. and freedom is essential to learning. its principles must be studied and defended. learning, character, faith, and freedom: these are the inseparable purposes of hillsdale college. ♪ ♪ we know it's going to take many forms of energy to meet the world's needs while creating a cleaner futur

west virginia. >> vegaco mr. president.ay i rise to speak on a coupleic of topics prefers i went to take this opportunity to thank a real icon in our state that is west virginia state senate pro tim.out boley preaches a good friend of mine she's now in her tenth term. she's the longest continuously serving our states senates. at one point in history donna boley was the only republican. she was a ranking member and every single committee and the lead republican so i went in the early 90s only thank her for her service, for service or state which began in 1985 and wish her all of she presides over today she's presenting today over the west virginia state senate. so donna way to go really proud of you you are a role model for every woman who is watching and certainly young girls as well. so mr. president i also arise to join my colleagues to discuss the democrats so-called covid-19 relief package. prior to this past rounds, congress have been delivering much needed relief as you know five times in the beginning of this pandemi

west virginia is doing the same but allowing bars under relaxed rules too. health experts are troubled by that. >> the one play, you take your mask off, is restaurants and bars. why do you say we have a mask m mandate but you can have full capacity. that is where you will see transmissions. >> mississippi, iowa, montana and texas, where the governor there says it's safe to reopen at 100% starting wednesday. >> after announcing the relaxing of restrictions, texas governor greg abbott alleged that migrants coming in texas were exposing residents to the rosado. meanwhile, dr. fauci said undocumented people said they should get a vaccine when it's available to them. they made it clear there is no punitive element getting the vaccine. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. >>> join me tomorrow when i talk to a sing the mother whose daughter struggled with anxiety and depression for years, and her daughter nearly took her own life. >> she had always gotten really great grades and then after all of this, her grades just plummeted. i really had to help her a lot just to get he

i'm just joe from west virginia.well, let's talk about just joe because you have staked out those positions, and you were doing it in no right after the election -- in november right after the election. i want to put up some of the positions you've taken breaking with your party. you said early on you would not be the 50th democrat to end the filibuster, you'd not be the 50th democrat to pack the supreme court, and so far whether it's the $15 minimum wage neera tanden's nomination, you've broken with your party. you just put up, you just said the quote, i was going to put it up on the screen because you've said it before about power and what it can to people. the question i guess i have, here's the quote: i have watched power destroy people, good people, because they abused it. look, i love talking to you, senator, but you are on four sunday shows today, and the question i have is are you enjoying your position of power maybe a little too much? >> i sure hope not. oh, my goodness. then i would be -- that would be hor

and yes, west virginia is a trump state. ou think west virginiaans among the poorest, largely white poppings in america don't want to earn a living wage, listen to what some of them have been telling the poor people's campaign. >> we're essential workers, they call us, and put us in the most dangerous positions there is jobs nowadays in this public, but our work ain't worth a fair wage, a day's wage? are you kidding me? we are tired of scraping, vounging, being hungry. we are tired of being the last on the list. >> so today, senator manchin, not just what you did for neera and what you seem to be threatening to do to weaken joe biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which to be clear means will help fewer people you, sir, for bossing around the senate, which is not your job, you are the absolute worst. and after the break, i'll talk with someone who might be able to tell us how to get around the west virginia underboss. t aroune west virginia underboss. how great is it that we get to tell everybody how liberty mutual customizes

west virginia's governor joining us now. have the president getting involved, saying, please, team, go slower. the governor of alabama decided the mask mandate in that state will expire in a month. listen. >> let me be abundantly clear. after april 9th, i will not keep the mask order in effect. while i'm convinced that a mask mandate has been the right thing to do, i also respect those who object and believe this was a step too far in government overreach. >> you had an executive order last month, governor. you're considering additional relaxation of some of the restrictions, but there is still requirement for face coverings in west virginia, in most places, especially indoors in crowds. do you think it's time to drop the mask mandate, or do you think the president is right? >> i don't want this to become a political football. i don't want to be critical, but some people want to just move because it's the most politically correct thing they can do. it becomes almost a macho thing and sf everything. in west virginia we wanted

