laura: i don't think i ever heard senator cassidy talk so loudly to democrat. congressman jim banks of the republican study committee blasted this infrastructure bill. congressman, 17 gop senators, mitch mcconnell, romney, all these guys in the senate, very well respected in the business community. why was senator kennedy wrong? >> this bill is twice as long as the bible. there is the senator that read the bible cover to cover for the last 24 hours. we 19 senator cassidy said he read it with his staff. >> hard for me to believe anyone read the bible cover to cover. they didn't read this book cover to cover. a lot of concerns in the memo we released to our members a little bit ago. my biggest concern is do the math with me, go back to january where they passed the covid relief bill and look today at what that has done to inflation. high street inflation since 1991. do the math with this, trillion dollar infrastructure deal, $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill nancy pelosi says the infrastructure bill will not pass her house without the reconciliation bill passing

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i'll speak with a key republican negotiator, senator bill cassidy, next. >>> attempted coup? an investigation by the top senate committee digs deeper into the plot to push trump's election lies, what did they learn? the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin, joins me next. >>> plus millions of americans in danger of losing their homes can now breathe a sigh of relief because one democratic member of congress drove the most powerful person in washington to take action. >> sometimes presence makes all the difference. that's what this was here. >> i'll speak to the leader of the protest, congresswoman cori bush, ahead. >>> hello. i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is in rewind. for the first time since february, the u.s. is averaging more than 100,000 new covid cases per day. hospitalizations and deaths are also once again on the rise. almost exclusively among the unvaccinated. president biden this week flashed new levels of frustration, rebuking republican governors for standing in the way of vaccine and mask requirements. >> if some gove

joining me now and i'm glad he's with us senator bill cassidy, one of those out pushing the deal. senator, i appreciate you joining me. my view on this, but i wanted to give you a chance to defend this bill as good for america. but first, have you had a chance to read the 2700 plus pages of text that comprise this bill? >> my staff and i have read it total. and defending it, my gosh, why wouldn't you want this? $110 billion were broken down bridges to replace or make them better. also to make them safer. $65 billion to bring broadband in areas that do not have it. create jobs along the way. $16 billion for army corps of engineers to address coastal restoration issues and other things that place americans have risk of losing their phones and their businesses from floods. and by the way emma did i mention, it creates a heck of a lot of jobs? and i disagree with your representation, it is paid for. now, it may not be paid for the way you or it here >> laura: so is the journal wrong, senator? senator, we put all those bullets up and i think pretty accurately summing up what you pointe

senator cassidy said he read it, he must be a speed reader. congressman jordan, some republicans including rob portman, what is going on here really? it is obvious that this is not infrastructure on its own. what is going on here? >> only 10% is infrastructure. what is in the bill is the word equity mentioned 60 times was my guess is all-time speaker gingrich was in congress he never saw transportation blood infrastructure will focus on equity. that is the problem, the left-wing spending is part of what i call the democrats crazy economic plan which is lockdown economy, spend like crazy, pay people not working for all of you who are working they are getting ready to raise your taxes. what these republicans are thinking i don't know. step one of the bigger spending bill coming later and you pointed this out last night in your interview with senator cassidy. it is part of the crazy economic plan and why we are going to win. if the election were held today, we are going to win next year and take back the house. >> you give away your principal aut

i'm talking mitch mcconnell, roy blunt, mitt romney, lindsey graham, senator cassidy and others, they all supported biden's 2700 page infrastructure bill that is paving the way for tandem consideration of the $3.5 trillion behemoth budget bill. hello, inflation, hello higher taxes, and this regulation, new entitlements, and goodbye fiscal responsibility, a total abdication. i'm sickened by what the republicans have done. speaking of application, what is happening at the southern border is worthy of impeachment, there've been more encounters there just this year than the populations of eight us states, governors in non-border states are being kept in the dark. do you know how many migrants have been shipped to florida. are you given any notice? >> no notice, they do not tell us. we have to do investigations but they do fly people in, they fly in unaccompanied minors. >> we've arrived at the point that reminds me of another time in the not-too-distant past when the obama administration was also up to no good. >> this is america. how many of you want to pay for your neighbor's mortgage w

