and good morning from utah. the beehive state is the next stop on our cross-country tour from the majestic mountains to the greatest snow on earth and the other worldly arches, how the state is racing back as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ >>> good morning, america. that was pretty amazing. want to thank you for joining us this thursday as we "rise & shine" and you can see in beautiful utah. >> very glad you guys didn't have me climb mountains in south dakota two days ago. look at that sunrise. always gorgeous, nothing quite beats a sunrise in utah. the state is so famous for its breathtaking parks and hidden gems you'll want to hear about. that's coming up. >>> we'll begin with the coronavirus pandemic. it's gaining new strength. driven mostly by the delta variant. health officials plead with those still unvaccinated to get the shot. abc's whit johnson has the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning. during a town hall overnight president biden suggested that the cdc could soon up

so we have to do better, and utah is doing better. we're cutting back on emissions here in the state of utah. working with our governors across the west. kate brown, who you're going to have on, we're working on electric car. but we also have to take the short-term in pacts, which president biden did talking about wildfires in the west. >> ed: governor, thank you so much. when you're here in d.c., please come see us. we want to move to oregon, and each day we're learning more deaths are being linked to the extreme heat. in oregon alone, at least 90 people have died. governor kate brown joins us. events like this hot streak you just had -- they said they are likely to be more frequent and intense and last longer in the future. if that's the case, how should your residents being preparing for that? for example, if there is somebody who doesn't have an air conditioner, should they be going out and getting one right now? >> governor: thank you, ed, for having me this morning. i'm delighted to have an opportunity to appear on the program.

in utah, authorities investigating covid cases linked to ten summer camps in just one week alone. and in new york city tonight, just hours before the yankees/red sox game, the game postponed amid news on their pitchers and the virus. >>> also tonight, the dangerous and record-breaking heat. the fourth heat wave in five weeks. extreme druought across several states. the fires and then the flash flooding in the southwest. monsoon rains washing away cars. >>> the bombshell reporting tonight involving america's top general. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the new book claiming he was concerned former president trump could stage a coup after losing the election. likened trump's actions and words to the rise of nazi power in germany. tonight, the former president now responding and jon karl is here. >>> at the white house tonight, president biden hosting german chancellor angela merkel, moments ago taking questions on a key disagreement on a new russian pipeline in germany. but their long-standing relationship on display, too, and tonight, the dinner, former secretaries of st

i had six while i was with utah and then just recently i had one with marlo peterson. his book -- >> host: what's that book about? >> guest: it's about his life. it's about his upbringing and decision and then even though he was in prison, he was able to make an impact in society. he's been building on that. a wonderful book, wonderful read. >> host: that is a book booktv has also covered. you can watch online on booktv.org. how do you conduct your book club? >> guest: so, we are on twitter, using the hashtag #ekpesbookclub. follow me and follow the hashtag. usually every thursday at 8 p.m. eastern. we will go over like an hour to an hour and a half, just depending on the book and the conversation. >> host: what is the easiest way for people to find that schedule? >> guest: the easiest way i think is to follow me on twitter at @ekpeudah. i usually retweet the schedule. >> host: is very book that you can go back to every couple of weeks and read? the biography of malcolm x is another one. what else. i think that may be it. i will read the power of moment. >> host: mr. u

next up, the utah jazz. there is absolutely no jazz in utah. probably because there is like only one black guy in ut. in fact, let's name the team after him. the utah jazz is now the "utah dayquans." good work, dayquan. keep it up, brother. and finally, the houston rockets. lost 55 games this year. so i'm not even bothering to rename them. we're just going to turn their arena into one of those popup halloween pop-up stores. sell some sexy ref costumes and try again next year. probably the best thing about this year's finals is that the players don't have to live in that covid bubble at disney world. many players were separated from their loved ones during that time. but this is a fun fact. there were six barbers in the bubble, which is a good example of just how black the nba is. "i'm fine with not seeing my family for months on end, but i'll be damned if my hairline ain't crispy." this is also the first nba finals in more than a decade without lebron james or steph curry. which is kind of a bummer. that's like if you showed up to see "fast 9"

