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The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
The Way Forward for Business
"The United States Chamber of Commerce has hit ground zero. No one talks to them. They've completely lost the confidence of Republicans since they backed Democrats in the election of 2020 and contributed to the democratic majority that spent all that money. So the whole Chamber of Commerce has been discredited. If they offer you the small business committee, I mean, what do you think we can do for business since the chamber is basically Kevin McCarthy won't talk to him? I don't like leader McConnell talked to them. They'll come and try and see you. It's a warning. They're Democrats now. What do we do for business? Yeah, I think actually I'm very concerned also about that trend in big corporate America of just becoming so woke and becoming so concerned about some of these when I see is passing fad kind of issues and not understanding that, look, we've got to create jobs for American families. Small business would be another thing that I'm very interested in because that's who creates most of the jobs in this country. You know, a lot of people don't know that big companies don't create jobs. I mean, they do create some jobs, but really the dynamism in our economy comes from small business. It's the entrepreneur who's taking the risk to create the jobs. It's the small mom and pops that go about their business every day that makes a difference in this country. And that's what we need to support. And I'll tell you, I have seen it that big companies like regulation because they can handle it. They can be attorneys.
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
Pete Ricketts' Massive Turn Around
"You know, Pete ricketts, there's a story in the post about you this morning titled Pete ricketts massive political turnaround. And because you lost once. When you ran for Senate the first time, that puts you in a category with people like Mitt Romney, John thune. I mean, I go back to Richard Nixon losing 1960 and 1962. Do you think it helps to have lost once before you win twice as governor and now you'll have reelection for senator in two years? Well, I think it's a general rule that you learn way more from your failures than you do your successes, right? There are more painful, the intended to do more evaluation of what you can do better. And certainly my Senate loss in 2006 did teach me a lot about politics. It didn't discharge me from getting involved in it. I enjoyed the campaign. I love getting out and meeting nebraskans. And I learned a lot. I think I was able to turn those lessons into successes in my race for governor and certainly the people I met in my O 6 Senate race made it possible for me to get elected when I ran for governor in 2014. So that was absolutely vital to my success and winning in 2014 was my loss in 2006.
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
Governor Pete Ricketts Selected to Fill Nebraska Senate Seat
"Governor. You know, Mitt Romney was a governor became a senator. Joe Manchin was a governor became a senator. It's a very different way of are you used to slowing down a lot because you used to have to make things happen in Nebraska. Now you're going to have to watch things go slow. What do you think? Well, that's what I have been told that as governor, you know, there's a sense of urgency about everything you're doing because you've got to make things happen. The Senate by its design, right? Our founders wanted a body that would slow things down. They didn't want politics to be whipsawed back and forth. And so that's how they designed the Senate to work. So I've got to change my mindset with regard to how this goes. But it's certainly informed been an important institution for us over the years to provide that stability for our country. We can certainly see that when you're compared to say the parliamentary systems around the world that can change governments at a drop of a hat. Governor ricketts shouldn't be senator ricketts. I don't know if you've talked to leader McConnell yet. I am a great fan of leader McConnell. I think he saved the United States Constitution when he held open the vacancy created by the untimely death of Antonin Scalia. And I think he got Donald Trump elected, and of course he got Donald Trump's nominees confirmed. Have you talked to him yet about what you want to do and your priority? Yeah, I have as a matter of fact, I just had a conversation with him last night where he was giving us an advice. Not that due to similar to what you said. He was urging patients because the Senate moves slower. But I've actually known senator McConnell since I ran for Senate back in 2006. And I'm staying in touch with him over the years. So I'm looking forward to working with him. And I agree with you, you know? He is a very strategic thinker. He's really done a great job for us in the U.S. Senate as leader and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to be able to learn from it.
The Daily Zeitgeist
"pete ricketts" Discussed on The Daily Zeitgeist
"All the old stuff so it still has all of the old like it's still like an old dog that like in puppy body. No i mean. It's just like the genetic material that they can then create an embryo. That will come out. And i mean the biggest difference is like hauer the environmental factors going to affect like the personality traits. That brand. I don't know man like she got a ton of funding dogs. Is you gotta fake as mcdonalds at our house. So and let's talk about chris. Wallace real quick he interviewed a nebraska governor. Pete ricketts patriots about you know his stance on the vaccine and he brought up what seems like a pretty straightforward question that i'd i'd assume every single person who has ever questioned vaccine mandates would is themselves. Yeah i would ask themselves like this. Be the first thing like wasn't difference between this and the other vaccines that aren't mandated. Already this yeah. This is the common ailment of the modern republican politician or of this as which is like having to be so deep in your own self delusion plus mental gymnastics to try and rationalize how you aren't just completely just like manifested walking contradiction and you know he said in before the interviews like look man. I've been. I'm not against vaccines okay. I've i've said that they work. I know that they're safe. So you know it's just about like kinda who do people trust. And then that's where chris. Wallace is like governor. rick. I'm about to put a graphic up. These are all the vaccines that you mandate in the state of nebraska for someone to go to school is so protests measles-mumps-rubella hep b. chickenpox. And he's like so fairly. Why don't you have the same energy for these vaccines and this is. His answer was any tries. Very good to be like. Oh you didn't. You didn't catch me off guard with this. I'll just give a non-answer are those mandates that parents in your estate must comply with and do comply with routinely why is it that they're not So objectionable in such a violation of personal freedom but biden's vaccine mandates. Are well for all those that you just listed. There's a long history that parents have had the opportunity to see how those things have been implemented and there's still a lot of people out there who don't know what to trust in fact. This is really an outcome of what the cdc is done because they flip flop on so many issues with it's mass or whether have to mask vaccine and so forth..
