the enzis are beloved in wyoming. mike kept in touch with the grassroots traveling wyoming as extensively as i travel to every corner of iowa. however, he always made time to foster relationships with friends, former staff, and of course his family. i don't often socialize in washington, but i made an exception for my friend mike enzi. i joined the enzis' weekly tortilla coast dinner when i could and my wife, barbra, joined every chance she had and she did it much more often than i did. on each senator's birthday, mike would write a long, heartful birthday note -- heartfelt birthday note with a personal p.s. i look forward to reading his birthday wish every year and the advice, very good advice that he included in it. there was always a piece of advice or a challenge for the year ahead. mike was humble. mike was approachable. mike was respected by all. he was a true friend of this senate. i recall those parting words from the gentle giant of gillette, wyoming. quote, i like being a senator not for the title, not for t

. republican wyoming in wyoming, has literally 170 at the california population. and they have the filibuster, which allows 40 senators representing as little as 11 percent of the us population to veto any build a like. so what america is suffering from is a minority dictatorship. it's and that dictatorship is baked into a 234 year old constitution, which thanks to a completely dysfunctional amending clause, is effectively unchangeable. so, so that's what's causing the, this, the tumbled, the majority wants to rule majority has a right to rule, but the majority is not allowed to rule due to an 18th century law, dating from the age of powdered wigs and teeth, gnashing russia. the same at the same government as it had under a catherine the great, well, i would not want to live on under that government. okay. you make very fair points . but you know, arthur, you know, until the pillar buster was a problem for the democrats. they used it all of the time. ok, so i, you know, and plus, you know, daniel may be right, and i think technically he is right here about how the

congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming as the guy who did this. the guy responsible for the january-6th attack on the capitol. and now, that guy is going to

. >> only 35% of the population in wyoming is fully vaccinated. that's where 68-year-old ross bagney lived. he have eligible in early february. he did not get it. he died june 4th after spending more than three weeks in intensive care terribly sick with covid. his sister joins us now. your brother was 68 years old. ran his own business. he was a very bright guy. why do you think he didn't get vaccinated? >> i just think based on my communication with him, he sent me an e-mail in mid-march that he was really sick. he had never been so sick. he had been feeling dizzy and not remembering things and i said, ross, that sounds like covid. maybe you ought to get tested. he hasn't probably been to doctor for years and when i talked to his neighbor, he said i tried to get limb to get vaccine. he said, you know, i rarely go out so i'm probably -- i don't think i'll get the covid. that's how he stated it. i know he had his neighbors that he visited with and people he loved to have food delivered to his door. somehow in those minimal encounters, he caught the

four other wyoming towns would like to see it in the running. terra power is expecting to make the big. glenrock wants this. it could be big for this town f we see it in wyoming could see it in other parts of the country. stuart: how about that, competition to get a nuclear plant in your town. you're all right. see you again soon. >>> coming up california governor newsom likes to talk a lot about masking. watch this. >> we were the first, among the first states to require masks mandate. we are encouraging people, basically to double down on mask wearing particularly -- stuart: his son was found maskless at a summer camp. kind of rules for thee, not for me. one of those situations. we're on it. >>> first bitcoin miners moving out of china and into pennsylvania? that's right. we have a live report from russell ton, pa with our own lauren simonetti. ♪. hooh. that spin class was brutal. well you can try using the buick's massaging seat. oohh yeah, that's nice. can i use apple carplay to put some music on? sure, it's wireless. pick something we all

fires in the west forcing authorities to issue new quality alerts in six states from washington to wyoming to arizona. the alerts all the way east to boston this week. and we're tracking severe storms moving into the nooegs tomorrow. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york included. >>> the tragic death, the high school football player collapsing on the first day of practice. >>> in new york, shark sightings for a third day in a row. authorities closing beaches outside new york city. on long island, where they're tracking the sharks tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the coronavirus and the highly contagious delta variant racing across the country. we're now seeing nearly 57,000 new cases a day in this country, that's up 400% in just five weeks. and the new evidence that fully vaccinated people with those breakthrough infections of the delta variant can potentially spread the disease to others. that new cdc guidance urging americans in areas with a surge in cases to wear masks indoors, even if you're vaccinated