now i probably represent utah in the u.s. congress. i sit before you today as an example of the american dream. this is due to our country's mission statement that all men and women are created equal. this is a statement that every american should have an opportunity -- the life liberty and pursuit of happiness. as someone who actually experienced jim crow laws, i would like to set the record straight. the recent georgia state law and those laws across our country call election subversion, which is absolutely outrageous. these are some examples of what jim crow laws actually look like. at the age of 12, my father allowed me to see a demonstration with college students in private segregated theater. i was the youngest one there. 50 years later dad learned my father that he had parked across the street. in the seventh grade class -- they never received new books. we received all books from the white school across town. there were white only restrooms, women only restrooms and one filthy in the one in the back of the station for black ame

from missouri to utah. in salt lake city, they are alarmed with what they're seeing. >> the young people, the pregnant people that are coming in right now with all these problems, that are intubated and, you know, on death's door, it's hard to see. that's the most concerning thing for me. >> reporter: months after its last surge, intermountain health care in utah now treating a new flow of patients with one thing in common -- they're not vaccinated. >> i have never taken care of a single patient in the icu, on a ventilator, who was fully vaccinated. >> reporter: in missouri, where they've had to bring in nurses from elsewhere and extra ventilators, and unvaccinated patients now filling some icus, to kentucky, where there is a renewed push to reach the understand vaccinated. >> i'm so glad that's over. >> reporter: rural clinics hoping word of mouth will ease fake veen fears. many are listening. >> i waited a long time. i should've got it a long time ago. i talked to some friends of mine. they said, you know

. >> 7 am, november 15th 2007, gone in salt lake city, utah. he pulled into the restaurant parking lot, turned off his engine, sky beginning to brighten, son night not quite up. and there they were, the voices, the terror, the nightmare beginning. >> i ducked down in my car after the first shot was fired. i later they're thinking, okay, well this is how it's going to end for me. >> you're going to be dead? >> yeah. >> 9-1-1, but as you emergency? >> somebody just shot commanding dead in front of -- ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it stands in stark contrast to much of the rest of salt lake city that sold chocolate factory, this grand stage for our story. it was converted to lock departments in those boom years before the bust. the style of living and location drew a distinct crowd, outliers of a sort, we iconoclasts in this city. >> i love this building. >> bianca pearman-brooks born into privilege in england raised and ireland and africa, came here and august, 2006 to visit a friend. >> i came on holiday and i met christopher and we headed off. >> christopher

she points out that coal trains already crisscross the area delivering coal from utah to richmond putting fence line communities along the way at risk and the proposed oakland terminable would be equal of exporting almost 10 times more coal, up to 10 million tons annually. >> we are saying that we don't want coal because no one should have to experience that. no one should have to breathe in the fumes from the coal dust that can cause asthma and strokes and lung cancer and all of these incredibly horrific health issues. >> reporter: she said agreeing to the ultimatum is a bad idea and other activists think so as well. >> to me i think this is extortion. >> reporter: they are with the no coal in oakland campaign. >> i think he is bluffing in order to extort money from the city. >> reporter: coal experts are backup this year after a slump during the pandemic. according to data, they are expected to increase 21% in 2021 and another 18% in 2022 and the investment firm jmb capital has deep pockets. >> they are not coal people. they are not import export people. they are just moneymaking people

we start with a deadly incident caused by a sandstorm along a remote stretch of highway in utah. this morning, deaths in multiple states being blamed on extreme weather. in central utah, police say high winds kicked up a sandstorm on interstate 15 causing this 20-car pileup. seven people were killed. several others were hospitalized overnight. in arizona, authorities are searching for two children, both swept away by floodwaters in separa authorities in cottonwood, identified the missing 16-year-old as faith moore, who is related to several first responders in the community. her grandfather is a retired fire chief. >> we're not giving up. we thank everyone for all of your support. >> we want our sweet girl home. we know she's coming home. >> reporter: faith called 911 saturday night, saying her vehicle was stranded in knee-high water. authorities say rushing water swept her off her car during the rescue attempt. >> the water was at her knees when she called for help. the water quickly rose to over eight feet in an hour. >> reporter: authorities are searching for a girl in the tow