WTVN
"pete ricketts" Discussed on WTVN
"With the other attorneys general across the country who share similar views about the overreach. This is an egregious overreach of federal authority. And as we see what these rules are, we will be able to know exactly how we will be able to challenge them in court. I'm also talking with my colleagues around the country as well. The other governors who feel the way I do and we'll be working on other strategies, but I've never been centers do Allow them to officially get that to the right hospital. And certainly we are encouraging people to continue to get vaccinated as part of this, But we're managing our hospital capacity very successfully here in the state with the tools that we've provided with this staffing emergency, So it's pretty clear. You've got Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, who's a Republican. You've got other Republican governors Henry McMaster from South Carolina, Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Santa's from Florida. I mean, Biden better get ready for a fight, because here they go. But, you know, I think how many fights he already has on his hands. I mean, a lot of that. What he has done via executive order has been proved to be illegal. And that hasn't slowed him up at all. But you know again, I think the whole The whole premise here, uh, that you can step on people's free will, if you will, And honestly, this shouldn't really be a debate about free will. This should simply be a debate about what's good for your health, right? And so unfortunately now That the attention is entirely off of that. What really is going to make me crazy? It's going to make me crazy. And you too, I think is that the case count has turned down. I hope it continues to turn down. But you know, and I know that Joe Biden Three months from now, if we're lucky, and if we have already passed the peak of the Delta infection numbers, he's going to take credit from bending that curve, so to speak, to use a horrible cliche at this point. Because of these mandates, and it will have nothing to do with the mandates that will have to do with the fact that this Delta variant is so contagious. It will presumably or may already have run its course. I surely hope so. Because that means fewer Americans will be getting sick and dying. But to have that be a political win for Joe Biden. It was honestly my head's gonna explode. Fox News contributor Liz Speakers with us this morning on the Brandon Boxer show, Liz This reminds me in some ways of the moratorium on pain, you know, rent on rent, of course, is illegal. It's illegal, and he funneled that through the CDC to enact on that. Where this time around, it's OSHA and you know, just weeks ago, the Supreme Court reminded him That he cannot quote act unlawfully, even in pursuit of desirable ends. So could this and could have should have would, Uh, hypotheticals. Could this end up the same way with the Supreme Court? I think absolutely it could. I don't think this is legal. What's next? You're going to mandate people lose £10. You're going to mandate Employers discriminate because you have gotten a flu shot. That will be the next thing or I don't know what I mean. There's this is an open door to everything. Fox News contributor Liz Peek and NewsRadio 6 10 W. T V. N. It's 6 19 and Brandon Boxer. And traffic.
WSB-AM
"pete ricketts" Discussed on WSB-AM
"Text recipe 233777 now Hello. There it is. You're here. It's in the phone number. Should you wish to be on this program? 87797 Eric 87797374 to 5. I wish to play you. A bunch of audio. There is a point of me playing you a bunch of audio and just bear with me on The series of bits of audio. We begin with a reporter from The New York Times so the governor can try to go to the gates of hell. But in fact, legal experts tell me that the president is in a pretty solid Legal ground. He is citing the law that established OSHA. So you know that if you have a factory, let's say Well, you're exposing people to toxic fumes and it's going to kill them. OSHA can come in and give you a citation and they can give you a you know, If you are really a severe violator, they can take you to court. So the bite administration is making the same case that this is a threat to workplace safety, and that's the ground that this law or this mandate will be fought on. A lot of Republican governors are screaming about it's unconstitutional. It's this or that, Um, it's really a case of federal law, and experts say Biden has the authority. In federal law to do exactly what he did, Don't you love, the experts say, we don't know who the experts are, but the experts say it, the experts said Donald Trump would start a war by moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The experts said he would start a war. By killing Qassim Soleimani, the experts said. Joe Biden could get us out of Afghanistan without any problems, the experts say. Yeah, here's Pete Ricketts government Frasca. It should be a personal health care choice. This is not.
KDWN 720AM
"pete ricketts" Discussed on KDWN 720AM
"Workers get vaccinated against coronavirus is running into a wall of resistance from Republicans threatening everything from Lawsuits the civil disobedience, However, the Biden administration says it's confidence that mandate is illegal given vaccine mandates already are established in all 50 states. Nebraska Republican Governor Pete Ricketts among those who is against them. But when presented with the fact that vaccines are already mandated, he argued that he doesn't know much about the FDA authorized Covid vaccine. But then he argued he does know about Covid. And kids here he is, in his own words for all those that you just listed. There's a long history that parents have had the opportunity to see how those things have been implemented. And there's still a lot of people out there who don't know what to trust. And in fact, this is really an outcome of what the CDC has done because they flip flop on so many issues with its mass or whether you have to mask after being vaccine and so forth. There's just a lot of people out there who don't know who to trust right now. And so by having the government forced it on. You're not building the trust. Where we have the trust with ozone vaccines. This is a process going to take time to bring people along. And that's why it should be a personal choice and not something mandated by the government. But forgive me, sir, I'm old enough that I remember when the polio vaccine first came out a lot of us and certainly our parents viewed it as a blessing, and immediately I lived in New York state. At that time, the state mandated that we all get the polio vaccine again. If Polio vaccine is okay for for parents and I have to comply with it to send their kids to school. Why not for a lot of people, not just kids, the vaccine for this disease. I think this is very different from polio that has very.
MSNBC Morning Joe
"pete ricketts" Discussed on MSNBC Morning Joe
"Vaccination rates and the virus burns through until. There's no one else to in fact joining us now new york times reporter covering health policy. Sheryl stolberg her. Liz report it's entitled. Gop see this at biden mandate even in states requiring other vaccine. Cheryl things ring with this. I loved your article. It actually only good sorta it actually put some details in one of my chief complaints. When i talked to friends going out my god. They want to vaccinate us and our children. This is unamerican. it's never happened before. And you go state by state especially mississippi alabama these these vaccine resistant governors in those states. Where before they were some of the most vaccinated states and they took tried in the fact. They had no exceptions at all. No religious exceptions. Nothing go through the hypocrisy from from the positions now compared to where they were before. Cove it on vaccines. Every state in america has vaccine mandates and some of these republican states. You mentioned mississippi. Joe and alabama have some of the strictest mandates in the country for childhood vaccines and these are long established mandates with no religious exemptions no philosophical exemptions mississippi which has one of the lowest vaccine seen rates for kovic in the nation has long had the highest beck seen rate for childhood vaccines. And we know that childhood vaccine mandates work because we don't have measles outbreaks anymore. We don't have polio. Rubella outbreaks and anymore more so these governors who are fighting biden are clearly not acknowledging their own policies. So here's fox. News sunday host. Chris wallace pressing republican governor pete ricketts up nebraska. Why he opposes new vaccine mandates laid out by president biden. It should be a personal. Healthcare choice is not something that the government should mandate and somebody shouldn't have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a job in the arm is just wrong. I've talked to people number a number of people who've told me if they made me take the vaccine. I'm just going to be fired. i'm not gonna. I'm not gonna do it but you say it's a personal choice. In fact to attend school in your state of nebraska children must be vaccinated against a number of diseases. Let me put them up on the screen. They must be vaccinated against diptheria. Tetanus pertussis polio measles mumps and rabelo hepatitis b. and chickenpox why are those mandates that parents and your estate must comply with and do comply with routinely. Why