quote, if they think they're going to come into wyoming and make the argument that the people of wyoming should vote for donald trump over somebody who is loyal to the constitution, i welcome that debate. but as somebody who admires liz cheney, aren't you a little bit worried? >> i'm always worried. i am. i'm always worried. because, believe it or not, donald trump still has this following, people who will willingly follow him blindly, where you have liz cheney who i believe was pretty darn courageous in doing what she believes is right. so liz cheney has a choice to make, and i think she's already made that choice. she said it on the floor that this is about the constitution, it's about what i have sworn to uphold. so she is going to do everything that she believes is right for wisconsin, not what's -- wyoming, excuse me, not what is right for donald trump. and so i wish her luck. i hope that people realize that she's doing work for them. and at the end of the day she's willing to throw herself under the bus to make sure that she is able to sleep well at night. >> thanks so much for bei

and king told him about his life in wyoming. he lived outside riverton, wyoming, in between riverton and sha shoney -- and he wanted junior to come out and live with him. of course young ford had no interested in doing that. he lived in a very happy home, and why would he be at all eager to make a change? so he -- he demured, said no, i'm happy here. he was later asked how difficult it was for him to hold his temper at that moment. and he said, well, there are times when you just have to bite your tongue and be polite. and this was one of those moments, because otherwise, he was angry because he -- he didn't understand what was going on, that this fellow claimed to be his father. if he was his father, why wasn't he involved in his life? this fellow was a stranger to him. and he knew, also, that he was going to have to go home and tell his parents about it, about the experience. and he wasn't looking forward to that. it was a hard dinner that night. afterwards, he took his parents into the living room and explained what had happe

council bluffs, iowa and gillette wyoming pinedale, wyoming and casper, wyoming and this is in the period and this will be in person on in the the range of july. maybe seventh or 8th to july 14th. and then i also intend to be at the fort bridger rendezvous on saturday, i believe it's a september 4th of that weekend, and i'm looking for more in person talks because i love to talk about bridger and i love to meet readers face to face. well, i'd like to thank our audience for joining us today. and of course a jury insular for for just an excellent presentation. i encourage everyone to go out and pick up a copy of the book. and and make sure to go to the library's website to see some of the upcoming programs we have for the remainder of this month into the summer. jerry thank you. okay. so on april 16th 1865 secretary of war edwin stanton wrote a letter to general winfield scott hancock to tell him that the virginia gorilla leader john singleton mosby likely had some information about the assassination of president lincoln.

the delta variant fueling cases everywhere but south dakota and wyoming. arkansas, florida and missouri seeing the highest infection rates. this hospital in arkansas says it's full. admissions statewide surging 80% in the past two weeks. >> covid is still here, right now, and we're fighting it. >> reporter: in florida new cases have doubled in a week. a federal appeals court ruled pandemic restrictions on florida based cruise ships will remain. meanwhile, seattle cruise season set to begin today, after a year and a half pandemic hiatus. over the weekend, los angeles county reinstating their indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccine status as cases rise there. u.s. surgeon general agreeing with the decision. >> cases are rising it's very reasonable for counties to take more mitigation measures. >> reporter: more than 65 .of americans 12 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccine, but the biden administration believes social media misinformation around covid is hampering vaccination efforts. >> if we had had the pushback for vaccines the way we'

>> i'm in wyoming. i was at the grocery store and the gas station and talking to people in wyoming. they believe it has to do with this massive amount of government spending. the inflation is real. it's hitting people at home. if you're paying $25 more to fill your tank with gasoline, no matter who is happening at work with wages, you're falling behind. all of this money sent out now under this coronavirus so-called relief bill that had little to do with coronavirus earlier this year that is one of the initial causes of all of this inflation. people are tired of it. >> neil: all right. senator barrasso, we'll watch it closely. have a safe weekend. want to go to bob nardelli. he's a former chrysler ceo. you know, bob, i was looking at this back and forth on spending and the inflation argument. democrats seem to be betting that all of this spending which polls very well, is going to keep the boom going through the mid-terms. republicans are saying that all of those gains are wiped out by the extra you're paying at the grocery store and gas and all of that and it's going to hit them ha