of utah's most unique national treasures. the great salt lake also known as america's dead sea. standing in an area the size of delaware, it's the biggest salt lake in the western helmisphere. >> oh, so beautiful. >> reporter: but there's a big problem with its picture-perfect look, it could be no more. years of drought has pushed the lake towards historic lows. sailboats pulled from the dry marina. >> 20 years ago, this was under ten feet of water. >> reporter: showed, half of the surface is dry. that's a major worry for kevin perry a scientist at the university of utah. perry said the dry lake soil could see naturally occurring, arsonic laced. >> what's the worst case fear? >> this lake could become one of the larger emission sources in north america. the ecosystem itself is on the verge of collapse. >> reporter: the great salt lake is also a critically important habitat for millions of birds and happens to be one of the largest breeding grounds for pelicans in the united states. if we don't take action, what's going to hap

black lives matter utah is a small group. black lives matter when they we we black americans, they don't antic for me. -- speak for me. they don't speak for all black americans trying to speak for black americans. 99.9% of black americans support the flag and love it country and don't associate with black lives matter utah. >> sean: i mentioned this to daniel earlier in the program. i love sports and played sports my whole life. you go to games if it's football or the nba or nhl, whatever the sport is. major league baseball. you have a group of people from all backgrounds and races united by a common passion. that's a love of their home team. i think is one way for fans to take their sports back and get rid of the politics that is poisoning what should be the most unified moment with strangers of all backgrounds. >> absolutely. as leo says they don't speak for black people. the majority of black people are extremely proud or very proud of their country. my dad was a staff sergeant marine. my father was a chump according to bl

in utah, his sister has left utah for boston because she isn't law school becoming an american lawyer. he told pacific daily news this past november, quote, look at us, if we hadn't come to the states, we would all be dead. that was how i worked over a quick seven month airlift emergency airlift period starting in september 1996, going into the spring of 1997, that was during the bill clinton administration. that's how it worked. but that is not the only time it has worked that way. in 1975, it was something called operation new life, during the ford administration after the long terrible war effort in vietnam came to an end. it was 130,000 of our vietnamese allies who we brought out, in a hurry. again, guam served as the safeway point, the u.s. territory where people could be brought safely to get them into safe housing, to get the medical care, to get them care for their kids who they brought with them. importantly to get them vetted and get their applications process where they could move on to new lives in the same place the united states had promised them here, in america. this w

hello, nice to see you look at this video out of utah, one to start the weather forecasts with this. this is all results of the north american monsoon. we see river levels as well, gushing water, carrying some of the debris. and if we look at the forecasts on tuesday, can see that monsoon rain popping up toward nevada, new mexico, utah, and also colorado. next to the u. s. gulf states where it has been particularly wet as of late, i will see some intense rain through the florida panhandle. southern areas of the state, georgia into south carolina is wall. give you a wider look because here's what else we are tracing. a disturbance rolling through the great lakes that kick found the temperature in toronto to 23. when you consider just a 4 or 5 hour drive away in detroit, you're at 31 degrees. central america. we have some rain for the pacific coast of mexico. so that's going to impact that poco also some heavy rain for nicaragua, coast rica into panama. and we're tracing out this front and south america toward the south. look at that cool pool of air toward the north. we still got high

. >> america, a transplant herself, moving here from utah with her mother, siblings, and grandparents, an immigrant family originally from mexico, struggling financially in the bay area. >> things were not as easy when they came from utah to california. we struggled as a family. it was really hard for my mom and my grandparents to find a job. >> reporter: the family making ends meet by selling homemade donuts in their east oakland neighborhood. america, than in grade school, helping every day. >> i remember going to school and coming from school, and just going straight to work selling donuts. it was hard for me because it was like school, then work, then come from work and go straight to doing my homework. >> we've got america over there , want to share with us? >> reporter: studying became a haven, and when america came to castle month, she found peace and purpose at the farm, first as a volunteer, and now as a paid intern, graduating as her school's salutatorian. her family's dream fulfilled. >> they moved from mexico to the united states to give us a better life and have a better

utah's drought conditions makes devastating wildfires harder to fight. each one of us has an important role to play. utahans' livelihoods and generational family farms are at stake. i stand ready to assist local leaders and our state delegation to ensure the safety and prosperity of every utahan. i call upon the abidean administration to -- biden administration to step up and to address these severe conditions. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop, for five minutes. mr. bishop: thank you, madam speaker. today, i rise to recognize former u.s. representative sue suerick -- sue sue made history in 1987 when she scored a major upset against the two-term democrat to become the first female mayor of charlotte. and importantly, before politics, sue was known for her faith life as a sunday schoolteacher and private sector career as an advertising executive. in congress for the ninth district, sue was a notable and effective conservative. chairing the rep