they've been doing it right in west virginia. is he right? are these governors bowing to political pressure with these decisions? is that any way to lead, doctor? >> no, it's no way to lead. and when we had all of this confusion and ambiguity about masks in the spring, we had, you know, the massive surge in the summer. and now that we've finally got the pandemic under control and we're really on the verge of breaking its back, we see this nonsense. it's really nonsense. we have to wear masks for the next few months because the variants are more contagious. and until we can get the population of the united states to a level that approaches herd immunity, we're at risk of the pandemic reigniting. so let's wear masks for the next few months. we'll put this away, and we'll have a fabulous summer. >> ah, thank you, sir. we have had our house call tonight, our nightly house call with dr. reiner because he has the best bedside manner. we'll see you soon. >>> i want you to take a look at this as well. this is the senate floor where clerks are still r

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tell joe manchin vanita gupta or west virginia. >> shannon: the message is specific to west virginiacking, horrific outcome with regard to the opioid epidemic. is it fair to link her to what happened based on reporting that we heard from dr. siegel? >> obviously she's at this point vowing to divest yourself potentially of the stock. she is serious stockholder. father remains chairman of the board. here's the other challenge. on top of her radical and extreme positions on other issues which i think are disqualifying already and have been talked about a lot. she has positions that tie in with some of these concerns. she has advocated for legalization of possession of all drugs. she has advocated for some of the same policies that are benefiting the illegal drug industry. that's a real concerning overlap here. i think it's something that we can overlook. west virginia alone lost 142,000 people to drug overdoses. it's concerning to see someone who would be leadership of the department of justice. >> shannon: here's what senator manchin said. he said i spoke to merrick garland, now the at

to have what they say is a west virginia rally. why do you need to gin that up? why do you need face covering protesters to pressure joe manchin? aren't there locals who agree with the republican party's position on this? turns out, that's kind of a problem for them on this. >> when presented with a very neutral description hr1, people were generally supportive. the most worrisome part, which grover mentioned at the beginning of his presentation, is that conservatives were actually as supportive as the general public was when they read the neutral description of hr1. >> that audio was obtained by a reporting of "the new yorker." audio from strategy session among leaders of big money conservative groups to figure out how to stop the bill sitting in the senate right now that would protect voting rights nationwide. in addition, that bill would overhaul campaign finance law to essentially plug the flowing faucet of dark unaccountable money in american politics. dark money has been a life source in republican politics these past couple

people that do not live in west virginia to have, what they said, was a west virginia rally.you need fake protesters bussed in to pressure joe manchin. aren't there any locals agreeing with the republican party's position on this? turns out that is a problem for them on this. >> when presented with a neutral description of hr1 people are generally supportive. the most worrisome part mentioned at the beginning of the presentation is that conservatives were actually as supportive as the general public was when they read the neutral description of hr 1. >> audio obtained by the new yorker from a strategy session to try to figure out how they can stop the bill that is sitting in the senate right now that would protect voting rights nationwide. in addition to people's right to vote it would dramatically overhaul campaign finance law and plug the flowing faucet of dark money, a life source in republican politics over the past couple of decades, paid to help republican enact billion-approved policies all over the country with billionaire derived money they never have to disclose. th

listen, you mentioned west virginia.ernor, jim justice said this earlier about states deciding to re-open. here it is. >> i'm not going let this become a political football. i mean, i really -- i don't want to be critical, but so many people want to just move because it's the most politically correct thing that they can do. you know, it becomes almost a macho thing and everything. we have been cautious and everything. i'm not going throw mud at either side and everything and i'm not going dance around like a politician, because i'm not that. but at the end of the day we're going to do the smart thing in west virginia, we're not going to do the thing that's politically correct. >> i have had governor justice on. he's been entirely levelheaded throughout this. and as you said, some of the lows rates. do you think he's right, are the governors bowing to political pressure with these decisions? is that any way to lead, doctor? >> no, it's no way to lead. and when we had all of this confusion and ambiguity about masks in the