now for her first national interview since today's hearing is republican congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming who's one of two republicans serving on the january 6th select committee. congresswoman, good to see you, thanks so much for joining us. what did you think was the most important part of today's testimony? >> well, thank you, jake. it's good to be with you. i thought the most important part was the opportunity for the american people to hear directly from these heroes, these men who fought for us for them to hear first-hand accounts, to see footage that we hadn't seen before in some cases of exactly what they faced that day. the fact that these officers, particularly those on the west front were fighting to the death, and they had said that they, frankly, understood that they might die. and to hear, you know, the rioters and those in the mob in one instance say to these police officers, you're going to die tonight. i think those kinds of facts are so important as we are discussing why this can never happen again and what we need to do to ensure the people who did are held accountable.

the first was liz cheney of wyoming. tomorrow is the first hearing talking to the capitol police and other police officials. you can see that on c-span 3 starting tomorrow. you can listen on our c-span radio app. host: jay is up in new hampshire. go ahead. caller: thank you. i was hoping to get on with the law professor. i had questions about the who and its changing of some key language in their policy formats. they were changing the definition of a pandemic to mean that no one had to die before it was declared a pandemic. incredibly, they changed the definition of herd immunity to say that it only is conferred through vaccination, which is crazy. they backpedaled on that and said herd immunity was also a factor in that. i was also concerned about the cdc. they are not describing their investigations into the actions to the shots. they are required to do that. that would compromise the emergency use authorization. i was hoping to ask the professor those questions. thank you very much. host: let's go to conyers, georgia.

his family had been forced into a relocation camp in wyoming. he was among the members of the 552nd field artillery battalion, which was a segregated unit made up of second-generation japanese americans. it became one of the most decorated units in american history. why am i telling you this? the two stories intersect. in may 1945, clarence's unit was in germany, part of liberating forces. when they came along people lying across the road side, prisoners who had collapsed after a so-called death march. as clarence recalled, these people look like skin and bones, many unconscious. among those who clarence encountered was a teenager. we have a photo from after the war. like leo, his family was lucky to get transit visas to japan. unfortunately, the lithuanian passports were deemed invalid and the soviets would not permit them to leave. although they had the chance of this life-saving document, instead, they were imprisoned for a long period of time in lithuania under horrible conditions. there were mass shootings, starvation, disease. he was depor

mike enzi, the senator from wyoming. retired from this body in january of this year when his successor was seated but served here honorably for several decades. i think the simplest description i can give of him is that he was a kind, good, and decent man. i worked with him on the budget committee, but i got to know him best through the wednesday morning prayer breakfast where he was -- to say he was a regular participant is an understatement. even after he left the senate, he was in every single prayer breakfast including last week from his home in wyoming via web x. he was a devoted family man and a devoted man in the service of his country in this body. he had a rare quality. unfortunately, i don't think it was all that rare some years ago, but it seems to be coming rarer and rarer. it's a quality my father preached to me years ago. you can disagree without being disagreeable. and that was the way he was. he disagreed. he and i disagreed on a large number of matters, particularly on the budget committee, but he never

among these soldiers was a young man named clarence, clarence was born in wyoming, we see a photo of him here, to japanese immigrant parents. his family had been forced into a relocation camp at heart mountain in wyoming pretty was among the members of the 552nd field artillery italian which was a segregated unit made up of second generation japanese americans first and second generation. it became one of the decorated units in american history. why am i telling you this? well, the two stories intersect. in may 1945 clearances unit was in germany part of liberating forces when they came across people who were lying along the roadside. prisoners who had collapsed after a death march from a camp. clarence recalled these people looked like skin and bones. many were unconscious. among those who clarence encountered was a teenager we have a photo of sally after the war. likely at sally's family was lucky to get transit visas to japan. but unfortunately there lithuanian passwords were deemed invalid the soviets would not permit them to leave. although they had the chance of this life savin