his brother is in pharmacy school in utah. his sister has left utah for boston, because she's in law school in boston becoming an american lawyer. he told "pacific daily news," this past november, quote, look at us. if we hadn't come to the states, we would all be dead. that was how it worked, over a quick, seven-month airlift, emergency-airlift period starting in september 1996 going into the spring of 1997. that was during the bill-clinton administration. that's how it worked. but that is not the only time it has worked, that way. in 1975, it was something called operation new life during the gerald ford administration. after -- after the long, terrible u.s. war effort in vietnam came to an end, it was 130,000 of our vietnamese allies, who we brought out in a hurry. and again, guam served as the safe-way point. a territory where folks could be brought safely to get them into safe housing, get them any medical care they needed, to get them nay care for their kids who they brought with them. importantly, to get them vetted and

one of utah's most unique national treasures. the great salt lake also known as america's dead sea. spanning an area nearly the size of delaware, it's the biggest salt lake in the western hemisphere. >> that is so pretty. >> oh, so beautiful. >> reporter: but there is a big problem with this picture perfect destination. the great salt lake could soon be no more. years of water diversions, climate change and unprecedented drought has pushed the lake's level level to historic lows. sailboats pulled from the dry marina, leaving behind stretches of parched soil. >> 20 years ago this was under ten feet of water. >> reporter: today half of the lake's surface, nearly 750 square miles, roughly the sides f maui, is dry and that's a major worry for an atmospheric scientist at the university of utah. perry says the dried lake bed soil could send naturally occurring arsenic-laced dust into the air that millions breathe. >> the particles coming off the lake getting into people's lungs, and it might contain harmful arsenic. >> reporter: nothing is done to change the trajectory. what's the worst c

el gobernador de utah nos dijo que no tiene una posiciÓn. >>> el estado no tiene una posiciÓn oficial si adoptarÁ el pedido del presidente o no. el vocero del departamento de salud asegura que en el estado hay comida y transporte por solo ir a vacunarte, pero el mejor incentivo es cuidar a tu familia. >>> si la salud de mi familia, de mi comunidad no es incentivo suficiente, cien dÓlares realmente no cubre el hecho que una persona estÉ sufriendo en un hospital o que estÉ tal vez a punto de morir. >>> desde ayer jueves, algunos bares en san francisco comenzaron a pedir a sus clientes una prueba de vacunaciÓn o una prueba negativa dentro de las 72 horas antes de entrar al establecimiento, esta medida fue bien recibida por los residentes anoche. >>> me tomÓ ma certificado y mi inentificaciÓn y despuÉs me deÓo entrar. >>> mientras no la presenten pueden permanecer en la zona al aire libre de los establecimientos. en santa rosa, maÑana sÁbado habrÁ una crinica de vacunaciÓn mÓvil en la biblioteca (nombre en inglÉs) ubicada en la 709 de (nombre en inglÉs). la jornada de vacu

nearly 100% of utah under extreme drought. whit. >> amazing seeing those side-by-side images. you're also tracking those severe storms and heat in the center of the country. >> we've had one report of a tornado across the thumb of michigan and the temperatures today and tomorrow across a big chunk of the country really getting into dangerous levels again. heat indices up with the humidity up and over 100 degrees. there you see the thunderstorm watches from chicago to detroit tonight. it's going to be a dicey next couple of hours there, whit. >> we know you'll stay on top of it. we'll see you tomorrow on "gma." rob, thank you. >>> it's not just extreme weather here at home, western india reeling from devastating flooding and landslides. days of heavy rain claiming more than 100 lives. dozens still missing. survivors searching desperately for loved ones. here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: tonight, devastating scenes across western india. days of the heaviest monsoon rainfall in four decades unleashing destructive floods and landslides, killing at least 125 with many more fear

they have a utah chapter and spent the fourth of july trashing the u.s. flag condemning those who display it and even clearing it a symbol of hatred. take a look at this facebook post from sunday which reads "when we black americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around. when we see this flag we know the person flying it is a racist and when we see this flag we know that the person flying it lives in a different america than we do. when we see this flag, we question your intelligence and we know to avoid you. it's a symbol of hatred. they go on to talk to those in comments section. you know, let's compare that to come up the tampa bay lightning won theta stanley cup last nigh, congratulations to them. i hope this now becomes the norm. fans taking over the singing of the national anthem, and it like they did last night in tampa. congratulations to the lightning.ng ♪ ♪ >> sean: i hope this becomes the norm. loudly, proudly, and here's larry elder and fox news contributor leo 2.0 terrel. is there a chance that a cemovement h