and then she entered what was then west virginia state college. she left us at the age of eight teen. in 1937, she went into the field of teaching. she understood the importance of paying it forward. catherine entered nasa at a time when african-americans lend america overall was still living and dual worlds. we had a white america and african-american america. katherine was having to delicately walk in both worlds. she went to work every day and gave nasa and the astronauts, none of who look like her, 100%. as she said, in spite of how i am treated, where i can go and eat, what i can do. i'm going to come here and fight to make sure i do the best job possible for my country and the space race. while at nasa, there were three significant space ventures katherine played a significant role in. one was alan shepard, the first individual who entered into space. katherine captivated the trajectories for that mission to happen. she played a significant role in john glenn. john lennon had said about his life at the end of his life, he would not venture i

he's a democrat from west virginia.o vote yes after he secured his deal yesterday on jobless benefits. but lisa murkowski, the alaska republican senator, she had not said how she might come down. she just said she is voting no against the bill. she was really the only potential republican swing vote here. but regardless, democrats have used a process in which they can advance this bill by a simple majority vote. that means all 50 democrats, if they stick together, they're going to get this bill through and it appears all 50 democrats, in fact, will stick together, which means joe biden will be one step closer to getting this $1.9 trillion package, a massive rescue package out of the united states senate after an arduous day of votes, arm twisting, negotiation. they've managed to keep their caucus between progressives and moderates together to get this out of the senate. then the final passage vote expected in the house in a matter of days. nancy pelosi there will have to ensure she can limit defections to no more than a

he refers -- he's from a little tiny coal mining town, farmington, west virginia.tifies with his constituents as deeply and thoroughly as anybody i've ever worked with. for the governor to say that is nonsense. he knows better. joe was trying to do what he thought was right for west virginia, which is where he always starts and for the country. >> senator, why no republican support? >> oh, there was huge republican support. that's been a big -- the reporting has been all wrong on this, alisyn. this bill was supported by 60% of republicans across the country, 70% of the people. the only place there wasn't republican support was in the united states capitol. which i got to tell you, i don't get. because all the major provisions in this bill had already been voted on positively by the republicans several times last year. so, suddenly they say, well, you know, why are we doing this and why are we doing that. these are things we voted for. probably only -- i will correct myself. they didn't like state and local aid, but that was in the cares act which they voted for i t

host: the democratic senator from west virginia making a whole lot of news yesterday into today with some comments about the filibuster. we know this covid bill avoided the filibuster through special procedures but the hell headline says he is firm on support of the filibuster, making it more painful -- but open to make it more painful to use. >> the filibuster should be painful. we have made it more comfortable over the years. maybe it has to be more painful. maybe you have to stand there. things we can talk about. whatever you take away in the senate, the ability for the minority, however it may be to have input, why do you have two senators in a rhode island in two senators new york or california? why is there one body the treats everyone hopefully the ability to intervene and be involved, the ability to represent no matter how large or small. so the bigger person doesn't take advantage of the smaller person. that's what this is all about. >> but just to be clear you would consider making it harder to invoke the filibuster so that you don't just automatically have 60 votes that yo

they are very pro-gun rights in west virginia.tands that. >> you would assume that. you have to remember he ran on gun rights in 2010. he had a a rating from the nra. >> laura: we will put some pressure there. thank you. we have a lot more to get to. stay there. [crunch] >> laura: amidst the slobbering coverage of bidens presidency was this piece from november. saying joe biden's dogs told her they are excited to live in the white house. they say that their master will be a great president. maybe they were a little too excited. seen in reporting that bidens to german shepherds have been sent back to delaware after major had a "biting incident" with a member of white house security. seven weeks in. two bidens already kicked out of the white house. shannon bream and the "fox news @ night" team take it all from here. i thought it was chomp, not champ. i could remember. couldn't remember. >> shannon: maybe another visit with the psychic on what went down. we need to know. >> laura: exactly right. you have a lot of real news coming up