his family had been forced into a relocation camp in wyoming, and he was among the members of the a 5 52nd field artillery battalion which was a segregated unit made up of second generation japanese-americans, first and second generation. it became one of the most decorated units in american history. why a. i telling you this? -- can why am i telling you this? if in may 1945, clarence's unit was many germany, part of liberating forces, end when they came across people who were lying along the roadside, prisoners who had collapsed after so-called death march from a camp. as he later recalled, clarence recalled these people looked like skin and bones. many of them were unconscious. among those who clarence encountered was a teenager named sully. we have a photo of him from after the war. like leo, his family was lucky to get transit visas to japan from sugihara, but unfortunately, lithuanian passports were deemed invalid, and the soviets would not allow them to leave. instead, they were imprisonedded for a long period of time in the ghetto in lithuania under horrible conditions as you c

that is representative liz cheney a republican of wyoming who just six months ago was in charge of republicans at messaging to she was the number three republican. she was removed from that spotsa by ourur colleagues after she voted to impeach former president trump over the january 6th attack. the speaker on over the weekend also appointed congressman adam kinzinger. here are the democrat serving. the chair of the select committee is bennie thompson democrat of mississippi who's also the chair of the homeland security committee at the house. adam schiff democrat of california who's a chair of the intelligence committee, and zoe lofgren from california who is the chair of the house administration committee who has oversight over the capitolt grounds. also you see the other democrats on your screen as well, congressman i aguilera, stephe murphy of florida, jamie raskin of maryland and congresswoman luria of virginia all of them serving on this committee this morning. there committee begins their work at 10 a.m. eastern time on c-span3 this morning. president r president, issued a statement last

now responsible for driving up cases everywhere but south dakota and wyoming. alongside arkansas, the highest infection rates are in florida and missouri. >> this delta virus is really a cause of greater concern. this is not last year's virus. >> reporter: hospitalizations are up, as well, in covid hot spots. they are admitting patients more than any point in the pandemic. one arkansas hospital out of beds as admissions in the state surge by 80%. >> we're back to emergency nodel new covid cases. the surgeon general concerned that misinformation particularly by social media is fueling vaccination hesitancy. >> stop and verify your sources before you post stories online. >> reporter: in los angeles county, with new cases up four-fold since july 4th, an indoor mask mandate is back in place for everyone, even the fully vaccinated. a decision the surgeon general says does not conflict with cdc guidelines. >> in areas where there's low numbers of vaccinated people, or where cases are rising, it's very reasonable for counties to take more mitigation measures. >> repor

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about the crisis at our southern border. we have a humanitarian crisis there. we have a health care crisis there, and we also have a national security crisis there. over the last two weeks, as i traveled the state of wyoming, i heard from people all across the state about the condition of the southern border and, not surprisingly, the people of wyoming recognized that there was actually a crisis at the southern border and there is chaos at our border. people across the state of wyoming are shocked -- shocked at the way that the biden administration has been acting deliberately to weaken our national security and security at our border. mr. president, we need to strengthen our southern border, leaving the border open is like leaving the door to your home open. maybe some good friends will come through the door, but sooner or later, mr. president, the wrong people will enter your home. an open border is an open invitation and it's an invitati

liz cheney of wyoming who broke with his party to be one of two republicans who voted for the collect committee to investigate the riot. cheney was asked, if they accepted an appointment to the committee. >> it's clear to all of the people on this committee that our oath to the constitution, our duty, our dedication to the the rule of law and a peaceful transfer of power has to come above any politics. >> do you think leader mccarthy should testify? >> i think the committee will decide the primary investigation. what i know, it will be thorough. it will be professional. it will be series and not partisan. >> by the way, and importantly, this committee will have power to subpoena witnesses. now, today they reacted to cheney's decision to serve on this committee, questioning her loyalty to her party. >> i was shocked she would accept something from speaker pelosi. maybe she is closer to her than us. i don't know. >> we are also following the row action to a major supreme court ruling on voting rights. the court upheld arizona voting restrictions that a lower court said discriminated aga