i'm talking mitch mcconnell, roy blunt, mitt romney, lindsey graham, senator cassidy, and others. they all supported biden's 2700 page so-called phony infrastructure bill that's paving the way for a tandem consideration of the $3.5 trillion behemoth budget bill. hello, inflation. hello, higher taxes. and less regulation, new entitlement, and goodbye, fiscal responsibility. it is a total evocation. i am sickened by what the republicans have done. now speaking of advocating. what is happening at the southern border is worthy of impeachment. they're a bit more encounters they are this year populations of eight u.s. states. and governors in nonborder states are being kept in the dark. do you know how many migrants have been shipped to florida? are you given any notice? >> no notice, they do not tell us, we have to do -- investigations, but they do fly people in unaccompanied minors. >> laura: we've arrived at a point that kind of reminds me of another time in the not-so-distant past where the obama administration was also up to no good. >> this is america, how many of you people want

what created the stresses and the hostility that pushed cassidy to kill my friends. >> nine vta employees were shot and killed when their coworker opened fire in may. we reached out to vta for a response but have not heard back tonight. >>> unprecedented move today has results of the drought emergency water levels at lake oroville, they are so low right now one of the three power plants had to be shutdown. that is because there is not enough water to spin the turbines and generate electricity. energy experts say the loss of power can be replaced by increasing the use of natural gas and importing electricity from other states. >>> we go from that to our weather. we will not get more water. we will get wind and heat. >> and smoke to go along with it. let's start with the air quaility and how -- air quality and how it will change. we took a look at the ground level smoke. this simulates the smoke through the whole depth of the atmosphere. not just the ground level that we breathe just what you will see. the haze in the air. we anticipate plenty of haze that lingg in pce in the first half ofh

jacqui: all right, we will be catching, senator cassidy, thank you very much for joining us. senator: thank you, jacqui. griff: more to talk about details and what to expect when it gets to the house democratic congressman from massachusetts and long-standing member of the transportation and infrastructure committee steven lynch. congressman, thank you for taking time. let's pick up where your colleague in the senate left off. it appears that this will pass eventually one way or the other. what do you foresee happening when it gets to the house? congressman: well, a lot depends on what is actually in the infrastructure bill that the senate sends over. there are about 20 amendments that are pending, so some of those deal with the crypto policy issue and some deal with other broadband, other aspects of the bill so we will be able to assess what they send over when they send it over and, of course, i think there is a general consensus that we want to see something passed, but we -- you know, this balancing act between the 3.5 trillion has to be weighed against what's in the infr

we saw bill cassidy saying things like that. but house republican leader mccarthy and others do what desantis and abbott are doing and politicize this and turn it into something that you know, is very dangerous for public health, frankly. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch as we go through this surge now which happens to be taking us into an election here. how covid and politics align. appreciate it. >>> up next, being aoc. dana bash goes one-on-one with alexandria ocasio-cortez. well, would ya look at that! it was an accident. i was— speaking of accidents, we accidentally left you off the insurance policy during enrollment, and you're not covered. not even a little bit? mm-mmm. no insurance. no. when employees can't enter and manage their own benefits enrollment information, it can be a real pain. not even— nope! with paycom, employees enter and manage their own hr data in a single, easy-to-use software. visit paycom.com and schedule a demo today. front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ i got you. ♪ all

the other republican members in addition to myself were senators murkowski, cassidy, and romney. on the democratic side, in addition to senator sinema, were senators manchin, shaheen, warner, and tester. and all of us worked very hard, and we're grateful for the ideas and the input that we had from so many of our colleagues. i also want to thank our staffs. we couldn't have done it without them. they too were here night and day. they haven't had a weekend off in a very long time. so, madam president, it is essential that we make this historic investment, and i urge all of my colleagues in voting tomorrow morning for final passage of this long-awaited, much-needed, bipartisan legislation. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor.