in west virginia repealing personal income tax would not only put more money in state residents bute you this morning thanks very much for being here, it is a great day to talk about this given the fact that joe biden is pittsburgh to announce trillions in increasing taxes you want to do away with state income tax give your thoughts on what we are going to hear from joe biden today. >> well, i think that is going going to hear i think backward approach to how this america was how this country was founded and absolutely how we should go forward. you are going to hear approach that absolutely significantly raises taxes on all of us, and, you know, in order to fund infrastructure program, and i love the infrastructure program, but at the same time you know, if we don't watch out, you know maria we are getting in real trouble in this country we don't see it -- right now, i describe it as thunderstorms but there is a tsunami coming right at us and everything if biden administration doesn't slow down what they are doing we are going to be in real trouble. maria: yeah, one thing that i say

that last caller from west virginia, 20.3% is the population in west virginia have gotten at least oneose. 12.8%, two doses. you can go around the country and see some of the other figures. in new york, at least one dose, 17.7%. white plains, new york, is our next call. mike. caller: are you." there. host: yes. caller: i got mine because my sister put me on the list. i was able to get the first shot. my shoulder hurt, i had a virus for about four days, and then it went -- but i have to say something else about the situation. this was all bungled up, because if we had been smart early on and organized everything, this would have never happened. israel was able to vaccinate a whole nation. iceland was. and george washington literally vaccinated a whole army from smallpox. host: ok. mike, thank you for calling from new york. to new jersey, bill writes on twitter from new jersey, that the vaccine rollout here is doing fine overall. there is some backup with individual scheduling, but governor murphy is sending daily update on twitter. red states could learn from our governor, rights bilkin

workers dishwashers or warehouse workers in regards to the kind of states like mississippi or west virginia joe manchin as you know senator joe manchin is is really challenging raising the wage but from a study that was done in west virginia it actually showed that a single person can't live or should be living off of $14.00 to $15.00 an hour in rule west virginia so i think the challenge is going to be in this incremental raise the beautiful thing about being incremental is that you can always have a conversation about where we are as inflation comes in as it's impacting states as it goes to $9.25 in 2021 and move forward we can always measure that in the end adjust accordingly when we can look at how it's affecting the government i'm also concerned about the small business committee which has definitely been pushing back i guess what we can't afford $15.00 to keep you know various employees and we're going to have to somerton you know minimize that let some go and put them all of you know put 2 or 3 on salary we know that's going to happen but i don't think many people also consider the e

i think it's 58% of adults live in a household with a gun in west virginia.e of the highest percentages, in the country other than wyoming, north dakota, south dakota, so, they are very pro-gun rights in west virginia and senator manchin, i would assume, understands that. >> right. you would assume that but you have to remember, he ran on gun rights in 2010. he had an "a" rating. >> laura: we'll keep it on the "a" rating and put the pressure on. we have a lot more to get to so stay right there. the worst genocide in human history also destroyed the lives of thousands of jewish survivors still suffering today. god calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. "comfort ye, comfort my people." when i come here and i sit with lilia i realize what she needs right now is food. these elderly jews are weak and they're sick. they're living on $2 a day this now, is how god's children are living. take this time to send a survival food box to these forgotten jews. the international fellowship of christians and jews urgently need your gift of $25 now to help prov

joining us is west virginia state senator.ludes applicants will receive 100% of state education dollars in lieu of public schooling, money can be used on private school, tuition, homeschool curriculum and other expenses and support to oversee participants with agreed terms. and school choice in the first place, they were afraid to say so. >> we were the first state to have a teachers strike that closed schools for our kids for almost two weeks. i feel really terrible because our kids went through two strikes two years in a row and the pandemic has been quite an interruption. most parents and teachers spoke directly to them, they were supported and wanted and teachers unions drowned them out. those who were loudest at the capital, we care about the kids so we oppose all choices for parents. jillian: a statement from policy response, quote, part of the statement anyway, much less virginia can do to improve educational outcomes for all rather than passing hb 2015. and the resources available to public schools lawmakers can improv