is it that they're not so objectionable and such a violation of personal freedom but biden's vaccine mandates are well for all those that you just listed. There's a long history that parents have had the opportunity to see how those things have been implemented and they're still a lot of people out there who don't know what to trust it's unbelievable. Mika just absolutely unbelievable that you not only look at the governor's and what they said in the past and what their policies are you look. What people like. Mike pence said in the past that. It's a great danger to not get these vaccines and cheryl. Here's the deal. We have seen this one work. There is a bit of history to work with here. There's a bit of reality to work with here. There are people who are alive because of the vaccine. There are people who are alive. Who have even gotten breakthrough cases. That aren't so bad. Because of the vaccine and i'm sorry to be to be course about this but there are hundreds of thousands of people who are dead because they did not take the vaccine. What i mean the scientists playing out before our eyes right so couple of things about what the governor said first of all in infectious disease outbreak getting vaccinated is not a personal choice. It's not. it's something that we do for the community and this has been long upheld with legal precedent. Second of all the governors who are complaining about biden's mandate failed to note that he in fact gave businesses and out their employees can opt for mandatory weekly testing and third. He talked about well. There's a long history with those other. Vaccines we'll how do you think we got that long history. We got that long history. Because the vaccines were mandated and some of those vaccines themselves created pushback. During when they were first mandated because people didn't know what to trust is the governor said people were cautious but in an infectious disease outbreak. Your personal choice ends where my right not to get killed by an infectious disease begins. So we got these collective actions for the good of the community not individuality. You're you're so right and all these people that are talking about it. I keep writing down from all. These republican. Governors fe should make medical decisions for themselves. This is a personal now now. It's not been that way for one hundred years when kids go to school. Here's a quote by the way. Ed loose from mike pence. Here's a political arctic from two thousand fifteen where they asked all the republican candidates running for president their position on vaccine mandates. And i'm gonna. I'll post it on my twitter feed. But here's mike pence. Two thousand fifteen. Indiana law requires all children to be protected from vaccine preventable diseases like measles by getting vaccinated. Vaccines protect all children from illnesses. And our administration strongly urges hoosier families to have their children vaccinated. Ted's twos called a anti vaccine movement. Silliness said said that every child should be vaccinated. You can go through the list. I just. I just posted a right now on twitter. The hypocrisy is just stunning. That republicans have decided that they're going to make this a difficult choice and 'cause pushback by their own words. I mean it's the change that's happening. The last few weeks is not that. Republicans have got worse. They've been bad on. This really since biden became president. It's the biden as got stelea in his response to them. I think he's given up hope in the last few weeks that there's going to be any reasonable conversation about vaccinations as cheryl just pointed out. This isn't a vaccine mandate vaccine mandate is when you get no choice but to take a vaccine i think there ought to be a vaccine mandate but there is an alternative people contest instead once a week and continued to go into work under the osha regulations. He hasn't announced a vaccine passport of vaccine idea. Cure system that the most other western countries. He hasn't gone nearly as far as most other western countries in the imagine he unveiled last thursday. And so i think what the real change year is in abidance got stevia but i think there's another scope for him to get Still there are other things he can do which are perfectly within the law. The realm of re- reason and consistent with individual liberty and freedom and he might have to. I'm in joe. I think it was matthew miller who tweeted this angry. Dad routine is working for biden. I honestly he values human life at this point. He's doing everything he can to get people to understand that you want to stay alive in this country and not get the virus and by the way not let this virus turn into a delta which turns into a monster variant which then starts this all over again but worse and you know it's not just about health we've said at a million times if you don't care about how your neighbor is if you don't care about your children's health if you're too stupid to care about what your doctor says or science and you're just looking at non theories so you're just looking at at facebook a wakeup snap yourself out of it. Be selfish if that's what it takes and now that your small business depends on it. Your job depends on it.
WTOP
"pete ricketts" Discussed on WTOP
"Christopher Cruz Loris. But Tony Jack is our producer coming up. We'll have top news from CBS at the bottom of the hour, and the lockdown has led to a better work life balance and improve health for folks in our area. I'm Melissa. How a project to expand Arlington National Cemetery by realigning Columbia Pike will start soon. I'm Sandy Kozel w t o p news time. 6 31. Many questions remain for President Biden and Congresses. Democrats pushed to get the president's massive Spending proposal approved. Fox News correspondent Mark MEREDITH has more on that There have been a lot of questions about what's going to happen with his build back better plans today, one Democratic senators said. There's no guarantee that those bills are going to move forward as quickly as the White House wants. We're hearing from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who says he can't support this package right now, given its size over fears of inflation and rising debt. Covid what's going to happen with covid What will do to the economy? No one's talking about inflation or debt is opposition certainly complicates the administration's timeline. Their goal is to get this to the president's desk this fall. There's concerns about the government running out of Monday money a possible government shutdown by the end of the month. And there are questions from the Treasury Department about when Congress is going to raise the debt ceiling. West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin efforts to delay President Biden's $3.5 Trillion social spending plan, in fact, are not sitting well with Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders. He told CNN today that the social spending is more urgent than the bipartisan infraction interest infrastructure plan that mansion worked on. We want physical infrastructure, but we have to rebuild our roads and bridges. That's important human infrastructure is more important. We cannot continue to have elderly people unable to hear no teeth in their mouths. Children can't get decent childcare. We cannot afford not to deal with climate. The house is now working on finalizing that $3.5 trillion package and will debate and vote on the $1.2 trillion hard infrastructure plan later this month. W T. O P at 6 32 CBS news brief Nebraska Republican governor Pete Ricketts tells Fox that he and other governors will take legal action against President Biden's new covid mandates, which he calls egregious overreach of federal authority. I have heard from so many workers, so many small businesses say this is just not going to be something making handle. So.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"pete ricketts" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"I'm Rachel Martin and I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. Many states have online dashboards to report Covid 19 numbers, but some took them down or stopped updating them frequently when case numbers dropped sharply last winter, seemed like the pandemic was almost over, didn't it? Now, with numbers surging again. Some states are still not updating their covid data and public health experts say that's a problem. Will Bauer of Nebraska public media reports For more than a year, Nebraska's Covid dashboard displayed loads of information, including new case numbers for every county in the state. At the end of June, Republican Governor Pete Ricketts shut the dashboard down cases, hospitalizations and deaths were at all time lows, and Ricketts said the staff publishing the covid data were needed elsewhere. A month later, though, case counts were rising sharply again. Now there 15 times higher than when the dashboard went away. Reporters asked Rick It's about that. We have no announcement with regard to the dashboard at this time. One reason rickets shut down the dashboard when Case numbers dropped is because Nebraska counties have fewer than 20,000 residents. And he said publishing County level Cova data could violate state and federal health privacy laws. We have HIPAA laws. That we have to follow and concerns about that. Privacy is one of the reasons why we can't break down that granular data, But Nebraska's former state epidemiologist, Dr Tom, so frantic isn't buying it. I've never seen anyone dictate the data like this should not be disclosed. He says. He never got a complaint about data he released violating HIPPA or harming an individual in three decades as Nebraska's epidemiologist. And that failing to report important data now is quote public health for malpractice. Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under President Obama says it's possible to release detailed numbers without violating privacy and privacy laws. For example, you wouldn't want to say we have this many cases of this age, race, ethnicity and gender, But you can say how many cases total that doesn't violate anyone's confidentiality and people in Nebraska want to know the numbers people like Lucas Peterson In the beginning of the pandemic. I was calling my doctor pretty much every day. At that point, Peterson is immuno compromised. He's a supervisor for the food and beverage department at an arena in the capital city, Lincoln. Job that puts him in contact with people from all across the state. He checks covid trends regularly through the county Health Department website and what's in the local newspaper? But as the Delta variant has caused a new wave, he's largely blind to trends across the state. It would be helpful if the governor were to not have stalled the reporting statewide. Because we would then be able to capture that information for those people coming in. So that's why I have a lot of caution and a lot of concern Statewide. The current covid surge in Nebraska has risen as high as it was last fall. Just before it reached its peak. Former CDC director Dr Tom Frieden says Americans continue to need good, detailed covid data You need to know in essence, how hard it's raining Covid outside So that you can make a decision as to whether you're going to go out whether you're going to wear a mask. What kind of a mask where you're going to go to a restaurant or not? Without the data. Some say Nebraskans will continue to feel like they're flying blind. For NPR news. I'm Will Bauer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Arizona. Now, starting next year, lawyers there will no longer be able to dismiss potential jurors before trial without stating a reason why Arizona will be the first state to eliminate so called peremptory challenges under a groundbreaking rule change approved recently by the Arizona Supreme Court. Supporters say it's move designed to combat systemic discrimination that has blocked people of color from serving on Juries. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports. Jury selection is often like a chess game between prosecutors and defense attorneys. What I'd like to do surveys ask you kind of a series of general questions. Eric Nelson was the defense attorney in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Who was convicted earlier this year of the murder of George Floyd. There was intense scrutiny as attorneys began the process of trying to find the people who would be the best fit for their side of the case. You as a juror are supposed to start at kind of ground zero. Being Mr Chauvin is presumed innocent, right? Can you do that? I would like to think I could attorneys can ask a judge to remove a prospective juror for cause if they can't be impartial. There are also peremptory challenges. Attorneys have a set number of times they can dismiss people without having to say why there is no other means of skewing jury. Other than the peremptory strike. That's Peter Swan, the chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He and his colleague, appellate Judge Paul McMurdo E filed a petition asking the Arizona Supreme Court to end the use of the challenges. Peremptory challenges are designed to allow lawyers to practise intuition. But intuition can often be based on stereotypes and unconscious forms of bias. And they've been controversial ever since they were invented in the United Kingdom in the 19th century. UK and Canada no longer use the challenge is a landmark U. S. Supreme Court case in 1986. Batson versus Kentucky set restrictions. It's getting rid of a potential jurors solely based on race was unconstitutional. Prosecutors also have to provide a race neutral explanation if they dismiss a juror and the defendant thinks it was because of race. So it might have mitigated the problem a bit, but it has not been a panacea. That's Michigan State University law professor Barbara O'Brien. She and her colleague Catherine Grosso studied the impact of race on jury selection. In more than 170 death penalty cases in North Carolina and found that prosecutors struck eligible black jurors at more than twice the rate they struck. Other jurors. The Supreme Court bans dismissing potential jurors based on race, but courts rarely enforce it. Professor Grasso says it's difficult to prove discrimination as emotive as the law requires. Especially since attorneys and judges frequently worked together in the same courtroom. They all know each other and to say to someone you work with all the time you're you're a decision was racist. You exercise that because you had racist ideas, People hesitate. Many in Arizona's legal community don't support dropping peremptory challenges. They say they're needed to screen out bias jurors and eliminating them sets a bad precedent. But beginning January 1st Arizona becomes the first state to ban the practice. Other states will likely watch to see whether the legal experiment Will create a fairer jury selection process or.
AP News
"pete ricketts" Discussed on AP News
"Biogen, including those surrounding Unusual contacts between company executives and FDA regulators. There was a new analysis done after company studies suggested at your helm was ineffective at slowing mental decline. Jackie Quinn Washington Several Los Angeles area beaches have been close to surfers and swimmers after 17 million gallons of sewage spilled in the Santa Monica Bay from a treatment plant. This is a P news. Iowa State troopers are being paid by their state even as they patrol in Texas, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds disclosed Monday. The state will cover the cost of sending troopers to Texas to fight crime along the U. S border with Mexico. Reynolds announced June 24th. She would join other Republican governors in sending personnel to the border Assistance agreements released The Associated Press Monday show Texas and Arizona asked other states to absorb costs for the good of the country, Reynolds says Iowa set 29 true. For his to Del Rio, Texas a few days ago and they will stay for 16 days. 30 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard have also been deployed. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says he sent 25 troopers to Del Rio and South Dakota governor Kristi Noem said she sent 50 National Guard members I might grow CEO Tesla founder Elon Musk testifies in defense of his company's 2016 acquisition of Solar City shareholders are suing, saying he's to blame for conflicts of interest and never delivered profits. I'm Tim Maguire, AP News Is it.
The Chad Prather Show
"pete ricketts" Discussed on The Chad Prather Show
"Just got a screen shot from someone that posted on one of the many political pages that are out there and They gave twenty five dollars donation to my campaign wanted don huff on one to allen west campaign. So why would you do that because you wanna make sure that those donors are showing up. It's it's it's we're we're entering into the third quarter the that and they can say that they donate it to the winner. They can't say that you donor lists is what's important even more so now even more so than the money like i would rather show ten thousand one dollar donors then won ten thousand dollars donor because that one dollar represents vote can donate a dollar. Count me good. You can handle a dollar and you got to donate all of them across the board. It's fun it's fun learning what we don't know about politics your split the vote. It's not primaries work for anyway. They're they're sending state troopers down. Ohio is now sending now. Fourteen straight state troopers to the us. Mexico border after texas requests. So there's a number of states now that have sent to greg abbott and arizona republican governor. Doug ducey all ask fella governors send law enforcement personnel and equipment. Whatever they could spare the border region rhonda santa's of course sent some folks Brad little of idaho. Kim reynolds of iowa pete ricketts of nebraska christie. Normal south dakota. Arkansas governor asa hutchinson has declined to request a century but his left open. The possibility of sending national guard personnel noam raised eyebrows last week. When she announced she would send fifty national guard troops making her the only governor to use military force to respond. Abbott and ducey's request like that i think should have texas state guard They they need They need that training anyway constant training. Let's use utilizing. This is national guard talking about You know no one set of the border is a national security crisis that requires a kind of sustained response. Only the national guard can provide We should not be making our own communities less safe by sending our police or highway patrol to fix a long term problem. President bides administration seems unable or unwilling to solve that. Yeah gotta agree with her. You know abbott declared a disaster and thirty four counties along or near the border. June i in response to the illegal immigration crisis..