. >>> onto utah. lack of rain and high temperatures is also having a devastating impact on the great salt lake which is at its lowest level in more than 100 years. here is cnn's lucy cavanaugh. >> reporter: this is one of utah's most unique natural treasures. the great salt lake, also known as america's dead sea, spanning an area nearly the size of delaware, it is the biggest salt lake in the western hemisphere. >> so beautiful. >> reporter: there's a big problem with the picture perfect destination. the great salt lake could soon be no more. years of water diversions, climate change, and unprecedented drought pushed lake levels to historic lows. sailboats pulled from a dry marina, receding water leaving stretches of parched soil. >> 20 years ago this was under ten feet of water. >> reporter: today half the lake's surface, 750 square miles, roughly the size of maui is dry. that's a major worry for kevin perry, atmospheric scientist at university of utah. perry says the dry lakebed soil could send arse

i ended up actually in that case, working for a very developed mormon from utah, bueno. and it was copied to frank marsh, the last liberal senator from utah. but that's how i started off. so yeah, i guess i had a little weather that the tunnel is. it's really, you know, what i really enjoyed about your book in the stories you tell is you tell the great and good you talk about america at its best. you talk about american patriotism. but you have this frame. i mean, you are a cop. got to walking along pennsylvania avenue at night, which i found amusing and we may reflect on that in a minute. but i think there's another side to it, which is if you look at the other myth of american politics, is that it's a melting pot, that we've got people from all backgrounds and races that can come to you. talk about the magic of america being a place that people can come to and be accepted and b and b here, i found it very powerful. but at the same time, when you get into this town in washington, d. c, we've got, you know, right now the democratic party divided into different factions.

he was the first mountain man to come upon the great salt lake in utah had all the bighorn rivers bad pass and explore the wonders of yellowstone. he operated a trading post on the oregon trail and was also a pioneering merchant in westport when it was the frontier outpost. in his new biography insular examines bridgers remarkable life from early explorer guide trapper and trader to his retirement to a farm near watts mill outside of kansas city. insular was the founding director of the national, mississippi river museum and aquarium a smithsonian a smithsonian affiliated institution in dubuque, iowa. he retired in 2016 after nearly four decades heading up the museum. over that time he has written and curated numerous national exhibitions and films published historical articles and given presentations throughout the us and abroad jerry thank you for being here today. well, thank you very much. it's a pleasure and i thank all of our listeners and watchers. i'm very excited to talk to you about jim bridger, and i've been excited about jim bridger for many many years now and some of you

we found generations of them ranching and riding in utah. the wright family is the first family of american rodeo. world champions who can make the roughest rides look like a ballet. are you kind of dancing with the horse? >> i like to think you are. i dance a lot better with a horse than i do with my wife. ( laughter ) i ain't got no rhythm. ( ticking ) (♪ "purple rain" ♪) >> a few artists are recognized by one name. but with prince, you only needed a few notes. (♪ "purple rain" ♪) so we were surprised to get an invitation to paisley park to hear unreleased music from the late icon's vault. (♪ "born 2 die" ♪) >> i think that the world is ready to absorb what he's saying on this album. i mean, it's right on time. ( ticking ) >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. >> i'm jon wertheim. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories, tonight, on "60 minutes." ( ticking ) your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... with rinvoq. rinvoq helps tame pain, s

reducing water deliveries across the west, with reservoirs hitting new lows in utah, one reservoir has completely run dry >> this here is something different. this is something i have never seen before. >> and erin is with us part of the problem, the heat doesn't give up at night >> that's right, kate. at night, these temperatures are not dropping below 80 degrees, which experts say is creating even more health and infrastructure issues. kate >> erin, thank you now to the unstable situation in haiti. tonight, officials from several u.s. agencies including the fbi and homeland security are on the ground there to assist with the investigation into the assassination of the haitian president and report back to the biden administration monica alba joins us from the white house. what's the administration saying >> kate, that interagency team expected to help in the expansive investigation and continued manhunt. the delegation also includes representatives from the white house national security council and state department and after their trip, those officials will brief president biden so he

owens from utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. owens will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? miss rrgs: as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington state, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon, from the great state of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. babin from the great state of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr.