tried to senator cassidy tried to debate me on this i'm sorry now he looks like a fool. your response? >> this is just insane. we are trying to win back majorities in the house andhe senate. how do you do that when republicans act like democrats? how do we convince them toot give]n.ij6'kkt℠e#&tn like ths happen today. we know that inflati to lead when they see stuff like this happened today?on inflation is on the rise the price of everyday goods cost more and real wages are declining and america will only get worse it is a along with it a republican senators that went along with this infrastructure deal only 9 percent is actually 9 percent is actually infrastructure the same senators that deniedas donald trump the infrastructure deal for half of this all of it went to infrastructure they would not let him accomplishet that under donald trump's watch why do they go with democrats to give joe biden a win on bidens watch? i don't get it?.ke >>laura: nancy pelosi speaker of the house reacted to the passage ofse this bill. >> all the respect in the world to the senaten bill

but this infrastructure bill contrary to what senator cassidy said on this program is going to pave the way to the 3.5-trillion dollars permanent entitlement nightmare that is the squad's dream legislation. they are happy with it. what does this do-or-die -- do to the republican party. why are these 17 senators doing this? >> it's horrible for the brand. it was not long ago before both parties would have recoiled at the idea of a 1.2-trillion dollars spending bill. they came the 550-million dollars is paid for. it's not. that's fake. the committee for responsible federal budget concluded that over half of the pay force are fake. there is no pay. as a result of that we are inflating our way through this. the reason we have to rely on that committee's report is because the congressional budget office hasn't issued a score. that's wrong too. we should not vote on it without a score and we won't have one by the time we vote on it. >> laura: do you think republicans have lost -- if they go forward with this infrastructure bill, have they lost their leverage in stopping the 3.5-trillion dolla

we have romney, mcconnell, portman, bill cassidy, etc. supporting what will ultimately lead to another tax on americans and the $3.5 trillion bill which is joined at the hip with this. why is mcconnell doing this? >> he will have to speak for himself. i can only speak for myself. they will say it is only a pilot project but a pilot project is a little like a pilot light moving forward. there is no way it can develop into a full-fledged program about massive intrusion into private family interests the american people hold dear. when you add this to all the other problems with the bill including the fact that it would make it more difficult for first-time homebuyers to get home when utah and all americans are struggling with the high price of housing and healthcare and gasoline and groceries this is not fair, we shouldn't be doing it. laura: you don't want to criticize your fellow senators, i understand the senate protocol but this infrastructure bill contrary to what senator cassidy said on this program a few nights ago is going to pave th

coming up, senator bill cassidy of -- senator bill cassidy joining. ♪ introducing xfinity rewards. our very own way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like movie night specials. xfinity mobile benefits. ...and exclusive experiences, like the chance to win tickets to see watch what happens live. hey! it's me. the longer you've been with us... the more rewards you can get. like sharpening your cooking skills with a top chef. join for free on the xfinity app and watch all the rewards float in. our thanks. your rewards. >> good afternoon from downtown washington. welcome to a special edition of balance of power. we are marking the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan after 20 years, ending the longest war in american history. what struck me yesterday it was general mckenzie saying we cannot get everyone out but i was in the room when the president said that me make it here, any american once home can come home. >> and some were suggesting they chose not to go home. the line was anyone who wants to get out will get out at most of those americans who are left hav