KQED Radio
"pete ricketts" Discussed on KQED Radio
"So I was born at the end in December of 1940. So I was born literally right before World War two started and that when I was a child 5678 years old I mean, virtually everybody, with few exceptions was in a in a neighborhood that was extremely family and community oriented, because these were people who had a common experience, either. Your grandfather or your father came from Italy. If you lived in that particular area if you lived in another section Of of Brooklyn, either Your grandfather or your father or mother came from Puerto Rico. If you lived in the Jewish section, even one of them came from Eastern Europe. But it was always a family like community taking care of each other responsibility feeling privileged. That you were in the United States of America where you felt very patriotic for this country that welcomed your grandfather and your grandmother and maybe your father and your mother. So it was a different kind of a spirit of how you looked upon your country and how you looked upon your community. Which leads me, I guess to the question of your capacity to be a leader throughout multiple different political administration's right. Recently, you started going a little bit more public about what it was like to be working and standing next to Donald Trump in these moments, and I'm wondering how how have you processed what you just lived through in having to be somebody who is based on fact. And yet having to be next to a president who you knew, was not telling the truth and who barely had a plan. Well, it was very difficult. I think people need to realize. That there were many good people who were working on the coronavirus task force and who were working in the White House who really had all the good intentions of doing the right thing. But the leadership from the top was more anecdotally based than rigorous science based so something could get done or get the attention of the leadership based merely on someone who makes a phone call. The president says, Hey, I like this drug. It's really great. Many doctors think it is extremely successful. The Coupled with the sink, and perhaps the Xetra Meyssan, But many doctors think it's extremely good. Excuse me, but what is the scientific evidence? That says it's great, and that was the thing that Was very stressful, but you know, you get used to that, and the thing you've got to do is focus on what your goal is. And the goal of myself and my colleagues, many of whom were in the White House, actually and doing all the credit. To them was to get the facts out. Get a vaccine developed. Get some drugs out there get the public health message one of the things in addition to this anecdotally based environment, as opposed to a rigorous Scientifically based environment. Was the mixed messages in public health, and it was really unfortunate that you know, everyone knows Now you don't. It's not a secret that we live in a very divisive Society and what it should be a purely public health message. All of a sudden takes a political overtone in other ways wearing a mask is a political statement that's entirely ridiculous. It becomes really, really difficult to implement a good public health program. At the height of the pandemic. I was infected with co vid. And I remember hearing the sirens on the streets in Harlem throughout my neighborhood in New York City. We live near a couple of hospitals, and then we started hearing about the epicenter of the epicenter that it was in Queens. And then I started thinking about all the people who I know who live in Queens. There's a lot of Latinos. There was a lot of conversation about the Bronx and the South Bronx, and we know that the data shows that it really has been devastating for black and Latino communities. So what are you saying to the Joe Biden administration specifically in terms of taking on that inequality in this pandemic? Well, there is a specific Program and person who is going to be responsible for and looking at addressing this this equity issue, and that's Dr Marcella Noona, Smith. But everyone on the Biden team now is acutely aware of the extraordinary disparities not only in health but in access to health care. And being put in a position. Away. Many brown and black people are by the very nature of the jobs they have. But you really essential work is to make the community run. They're out there. They're in physical interaction with people, so they have a more likelihood. Of getting exposed to and infected with sauce. Kobe too. The other thing that is equally as important is that when you look at brown and black people in general as a demographic group They have a higher incidence and prevalence of the co morbidity ease that once you do get infected, make it more likely that you'll have a serious outcome, possibly resulting in hospitalization, intensive care and even death. Those diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, chronic lung disease, kidney disease, and that's something that if anything comes out of this, that's good. It will be that we shed a very bright light. On this disparities in health, which were related to social determinants of health that have nothing to do with race that have only to do with the circumstances that you find yourself in because you are a brown or black person in of poorer community that doesn't have access to health care that doesn't have easy access to a healthy diet. Those are the things that determine years later whether you're going to be diabetic or whether you're going to be obese or things like that. I mean, that's the thing that we've gotto when we get out of this, Make sure we commit ourselves. To the decades long correction of those social determinants of health. So the governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, was asked at a news conference in January. Whether or not undocumented workers at meat processing plants would get vaccinated since they're considered frontline workers. And he said again, you're supposed to be a legal resident of the Country to be able to be working in this plant, So I do not expect any illegal immigrants will be part of that. The vaccine with that program. So what's your reaction? When you hear a state officials saying that about what we know? Well, they He's incorrect. I mean, I mean, I don't want to do any pejorative thing to him. He's incorrect. Vaccines is going to be given in this country, regardless of whether you're an undocumented or not, That's it..
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"And fears his diesel costs will go up. The Keystone XL begins in Alberta. And was supposed to route through Montana and the Midwest, ending at this station in Steel City, Nebraska to link with other pipelines delivering crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries. Inception, it was fraught farmers, ranchers and Native Americans joined to fight the line over concerns about eminent domain and potential leaks. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says that his state lost millions of potential dollars from the pipeline that would've gone toward state infrastructure. Sections. Political views remain highly polarized along party lines. A new statewide survey from the University of Houston's Hobby School reveals stark partisan disagreement over voter fraud in last year's presidential election. 87% of Texas. Democrats believe there was no widespread voter fraud. All 83% of Texas Republicans believe there was over all 55% of Texan said there was no widespread fraud. Survey also finds the most popular politician among Texas Republicans is Donald Trump. The most popular among Democrats is Joe Biden, and the most popular among independents is governor Greg Abbott. Orioles. He's radio 7 40 ktrh. Texans can expect another 400,000 doses of Cove it back seen this coming week. They're going to go to over 630 providers, with nearly half of them going to places that focus on serving seniors. An additional 330,000 shot's gonna be reserved as second doses for those who have already gotten there first, nearly three million doses. Have already been administered in Texas. Well, here we are. The countdown is on Everybody's countdown. We are just hours away from the game day matchups. You know what I'm talking about? Yeah, the ones with the puppies in the kittens. Ladies and gentlemen,.