people fishing in parts of utah will have no problem reeling them in. 200 lakes in utah have just been stocked with fish dropped from above. the planes can drop 35,000 fish in a single flight. but some lakes could not be stocked because of extreme drought conditions. >>> we turn now to california and a plane crashing right into the living room of a house. this morning, federal investigators are looking into what caused a plane to crash into this home in monterey. >> we have a potential aircraft down south of monterey. >> reporter: the twin engine cessna took off from monterey regional airport and just minutes into the flight something went wrong. air traffic control tried to contact the pilot. >> low altitude alert. maintain 5,000. are you experiencing an in-flight emergency? >> reporter: moments later the plane crashing just two miles from the airport. >> now a loud explosion has been heard. not sure if that's the impact or something he. >> reporter: slamming through the roof of this $3 million home scattering debris across a nearby field. the homeowner, who uses the house as a second

while in 1854 the mormons have moved out to utah territory. missouri is against jill with an unwanted political minority. this time it's the abolition is reading closer and closer to the war. and they are causing problems sitting u.s. senator back in the 1830s is one of the militia men who expel the mormons. burn, hang, and shoot the tenant to the mormons the done with it may be the dude again. they condoned mob violence as a way of dealing with unwanted minority groups. their words not mine. [laughter] >> host: those are my questions will now move along too q&a from the audience. well done spencer. >> guest: thank you those were good questions. >> host: is so lovely to hear from you. earlier before things started, nancy said she and spencer speak the same historian language, which is very true it was so delightful to hear you ask questions with the kind of knowledge and background that you have, that you know so well that is been such a treat. if you have questions, please go ahead and put them in the chat, we will filter them up to our guest

in central utah police say high winds kicked up high winds causing this 20-car pile up. at least seven people were killed. in arizona authorities are searching for two children, both swept away by flood waters in separate incidents. authorities identify the missing 16-year-old as faith moore. her grandfather is a retired fire chief. >> we're not giving up. we're thanking everyone for all your support. >> we want our sweet girl home. we know she's coming home. >> reporter: faith called 911 saturday night saying her vehicle was stranded in water. >> the water was only at her knees at the time she called for help. the water quickly rose to over eight feet. >> reporter: further south authorities are searching for a girl where police say flood waters overtook a car. the water swept the vehicle away before they got 0 the little girl. >> it's a small community. it's heart breaking. >> reporter: the extreme drought is fueling at least 80 wildfires in 11 states. in northern california this weekend the state's largest fire, the dixie fire, exploded in size. it's now raging in two

s representative john curtis, republican from utah. also the chair of the conservative climate caucus. representative curtis, thank you for joining us. guest: great to be with you. host: talk about this caucus. guest: we were very strategic with the name because we wanted to be very clear that we were embracing the science with climate and we are conservatives.

we get people like brigham young who then goes on to utah. we get a sense of brigham young's view to politics that's foreshadowing what happens decades later. the council 50 becomes this really important feature in nauvoo in those last months of joseph smith's life, and it kind of becomes a place that all these questions of politics go to. >> fascinating. i have another one here. how much did joseph smith's notion of polygamy factor into their persecution? >> yeah, so what's very interesting about polygamy in the nauvoo time period of mormon history is it is being practiced secretly. most people not involved don't really know much about it. there are rumors that kind of filter out, but there's so sensational they seem difficult to believe, and they are sensational lies -- and they are sensationized. generally speaking it doesn't have a lot to do with the persecution, but where it comes into play, many of the people who kind of leave the church that joseph smith is leading and the men that publish the newspaper that he ultimately ordered to de