among them is senator bill cassidy who calls it simply good politics. here is cassidy. >> it's good for jobs, good for quality of life, good for the economy, as one of my colleagues said, what's not to like. >> reporter: in total, the deal includes $550 billion in new qj" for roads, bridges and major projects, $66 billion for rails, $65 billion for broadband. but it also includes 2.75 being for achieving digital, $500 million for including reflective sidewalks and money for vehicle charging stations. that is why senator hawley opposes it. >> it's a radical left woke policy bill, the radical equity agenda, the green new deal, that's all in the bill. >> reporter: will it make it to the president's desk? we'll find out. speaker pelosi is holding firm that the senate, once they pass this $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill we saw on the senate floor she wants it together to send to the white house. here's what she says. >> they passed this but until we see the budget, it goes in the senate first, then it goes to the house, then we send it back at recon

torqued off by what his colleagues did including by the way they louisiana junior senator colleague bill cassidy said he wanted to come on tonight, so again, he will be with us shortly. there is a heck of a lot of good news out there too, namely democrats are poised for a massive drought to next year. axial reporting that inflation, rising crime, and the border search or positioning republicans for even bigger midterm gains than they would imagine just months ago. and let's not forget, biden's handling of covid. he allowed the peasants to celebrate july 4th, but that was short-lived. one early salvation for democrats, their handling of the coronavirus pandemic is turning into a liability as a delta variant start in school reopening's, a return to mask mandates and a new wave of shutdowns. so now under biden it is back to doom and gloom 24/7. >> you should assume that we are going to see pediatric intensive care units all across the south come completely overwhelmed, and some even a possibility of small intensities of sick adolescentsd kids. >> laura: those ten cities on the border. and of course

what created stresses and hostilities that pushed cassidy to kill my friends? >> nine vta employees were shot and killed when their co-worker opened fire at the san jose rail yard in may. we have reached to vta for comment but have not heard back. >>> 6:38. let's go live to wall street, opening bell ringing moments ago with a live look at the big board, dow up about 107 points. just in, the july jobs report was released about an hour ago. good news for the economy. according to labor department 943,000 jobs were added to the economy last month. that's an increase of over 5% from the previous month. time for a look at what's coming up on cbs this morning. >> dana jacobson joins us from new york. >>> good morning to you. ahead on cbs this morning new covid cases out pacing vaccination rates raising risk for more dangerous variants. we will discuss how the spike could affect the need for booster shots. >>> secretary of education says kids have suffered enough. we will ask why he wants children to be masked when they return to school in the fall. >>> pushing the li

louisiana senator bill cassidy speaking to cnn over the weekend. alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i am jonathan ferro. down seven points on the s&p, negative zero .16%. all-time highs through much of last week on the s&p 500. the yield higher through friday, lower through this morning. down by about a basis point to -- and the euro-dollar not doing much. the story of the morning, where the price action is, is in the commodity market. crude down to 65.50. tom: gold with some dynamics as well. the tradable readjustment is profound off what we saw friday in jobs. it is august in washington. leading the headlines at the washington post is fallout boy will not appear at the national stadium with green day and a bunch of others. and we heard during -- annmarie hordern actually -- absolutely crushed. is a perceived in washington that the senate infrastructure is a waste of time, because all they will do is get to the house and face huge stumbling blocks? annmarie: it is a good point. i do not think people view it as a waste of time, because obviou

i'll speak with a republican negotiator, senator bill cassidy, next. >>> attempted coup? an investigation by the top senate committee digs deeper into the plot to push trump's

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republican senator bill cassidy who helped negotiate the 1.2 trillion dollar deal said he's optimistic it will make it across the finish line by tuesday with some republicans on board. we've had about 17 or 18 of indicated that they're going to vote yes, i think it's time for us. to come together on the senate floor sunday, ohio republican rob portman push back against his republican colleagues who argue the plan will add billions to the federal deficit. it's good for the country. it builds our core infrastructure. it doesn't raise taxes on the american people grow the economy lead to more tax revenue coming in. >> to the treasury and yet includes responsible pay for us. senate majority leader chuck schumer says republicans have until the end of the day to propose additional changes to the legislation. >> i hope they will cooperate so we can move more quickly. otherwise will proceed by the book and finish the bill. schumer says the senate will remain in session for as long as it takes to get the bill passed. will keep proceeding until we get this bill done. what's the bill passes in th