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"Concerns about the corona virus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings. A spokesperson for the mayor says dozens of law enforcement officers worked for hours before bringing the riot under control. Meanwhile, President Biden calling on Congress to move forward with his proposed $1.9 trillion covert 19 relief package, the House is planning to discuss the specific provisions of the bill. On Monday, Democratic Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey on Fox is America's news headquarters, outlining the three key provisions that the bill has to include one Is to invest in and pay speeded up vaccination program. Secondly, to reopen our schools, and thirdly, to make sure that we're providing direct relief, Congressional Republicans argued The bill is too expensive, plus local economies feeling the impact of the shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says that his state lost millions of potential dollars from the pipeline that would have gone toward the state infrastructure. The village of Dorchester, Nebraska, population 600, no longer sees heavy trucks carrying pipes for the Keystone XL pipe. Flying a silence that's hurting surrounding businesses in nearby Crete. We met Chris Olsen, who says Washington doesn't even care why over country that's what they call us way don't even exist. Olson drives trucks and fears His diesel costs will go up. The Keystone XL begins in Alberta and was supposed to route through Montana and the Midwest and being at this station and steel city, Nebraska to link with other pipelines delivering crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries. Inception, it was fraught farmers, ranchers and native Americans joined to fight the law. Lying over concerns about eminent domain and potential leaks. Fox's Alicia Acuna, America is listening to Fox News..
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"pete ricketts" Discussed on C-SPAN Radio
"Works and delivers accurate results for people at home. And the results are easy to interpret S O. They have the data and they were first out the door for the FDA, and they think the Biden administration obviously Jeez, this is a potential key key factors for provide administration to, um Tolo, look, a testing and provide in rapid and cheap and efficient manner. So let me take that one. Step further. How is the test administered? Is it relatively easy? And how will it be distributed? Yeah. The test is administered at home. Ah, lot of the details you mentioned. You still have not been worked out. But person, um, can get the test at home. It's uh, it's a sample that is taken and then a person submits the sample theme. The cartridge processes. The test in the results are displayed on the smartphone on the whole process takes about 15 minutes. This really is a significant development from where we were just a year ago. When we first started to hear about Corona virus, Yeah. What we saw a year ago is, you know, First of all, it was a slow effort to begin testing. The first test were developed by the CDC. And there were some initial problems with the rollout, and it really wasn't until May with the CDC began to authorize commercial last like question Land poor to do. Testing him from their testing increased quite a bit, but it seems Like the nation has always been kind of behind demand on this, and you might have remembered in the summer when when the surge happened in the Sunbelt states, people were waiting a week or longer for results on but that time and I think a lot of people realized that they need to be more options all along. There have been technology companies that have been built, developing a different type of test called antigen tests. He's a different method. Of detecting virus. Um these can be done less expensive and you don't need a lab to complete these tests. So that Zbynek peeling for Ah, lot of people looking for cheap tests, but accurate tests. The very latest said U S a today dot com Can all talker we thank you for being with us. Thank you so much. Go big. That is the message from West Virginia's Republican governor, Jim Justice. In a series of interviews on CNN and MSNBC. Earlier today, the governor saying Congress needs to set aside fiscal concerns as the nation and his state in particular, continued to struggle with this pandemic. His message also putting new pressure on Democratic Senator Joe Manchin to support that large Coburn 19 packages. We said earlier, the Biden administration putting the price tag and just under $2 trillion Governor. Justice also spoke to reporters earlier today in West Virginia for last week's allocation. We are administrative rate Was it 108.1% of what we received? It's amazing on first round doses, where it's 70% on the second round doses. But just think we continue to lead the nation were on every broadcast everywhere. West Virginians You are looking great. And and we just got to keep making it better and better and better. How did we do 108% of 100% with real simple. We're getting more out of the vials. We're getting more out of the vowels and not throwing the vowels away. We're using them in every way because that life saving drug does just that. It saves lives. Today. We have given shots to 262,000. 808 West Virginians 880 West Virginians That is 194,000 of the first round doses and 68,000 of our second round doses. We are pushing him like crazy to get more and more and more vaccines. I'm very, very hopeful to be back on the phone with the bite administration with the their Corona viruses are here and just a little bit and Leave me Bay. I'm pushing just as hard as I knew how to push and so are our people. We did get a trickle, Morva vaccines. We got 3700 more of the Madonna vaccines in this week, and we're just gonna keep pushing and pushing to try to get more and more that update from West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. Meanwhile, Nebraska's governor Pete Ricketts, Announcing today that he would self quarantine after coming in close contact with an individual who later tested positive for covert 19 a statement from the Nebraska governor's office indicating that Governor Rick it's had not tested positive and would be tested again in the future. He is not exhibiting any of the covert 19 symptoms. The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Corona virus pandemic visiting to disease control centers earlier today that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Maria van Kirk Hope is one of the leading technical experts for the World Health Organization. I would like now to give the floor to stiffen any behave from writers. Stephanie, you have the floor. Thanks very much. It's some Thanks very much. If I'm can you hear me? Sorry. Yes. Go ahead carefully. We can hear you perfectly. E wanted to stop to Ted Rose might give us an update of his assessment of the mission in Boo Han so far in terms of access to sites. And quality of information or research received from Chinese colleagues there. On whether you still expect them to visit the Institute of Virology. I also note that Secretary's State Blinken today said earlier today.