wyoming representative liz cheney to the committee. >> the rhetoric that we have heard from the minority leader is disingenuous. at every opportunity the minority leader has attempted to prevent the american people from understanding what happened. >> mccarthy contends pelosi is afraid to answer questions about the riot and security preparations from jim jordan, the committee's first hearing is next week with or without the g.o.p. the committee has a quorum, reporters asked pelosi for her response when mccarthy accused her of playing politics. >> mistake him for somebody that would care about us. >> using pelosi's decision to remove jordan and banks against her. they described the move as authoritarian. bret? >> bret: meantime senate democrats today stalled bipartisan infrastructure package still kind of in the works. >> that's right. the g.o.p. claimed the vote was democratic trap forcing the vote on an issue which isn't right and blaming republicans for not going along with democrats. >> the g.o.p. balked because the bill isn't complete. >> around here we typically write the bills befo

wyoming, less than 80 new cases a day with one death over the entire week. so if you're in wyoming or mississippi that don't have the vaccine compliance i want or dr. fauci wants, what is the chance you'll get into this virus if you're vaccinated? almost zero. it's hard for a doctor like me trying to convince my patients to get the vaccine. >> trace: is this a tatic to say you have to get vaccinated? >> it could be. it's going to backfire. the way to get people vaccinated isn't to bully them. it isn't to scare them. it's to give them a choice. and say here's what covid could do to you. this is what the vaccine can do to you. vaccines have side effects but covid has more side effects. has to be a one-on-one conversation. makes no sense. the public health doesn't back that up right now. i agree with cdc. we don't need the mask mandates. >> trace: what do you make about the third olympic athlete that has now been affected by covid. the emperor of japan is very concerned about this. are you, sir? >> well, first of all, they're not allowing international fans in

that is liz cheney of wyoming. she knows that she is coming to the end of the road. her own voters despise her. her career in congress is over. so what next? like her friend, bill kristol before her, liz cheney has annexed chapter plan. she will find a billionaire to help her with pointless wars. that's one thing she believes in. nancy pelosi might help with that, so she's doing it. >> the rhetoric that we have heard from minority leaders is disingenuous. the attacks on this building on january 6th, the worst attack on the capital since 1814. it was an attack on our constitution. today, the speaker objected to to call republican members. she accepted three others. she objected to two, one of whom may now be a material witness to events that led to that day, that led to january 6th. i agree with what the speaker is -- >> tucker: so january 6th was the most attack on the capitol building and more than 200 years, a period that has seen bombings and shootings, a lot of them in the capital, but if january 6th was the single we know the answers to the basic questions we ju

my distinguished colleagues from wyoming, ms. cheney is not the ranking member of this select committee, but because this investigation is bipartisan, it's important that we hear republican voices as well. i now recognize representative cheney for an openin statement. >> thank you very much, chairman thompson. thank you to all my colleagues on this committee. and thank you to each of the witnesses appearing before us today. it's because of you, you held the line, you defended all of us, you defended the capitol, and you defended the constitution of our republic and every american owes you our undying gratitude. every american i hope will be able to hear your testimony today. and will watch the videos, the videos show the unbelievable violence and the inexcusable and intolerable cruelty that you all faced. people need to know the truth. i want to reflect briefly on the investigation we're launching today. every one of us here today here on the dice voted for and would have preferred that these matters be investigated by an indepen

wyoming republican senator says yes, that is, so why, make your case on this , why? >> in inserting a patient between a doctor and the patient >> no, inserting the vaccine. the government, between the doctor and the patient, so, there could be the military, for example, is mandating now, that its troops get vaccinated. if the government goes forward and mandates hey, the rest of the country needs to be vaccinated, what's the issue then going forward with putting or does that put government between the patient and the person and the doctor? >> okay, that defies the science. so we need the center for disease control to tell us what science they're using to come up with these conclusions. the person whose been vaccinated is protected, and so getting the vaccine protects that person , why should they care whether anyone around them has been vaccinated after they've been vaccinated? so it is completely government- run amuck to change the rules after we've all been vaccinated. >> we were told, we were sold on if you get vaccinated, you can lose your mask, and now, sort of