he was known as the wildest in butch cassidy's outlaw gang known as the wild bunch. that gang also included the sundance kid, will carver and many others. some of them, including kid curry, posed for a photo in 1901 which i have put on the screen for you. funnily enough, the pinkertons learned about the photo, got a copy of it and put it on wanted posters all over america. kid curry during his lifetime was wanted on warrants for 15 murders why it was generally believed he had murdered at least twice that number and william pinkerton called him the most vicious outlaw in america and said, quote, he has not one single redeeming feature. he is the only criminal i know of who does not have one single good point. i am not sure. it's a good question. i tried to find the identities but i just kept running into lists that all gave me different information so i'm not positive and i did not spend enough time looking into it to truly be able to answer that question. then there was cherokee bill, whose real name was crawford goldsby. he and his gang terrorized the indian territo

samuel cassidy. and since then, the trains have been out of service as of today. all 42 miles of the light rail tracks have been inspected. more than 300 employees have been reese retrained and a certified trains will begin running tests trucks this week. if that works out well service could be restored within a couple of days. the current plan is for a limited service by sunday for the forty-niners versus writers, pre season game at levi stadium. now is not a good time to travel to hawaii. that is the message from the governor there who was urging tourists to stay away amid a surge in covid cases. >> governor is urging people to reduce travel to essential business only at least until the end of october. honolulu's mayor rick lang. you. plenty of darty says he'll restrict indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor gatherings to 25 the changes take effect on wednesday. >> we do know is not a good time to travel to the restaurant capacity has been restricted. there is limited access to rent a car. it's and we know that the visitors to succumb to the islands will not

bill cassidy joins us from baton rouge. i understand you did a flyover of some of the hard-hit areas of the state. what did you say that may not necessarily translator? >> we flew over a place called la plaz, if yu go towards baton roe, for those who have done it, it is the first area after you go past lake pontchartain. it was just complete flooding of the whole community. gas stations are -- you don't see the ground, you just see water. we continued over to homa, lots of wind damage. the less expensive the housing, the more damage. so trailer parks, they were just scattered over the neighborhoods. and nicer neighborhoods as well. they either had water up to their doorsteps or were completed flooded, as well as some wind damage to some structures that were used in port puchan, which go to the riggs and the outer shelves. even going to the new orleans, there weren't any lights. and north of lake pontchartain, to the florida parishes, there was flooding that was all through those parishes. not every place, but certainly arou

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louisiana republican bill cassidy stressed the legislation also protects against extreme weather and provides more jobs. this help make the economy more efficient, more productive and therefore it actually returns and investment to the american people. ohio republican rob portman applauded. how senators propose to pay for the investments, including untapped covid-19 relief and unemployment states returned but not all agreed with him. the fact that infrastructure is a good thing and that we need it. is a different question from whether we can afford the infrastructure plan, fellow republican utah's mike lee expected more senators to side with him in the coming days. but senate majority leader chuck schumer is nearly ready for the final vote. schumer says he believes the senate can quickly process any relevant amendments to the legislation. >> and pass it in a matter of days live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. thank you for that report. jesse. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news prices are rising for rental cars. now people are turning to an unusual source for transportation

topping the list is tech entrepreneur cassidy's guide to taking career risks in use possibility. that's followed by between the world and to me, national book award winning author book about the state of america. next is michelle saunders memoir crying in h mart and wrapping up our bookat some of the bookstores best-selling nonfiction books is lifelines , george washington university professor and emergency physician doctor lena wins 10 account of working in public health. some of these authors have appeared on book tv and you can watch their programs anytime at book tv.org. >> robin d'angelo looks at how well intentioned what people can inadvertently cause racial harm through what shecalls a culture of niceness .she's interviewed by arthur and princeton university professor of african-american studies. afterwards is a weekly interview program with relevant guests host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work . >> i'm so delighted to have this opportunity to sit down and talk with you . if i maycall you robin . >> thank you so much, it's an honor. >> i want to