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"XL pipeline. Publican, Governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts told Fox News. This is not going to be having a very good effect on his state's economy, paying jobs, the real parts of our state. And then, of course, this would also deliver property tax relief to the counties that the pipeline ran through. So it really is something. It's Ah, it's a terrible decision is good, negatively impact Nebraska and our citizens with regard to our prosperity. Canadian officials also fear this decision. Worrying that this cancelation will kill jobs on both sides of the border, weaken the relationship between the nations and threatened US national security controversy over National Guard members being told To take their break shifts in a parking Garage instead of the capital. Fox is checking Henrik as that story. Bipartisan outrage over National Guard troops packed into a parking garage resting on concrete amid car fumes after defending the capital for inauguration. It's still unclear who's to blame. The National Guard telling Fox Capitol Police ordered troops out as Congress was in session, Capital, please denying they gave the order. But Republican governors from three states including New Hampshire's Chris Sununu didn't wait for answers to bring soldier Home. I don't know who's responsible. Frankly, I don't care. I just got to get, you know, protect my troops and do what's right Guard members told Politico. We feel incredibly betrayed after a group of 5000 were directed to the underground lot with only two toilets, no Internet and one electrical outlet in Washington, Jackie Heinrich Fox News. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says former President Trump's impeachment trial will begin next month. The New York Democrat and the presentation will begin the week of February the eighth, he said. That's when it's gonna begin anyway. The House impeachment managers were set to read the articles in the Senate on Monday. KTRH news time two of three Houston health Department said 1600 new appointments For the covert 19 vaccine were booked within five minutes yesterday afternoon this after the department said they received an additional 9000 doses of the vaccine. And lawyers for former Harris County Public health Doctor fired and charged with stealing covert vaccine, says Hassan Go call was only doing what doctors do trying to save lives. In fact, attorney Paul Doyle argues that his client was actually following federal protocol. It's the CDC guidelines in summit says You should do everything possible to avoid wasting doses Phenomenon we see now is doctors having to make a judgment call and they throw him in the trash. There's Candy cited a policy that expiring vaccine go to police and firefighters first. Doyle said he has not seen that policy added that the people go call gave the leftover vaccine to qualified for it, and we're not family members, as reported on Lee, his wife. Former President Jimmy Carter is talking about the life of late baseball great Henry Hank Aaron, who died at the age of 86. He praised the Hall of Famer for shattering baseball records and racial barriers. Carter said the slugger's impact will continue to encourage numerous athletes and admires for many generations to come. And the Rockets beat Detroit..
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"Impeachment against former President Trump Monday. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the trial will begin the week of February. 8th healing and unity will on Lee, Come. If there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial Provide in the time before the trial, The Senate will work on Cabinet nominations and a covert relief bill. Nebraska's governor says President Biden's order revoking permits for the Keystone XL pipeline will hurt his state's economy is a horrible decision on the part of the new administration to do this. This is going to impact the brass and you know, we expected to get about 1000 good paying jobs here. In fact, the career is exactly right. These air Union jobs governor Pete Ricketts officials in Canada are also worried about losing jobs. America's listening to Fox News from the Fox Sports Studios in Los Angeles here. Steve Sager Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, died today at the age of 86. Aaron is number one all time and RB Ice and had a career batting average of 305. In addition to his 755 career homers. His college basketball on FS. One right now. Early, second half seventh Ring. Michigan leads 40 to 29 at Purdue 11 NBA games tonight Among those going half time the Bulls lead at the Hornet, 61 to 53 22 points for Devante gram of Charlotte, Though halftime rockets ahead of Detroit 55 47 half time it's the Pacers 60 to 60 over the magic. Kevin Durant and the Nets is out. He's being rested tonight. That's her trailing 34 33 at Cleveland early second quarter Kyrie Irving with 13 points in the 1st 13 minutes and late first quarter, it's Philadelphia. It's Boston 31 23 over Philly. Former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia has returned to the Patriots. What I know about courage. I learned from my adoptive mom, she said. Sometimes you just gotta hold on. And no we'll get through this mama..
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"To receive any advertised product, he must become a member of 10 fed insured by NC Way. There was panic and screaming aboard a New York City bus that plunged off a bridge last week. That's according to the driver who says the bus just took off Everton beckon says he lost control of the bus while making a turn. He's made hundreds of times. He also disputed an assertion by transit officials that he refused to submit to a drug and alcohol test. Seven passengers were hurt. The rollout of the Corona virus vaccine has been bumpy, with many states complaining the government hasn't kept its promise to provide additional doses. President elect Joe Biden, who takes office in three days, is pledging to vaccinate 100 million Americans during his 1st 100 days in office. If they are gonna want to get more doses out, we need this received more vaccine and we needed have scheduled for one that's gonna happen so we can plan appropriately. Nebraska's Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, something else has fallen prey to the pandemic. Covert 19 has put a temporary stop on one of the world's longest running wildlife field studies for more than 60 years. Experts from several universities along with the park Service Wood Shack up in a cabin deep in the wilds of Michigan each winter to study the interplay between wolves and moose. But the single cabin located an Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior doesn't allow for social distancing that, in a shortage of flight resources to bring in supplies made the annual study untenable, Fox says Karen McCue researchers say they'll use remote cameras to try and track the wolf population history has been made on top of the world second highest mountain. Reaching the summit of Pakistan's K two is no easy feat. But reaching the peak in the winter season has never been done until now. Bye. Team of Sherpas from the Paul Winter Winds can reach 125 MPH temperatures can drop to 76 degrees below zero K two is more than 28,000 FT. Tall Camp Russo Fox News. This'd news radio K l b J And now to AC You weather with your k O B. J radar Weather watch mostly clear. Tonight we'll go down to a low of 34 tomorrow. Mostly sunny high 68 will stay mainly clear for tomorrow night Low 37 than for Monday. We'll have a mixture of clouds and sunshine, a breezy afternoon and warmer 72. In the weather center. I'm meteorologist Danielle Middle. Does anybody want breakfast? Guys. Let's go. Later for McDonald's in five seconds. Why are that breakfast Stampede meal? It's only a McDonald's.
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"Was panic and screaming aboard a New York City bus that plunged off a bridge last week. That's according to the driver who says the bus just took off Everton beckon says he lost control of the bus while making a turn. He's made hundreds of times. He also disputed an assertion by transit officials that he refused to submit to a drug and alcohol test. Seven passengers or hurt the rollout of the Corona virus vaccine has been bumpy, with many states complaining the government hasn't kept its promise to provide additional doses. President elect Joe Biden, who takes office in three days, is pledging to vaccinate 100 million Americans during his 1st 100 days in office. If they are gonna want to get more doses out, we need to receive more vaccine and we needed have AH, schedule for one that's gonna happen so we can plan appropriately. Nebraska's Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, something else has fallen prey to the pandemic. Covert 19 has put a temporary They were talking the other day on the Armstrong and getting show about the trillions of dollars that were spent over the last couple of years. What is that going to what? We know what it's gonna do? Inflation is likely coming in 2021. So how do you protect your hard earned wealth? If dollars. They're gonna be worth less and less. How about gold and silver gold went up 23% in 2020 silver went up, 48%. So how do you get involved? What? What Desert Gold exchange. They'll help you by the way. Desert gold specializes. And gold, silver tax free irony for one k rollovers. Don't let your retirement get destroyed like it did in the crash of 2008 inflation is coming. Triple 8852 43 43 called today They're nice people, too..