the utah conversation is like cities saying, hey, do we want one election or two? that is faster, cheaper, better. these are very conservative cities. the virginia republican party used ranked choice voting because they have a crowded field and they wanted to get a stronger nominee. this parliamentary guide to associations recommends ranked choice voting as alternatives if you cannot vote in person repeatedly. that is the first choice but if you cannot do that, use ranked choice voting and many associations use it to get representative winners. this is not an ideological issue. it is one that is about a practical way to make more votes count. host: virginia is calling from georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. this is my first time calling in an thank you c-span for what you do to give everyone a voice to speak their opinions on subjects and titles. i am more interested in the fair voting side of where possibly the voting can be a holiday where everyone can come and vote on that particular day and they don't have to be rushing around trying to get to the pol

a surge in a few states across the country like missouri and utah. it is the delta variant that is the most dominant strain in the u.s. >> if we had more people vaccinated interstates or more naturally acquired immunity, we would see less transmission. less transmission we have, the fewer variants. >> he said he would've expected to see a longer break in cases. he thought it would be until august before we saw possible surge. the last time sonoma saw numbers like this was in mid- february. the death rate is the lowest we have seen since the start of the pandemic. officials give the credit to the vaccine, saying just about everyone who is dying from covid-19 is not vaccinated. reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield. >>> in surfside, florida. once was once a search and rescue effort is now a recovery mission. we have more the difficult decision to end the search for survivors. >> reporter: crews at the site at the condo building collapse in surfside are no longer searching for signs of life. some of the rescuers in tears last night holding a moment

reducing water deliveries across the west with reservoirs hitting new lows in utah one reservoir has completely run dry >> this is something different this is something i've never seen before. >> reporter: forecasters say they expect the worst of the heat to be over by tuesday, and that relief cannot come soon enough these temperatures at nighttime are not dropping below 80 degrees, which experts say are bringing a whole host of further health problems and infrastructure issues. phillip? >> i can only imagine. erin, thanks >> we'll talk more about that relief and nbc meteorologist janessa webb who's been tracking the life-threatening heat for us janessa, good morning. >> hi. good orning. good morning, everyone you know, we hvisories and warnings that are currently in place. they have backed off this morning. so getting a little bit better as erin said they will expire by tuesday. 19 million people currently impacted across the pacific northwest into the desert southwest. this heat has seeped a little bit deeper into the deserttoday. 90s for the upper plains into the midwest. man, we

this is not a new technique: aerialfish stocking has been used in utah since the 1950s. fa ncy fancy that. hello there. we had some pretty impressive downpours across different parts of the country on monday. the radar picture shows one of these bands of heavy rain working into north east england, particularly north yorkshire, and then we have this second band of rain across the west london area. now in kew, in west london, we picked up 46 mm of rain from the shower band. that was pretty much smack bang on a whole month's of rain and the majority of that fell in just the space of two hours. if you were wondering what that looks like, it looks like this. three miles down the road in twickenham the roads flooded, and there were reports of flooding elsewhere as well. now, over the next few hours, those showers that we have seen by day will continue to very gradually fade away. the majority of us will eventually become drier over with just an odd patch of rain still lingering into the east. temperatures around 12 to 1a celsius, feeling a little on the muggy side as well, par

and then we'll check in with two governors: utah's spencer cox and oregon democrat kate brown. plus we'll hear from andre carson on the new ransomware attack and u.f.o.s. stay with us. ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. from coast to coast, america seems to be making up for what was lost on this holiday weekend last year, with more signs every day that life is getting back to normal. vaccines have crushed the worst of covid, but amid the revelry, there's breaking news in surfside, florida. explosives demolished what was still standing of the collapsed condo. 24 people are confirmed dead,

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these states are seeing the steepest prices, utah, indiana, oregon and washington. and when it comes to traffic, aaa says drivers on highway 17 near san francisco can expect congestion to be 340% worse than usual. about the same on i-95 near boston. 330% worse than usual. >> people should be expecting that the e. tri roads of the past year are kind of over. >> reporter: and this morning this video is a reminder to everyone to slow down. that suv going airborne careening over a median on this highway in las vegas somehow landing on its wheels. everybody is okay. police say slippery conditions were to blame. experts predict the worst traffic between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. today, and for the drive home monday, try to get a head start before 1:00 p.m. >>> violent weather has left a trail of destruction across the washington, d.c. area. a storm is blamed for causing this five-story building under construction to collapse. five wor st wdslstoppled a fence along the national mall ahead of the july 4th celebration and large trees fell on homes and power lines in the maryland su