samuel cassidy. since then trains have been out of service as employees grieve and recover from that tragedy as of today, all 42 miles of the light rail tracks have been inspected in more than 300 employees were retrained and recertified trains will begin running a test routes this week. and if all goes well service could be restored within one to 2 days. bt officials say they're aiming for a limited service by sunday for the forty-niners versus raiders pre season game at levi's stadium. in the north bay. sonoma county is moving up its deadline for teachers and staff to prove they've been vaccinated by 3 weeks. sonoma county, teachers and administrators. well, now need to show their proof of vaccination by september 24th. that's 3 weeks earlier than the state deadline, which is october 15th now someone does not get the vaccine, then they will need to be tested once a week for the virus, the county health officer said it was important to move up the deadline because of the rising covid cases in sonoma

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you saw senator cassidy. what have you seen since then? >> reporter: a little less activity since then. and frankly, the outer bands were just starting to get hit with those here in baton rouge now, jonathan. this storm has the potential to be the strongest louisiana has ever experienced. previously was hurricane laura 150 mile per hour sustained winds. mid 1800s, the storm prior to that. this continues with projections of 155 miles per hour, which is 2 miles per hour less than cat-5 status, it will be the strongest storm ever to strike louisiana. and, jonathan, right now there are thousands of members of fema getting ready to deploy and at a moment's notice going to be jumping in. we're talking about not just in louisiana, but also in mississippi, alabama, texas, all over the gulf coast as they prepare for potential catastrophe here. this storm is so large at this point that 15 miles out in either direction from the eye wall, 15 miles in its own right, that's how far the hurricane strength winds extend, which could potentially clip new or

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and the public health perspective, after waiting those people, that cassidy to have the confidence to come forward. the 2nd thing is, you know, sort of sort of carrots and stick in the beginning to see this number of country that's from, for example, if you want to do that, because there's a, if you're not fascinated, you really will need to have a box. and if you want to go into restaurants, if you want to go into the source of it's the most current time to stick if you'd like. and i think we got to see more of those kinds of incentives. i put the incentives in the way because if you don't do be able to do that now. and the thing under why discussion is whether at some job, for example, it needs to be compulsory. the same. and kenya, discussion about topics says, and we've seen in other countries discussion about health care workers. so if you're in a job in the age old age environment, and i do, you have a responsibility and the government have responsibility to show that you're backs. and i think countries around the world grappling with exactly that, hey, we're going to leave it t

it's impossible tracking it's impossible because just last week the bec so-called republican senator cassidy of louisiana told me something very different. >> we think it's less likely to pass somehow if i may laura makes that bill less likely to pass but if we sink this and marry them to gay on —- it's more likely to pass. >>laura: who was right and wrong? wrong? joining me now with a final warning louisiana senator kennedy from the senate budget committee and voted properly on this so-called infrastructure bill. your message tonight to your 18 colleagues who took the path to help biden to throw him aato lifeline now three.5 t. >> i can share with you my perspective. early on i was a likely yes on this bill. who is not for infrastructure? who is not for i in for children and prosperity. but then i got a copy of the bill and i realized quickly that if you look up stupid stuff in the dictionary there is a picture of this bill. they told us it was real infrastructure. it's not. only 23 percent is real infrastructure. the rest is green new deal and welfare. they told us the bill was paid for.