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Big Ten and Pac-12 Postpone College Football Season
"The big ten in the pack twelve are thinking they may scuttle their football seasons. Now, this was leaked yesterday by Dan Patrick. and. It is. Dan Patrick. On his morning radio show said that the big ten and the PAC twelve working together they were going to cancel their football seasons. The vote was twelve to two Nebraska and I think Michigan. Where the two that wanted to continue plane? No one else wanted to continue plane Jim Harbaugh of Michigan is really upset about it and they're pushing very hard to change this. Pete Ricketts. The governor of Nebraska, is openly calling for them to reject the idea been SAS. The senator from Nebraska is also calling on them to walk this back to not do this. The SEC met yesterday in an unplanned meeting, the SEC Commissioner in in President Se schools met yesterday, and they've decided to take a go-slow wait and see how it plays out approach harbaugh. For his his credit in Michigan has pointed out that the players on the football teams are actually more a safer than the other kids on campus the protocols they put in
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Meatpacking plants are Nebraska's newest battleground in war against coronavirus | State & Regional | omaha.com
"Workers in the meat. Packing industry continued to battle with the virus. Erica Laddis has more from Nebraska many Nebraska meat packing workers who stand side by side and cool virus. Preserving conditions are reporting that the meat they process is more valuable than their lives. According to Douglas County's health director seventy percent of Cova nineteen infections involving two or more people have been linked to the areas nine meatpacking plants abby crates with the heartland workers center says she understands the need to protect the nation's food supply at at the same time. These workers are working in close quarters and whereas some companies are trying to take the necessary precautions and recommendations by the CDC. Not all are doing it and we still have workers becoming infected president. Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to prevent plants from closing and keep food. Supply chains. Moving Chris's group is calling on governor. Pete Ricketts to move beyond voluntary compliance and demand. That plants install uniform safety protocols recommended by health experts including social distancing adequate sanitation and personal protection equipment and testing along with paid medical. Leave so workers can stay home and not lose their job
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The Missouri River Is Just Going to Keep On Flooding
"The governors of Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri and the Lieutenant governor of Kansas continue to push for regional solutions to river management. Here's more from USA's. Rick Vincent in Omaha after meeting Friday for a second time with FEMA and the army corps of engineers to assess flood damage the Ford said, they never want to see this kind of destruction again, and they're asking for more control. Governor Pete Ricketts Nebraska says it's not going to be acceptable to continue experiencing these flooding episodes. Three. Shorts plugging buddies right now medium-term what are some of the intervening jets take states with the core? Changed the way the rivers being managed. I will Kim Reynolds says therefore major levee breaks still have inflow of water. And that's where they're gonna start. To address that we talked about that they do not have the funding starts recovery repaired processes. It's critical that congress to get a corporation. So that we could start becoming conscious all on the system. Our communities are extremely vulnerable because this is a system that has been compromised down was governor, Mike Parsons says they're all the same page trying to focus on the future of their states.
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Flooding devastates Midwest farmers
"Levies are washed out farmers have lost their crops as floods continue their devastating sweep over several mid western states, Nebraska. Governor Pete Ricketts says they've never experienced flooding. Like this before this is the most widespread damage we've ever experienced in our state. Our state says it is truly an epic disaster Iowa governor, Kim Reynolds says the flooding along Missouri implant rivers is devastating. It's hard to really describe the devastation that we witnessed it looked like an ocean. And I mean, I saw the top of grain bins, we saw buildings gliding. We saw I mean, it's just unbelievable. And you know, those are that's people's lives. Those are fifth generation farms. Vice President Mike Pence says he spoke to the governors of both state shortly after landing in Omaha to assure them federal aid will soon be on
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Pope Francis Says Death Penalty 'Inadmissible'
"And now to the Vatican this morning pope Francis issued an edict that. The death, penalty is, inadmissible in all cases, because it has it's an attack on the dignity, of the person this is a significant change to Catholic church teachings it also means the church will work to abolish. The death penalty worldwide to talk more about this we're joined by father Thomas. Reese senior analyst for the religious news service. Welcome Oh do we have the father with. Us Good? To be with high father res can you I put this announcement in context for us because until now the death penalty, was acceptable to the, church in extreme cases but Pope John Paul the. Second had said those cases were? Practically nonexistent so how significant is this change this is a significant change because now the saying that there are no circumstances under. Which capital punishment can happen and the acceptable and so this is this is the church putting down a. Marker that capital punishment is no longer acceptable I want to pick up on the second part of the declaration that the pope me this morning that the Catholic church, will work, to abolish the death penalty worldwide practically speaking how much? Influence, will this have here in the US Well that's going to be interesting to see, you know about half, the American population supports the capital punishment in fact. On the forty three percent of? Catholics do so we got somewhere ahead of everybody else but it's gonna be a issue that the Catholic bishops will Bob beyond. That they'll teach about but it's gonna continue to be controversial I'm thinking in particular about the Catholic politicians. Who support the death penalty governor Greg Abbott of Texas Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska they're both Catholic and they're both governors who have presided over capital punishment in their, states I, mean where does this change to church teaching them personally Well I think it's to? The, other things that the taken positions on whether it's abortion whether it's universal healthcare in favor of that whether it's in favor of, more welcoming to migrants and refugees there's a. Lot, of things that the, church and the bitch teaching on and. Lobbying in favor of that politicians have this is just gonna. Be another, one of those issues there was another significant. Development at the Vatican this week the pope, accepted the resignation of the most senior Catholic church leader to be convicted in criminal court of, concealing sexual abuse how does this compare. To how the Vatican has responded to allegations of sexual abuse in the past, well Pope Benedict get at a good job in. Saying that the church has zero tolerance for priests that are involved in in abuse and. They can, never act as a priest again the problem was Dealing. With the bishops who didn't do a good job supervising. Their priests or we're involved in cover ups pope Francis, is drawing the line here and said you gotta do your job and if you're involved in any kind of a cover. Up you're going to be in trouble and that is really good and just stepping back really briefly? While, these two actions by pope Francis on the death penalty and on sexual abuse aren't necessarily related do they signal something bigger to, you about how this pope is trying to. Shape, the Catholic church Well I think it shows that he's concerned about the impact of Policies on people he's very concerned I mean once he started listening to victims who came to Rome and he set aside time to be with them and and was willing to talk to them and listen to them as long as they wanted this made a big difference, because this is a. Pastoral. Pope and. When he sees people hurting he wants to respond. Okay that's father Thomas. Re senior analyst for the. Religious, news service thank you very much good to be with you.