the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor today to oppose the democrats' reckless tax and spending spree. democrats passed the bill -- pass the bill, every american will end up paying more and clearly pay more in taxes. also pay more the cost people are seeing today at home, goods, gas, groceries. these prices all continue to go up. first let's talk about taxes. this bill would be the largest tax increase in the history of the united states. actually in the last half century. the bill raises taxes on small businesses and that means higher prices on everyone and also fewer jobs. the bill raises taxes on farmers and ranchers who will have a harder time in terms of passing down the family farm or ranch to their kids or grandkids. the bill raises taxes on savings and investments so seniors will either have to work longer or retire with less. it includes trillions of dollars in tax increases. yet democrats seem to be pandering to their elite donors. they made sure to include special exemptions for rich people i

speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to remember former senator mikencey of wyoming. the senator was an exemplary statesman, whether promoting a responsible budget as chairman of the senate budget committee or fighting for wyoming's energy sector -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order, please. the gentleman recognized -- is recognized, when you are ready. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to remember former senator mike enzi of wyoming. senator enzi was an exemplary statesman, whether promoting a responsible budget as chairman of the budget committee, or fighting for wyoming's energy sector, he was always putting wyomingites first. he served two terms as a mayor, time in the wyoming legislature and four terms in the senate. the senator was a problem solver, always willing to work with others to get the job done. in his 24 years on capitol hill, he had more than 100 of his bills signed into law by four different u.s. presidents. he was a man of great faith and greater compassion. his kind-hearted ways m

. >> alabama, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi and wyoming among those falling behind on vaccinations prompting fears about a looming surge in cases. >> you expect to spikes in certain states, cities or counties. i don't think you will be seeing anything nationwide because fortunately we have a substantial proportion of the population vaccinated. >> thanks to vaccines, america does appear to be on the road to recovery, making the nation's second pandemic birthday celebration look very different from the last. >> new data shows states with below vaccination rates have three times the number of covid cases, compared to states with higher levels of vaccinations. it is another statistical reminder that getting the vaccine is the biggest tool in american's arsenal in turning the corner on the pandemic. thanks so much for joining us. do you agree first of all with president biden when he says we're closer than ever to declaring our independence from covid, or is it too soon to celebrate? >> wolf, thanks of all, thanks for having me back. i agree with president biden. we made incredible prog

nevada 319, arkansas 515 and wyoming a whopping 49. huge surges, indeed. meanwhile, mr. biden needle at the ready is going door to door. >> now we need to go to community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood, and off the times door by door literally knocking on doors to get help to the remaining people protected from the virus. >> mark: knock knock, who there is there? chester, chester who? chester quick jab. >> the mask mandates are lifting and can you visit granny without getting arrested but new waves could hit any moment. it's not just covid but form coming to get you. the world health organization is now warning of the unusual mutations of the lambarda variant. sudden death round with "dancing with the stars." i'm sorry it's the lambda variant. sorority house. mutations. delta variant has now spawned a variant of its own delta plus which sounds like premium economy on a crappy domestic flight where the airlines is too busy politically posturing in georgia election laws to bring you the lousy bag of sun chips. we are in the land of lame sequels here and the cov

and his father and his wife went to lunch, and he told him about his life in wyoming in riverton between cheyenne and shoshoni, and he wanted junior to come live with him. young ford had no interest to live with him, because he had lived in a happy home, and why would he be at all eager to make a change. and so he demurred and said no, i am happy here. he was later asked how difficult it was for him to hold his temper at that moment. he said, well there are times when you have to bite your tongue and be polite, and this is one of those moments, because otherwise he was angry. because he, he didn't understand what was going on, and this fellow claimed to be his father, and if he was his father, why wasn't he involved in his life, and this fellow was a stranger to him. and he knew also that he was going to have to go home and tell his parents about it. about the experience. he was not looking forward to it. so that night after dinner, he took his parents into the living room and told them about the experience, and he said that there were tears shed in the living room as his mother told him