cassidy: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that elizabeth kay, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges today, august 5, 2021. the presiding officer: without exception. mr. cassidy: thank you. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, this week the senate will vote on eunice lee's nomination to serve on the second court of appeals. if confirmed, ms. lee would be the only, the only black womannened a the only former public defender to serve on the second circuit. with her nomination the biden administration and senate democrats are continuing our efforts to build a federal judiciary that looks like america. i'd like to take a moment or two to discuss ms. lee's qualifications and what she will bring to the bench. a perspective that is sorely needed. ms. lee has dedicated her entire legal career to public defense work. most recently as an assistant federal public defender with the federal defenders of new york. graduating f

we are a muse as ical family would travel around doing show i was for sure i am going to marry david cassidy. >> they're trying to embrace this hippy, cool culture. >> what did you hit, mom? >> i think it was a student baker. >> you crazy hippy, now you are trying to wipe us out. >> it takes this phenomenon of the counter culture and makes it very safe. >> just remember our whole future defends on the next few minutes. >> it was an escape for the real world for oa lot of people. >> some people didn't want to hide from what was happening. >> people were like no, we want to hear about all this stuff and how it is affecting our family. >> he was turned ton to a british series called "until death do us part." it was about a father. holy holy moly, i knew i had a show. >> they shot the pilot on abc. we don't see any evidence, all right? >> that's right, daddy. >> we had a couple of pete coats in the house. >> it was not well-received by abc. they watched it and felt the chemistry was not there between the parents and the kids. >> two different young people. >> we don't see any evidence of god, th

senator bill cassidy of louisiana in fact just tweeted, a good guy most of the time but tweeted this defense of the bill's equity provisions. "critical race theory is not in this bill. equity is not a catch phrase for critical race theory. equity is the whole justify case for critical race theory. it's important to know what you're talking about before your weigh-in on social media. one of the only republican senators that we can find that is doing anything to stop this bill is bill haggerty of tennessee. we're happy to have him joining us. thanks for coming on. some of your colleagues that you work with closely are supporting this bill and actively defending it in public. but you are doing exactly the opposite. why? >> well, this bill has become obvious what it is. it's been shielded with the veneer of bipartisanship. what it has become is the open gate way to lead into this $3.5 trillion package that bernie sanders transformation package of america they're trying to set up. they gave us a 2,700 page bill. in a few days to look at it. the very afternoon that we get the cbo score tha

senator cassidy tried to debate me on this. sorry he ended up looking like a fool. your response. >> this is just insane, laura. we are trying to win back majorities in the house and the senate, how do you do that when republicans act like democrats? how do we convince the american people to vote to give republicans trust once again to lead? when they see stuff like this happen today. we know that inflation is on the rise. the price of everyday goods cost more, and real wages are declining. america is only going to get worse because of this deal and it's a travesty that republicans would go along with it. also you have to recognize that the same republican senators that went along with this infrastructure deal that only 9% of it is actually infrastructure, the same republican senators that denied donald trump and infrastructure deal the cost half of this that half of it went in for structure, they wouldn't let him accomplish it under donald trump squad, what are they there with democrats and give joe biden a win? >> laura: nancy pelosi, the speaker the house, reacte

louisiana senator bill cassidy revealing a dozen of his gop colleagues are showing support for the measure. joining me now, chris van hollen. how close are we to a done deal on this bipartisan bill? >> great to be with you. in half an hour, we'll vote on the amendment. then, under our rules, if the opposition wants, they can continue debate for another 30 hours. we hope they won't take that time. but after the supermajority, no changes can made to the bill. it will be a done deal in substance. we'll wrap it up early tuesday morning. it's not many weekends that we are looking to see if the vote will be taken. last week, the senate passed a deal that you had been pushing. can you tell me why you thought that was necessary? >> we. this is important to protect taxpayers and subcontractors on infrastructure projects. when a state enters into an agreement with a contractor, we want to make sure they are on the hook to pay the subcontractors. if you don't have protection, the taxpayers are on the hook. this is an amendment that says you need securities in place to make sure taxpayers don't have t

senator bill cassidy of leary isaiah tweeted this. a good guy most of the time but he just tweeted this defense of the bill's equity provisions calling, equity is not a catchphrase for critical racee theory. of course, equity is the whole justification for vertical dell that critical race theory. important to know what you talk about before you weigh in on social media. it's one of the only republican senators we can find doing anything to stop this bill is bill hagerty of tennessee and we are happy to have them join us tonight. thanks so much for cominge on. so many of your colleagues who you work with closely and lots of other things, some would you like personally, are not only supporting this bill but actively defending it in publicu but you are doing the opposite. why? >> this bill has become rather obvious, what it really is. it's been gilded with a veneer of bipartisanship but what it has really become as the opening gateway to lead right into this $3.5 million package, the bernie sanders transformation package they are trying

roy blunt, richard burr, shelley moore capito, bill cassidy susan collins, kevin cramer mike crapo, lindsey graham, of course, chuck grassley john hoeven, mitch mcconnell lisa murkowski, rob portman jim risch, mitt romney thom tillis, and todd young. now, a few of these people plan to retire soon, thank heaven t but most of them intend to get reelected at some point. and it might be good if voters made that impossible.. a youtube personality called chris chan has just been arrested in virginia on, of all things, incest charges. authorities say he was having sex with a 79-year-old who is his grandmother. they classified chris chan as a female and that means chris chan, and accused sex criminal would have been housed in a women's prison. chan is now being considered a man by the jail. but this is not an isolated incident. many prisons in this country do housed biological men with women. this is something we predicted -- many predicted -- and were laughed at. kara danskyre was one of the people who predicted this, the president of the u.s. chapter of the women's human rights campaign, and she

. >> senator bill cad cassidy of hard hit louisiana says he disagrees with ron desantis. we'll look at where the virus is spret spreading the most and the toll it is taking on hospitals. plus how the new rise in covid is impacting the economy. we saw a strong jobs report on friday but not everyone is feeling the recovery. and former president barack obama throws a birthday bash that's raising eyebrows as the pandemic makes a comeback. we'll talk to a new york times reporter about the details of that. plus taliban fighters have captured three key cities. >>> and we'll go to tokyo. where the united states edged out china for the most gold medals. >>> good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is august 9th. joe is off. we begin with the united states hitting a milestone amid a surge in covid cases. more than 165 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. that's half of the total u.s. population. more than 193 million have received at least one dose. vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south. but

who are stepping up on this issue, like mike gallagher whose a congressman, and a veteran senator, cassidy, mcallen ski, who are joining with some democratic senators to focus on this issue and making sure the issue gets women in leadership roles in afghanistan special access back here. those are really good efforts, i'm glad they are bipartisan, i think they should be more bipartisan and they likely will. but the hyperbolic language from the minority leader is used every day, for every issue, is actually really appropriate here. there is a real sense of shock among people in his own party that joe biden with all his experience, and all his competence, and all his reference for the sacrifice that people like his son have made in afghanistan, and all the years we have invested there, that he would not have had a better, more prepared thought through plan. that these reports coming out about the intelligence that they did have are making the administration look like they are dishonest, or incompetent. that they did not have a good enough planned to get these people out before that if close t

louisiana senator bill cassidy today revealing more than a dozen of his gop colleagues are showing support for the measure. joining me now, a member of the senate budget and appropriations committee. senator, good to see you. how close are we to a done deal on the bipartisan bill? >> alicia, it's great to be with you. well, in about half an hour we will vote on what is called the substitute amendment, which is essentially the entire infrastructure modernization bill. then under our rules, if the opposition wants they can continue to debate for another 30 hours. we hope they won't take up all that time, because after the vote tonight assuming we get the super majority, no changes can be made to the bill. so essentially it will be a done deal in substance, but hopefully we will wrap it up certainly no later than very early tuesday morning. >> there's not a lot of weekends where i have a puppy cam on the u.s. senate floor for the entire show to see whether or not that vote will be taken. earlier this week -- last week the senate passed an amendment you have been pushing which includes secure