the heart of montgomery county, iowa. it is our county seat, the list of communities i was raised near. i went to school in stanton, iowa adjacent to red oaks, i was raised on a farm northeast of red oak and it was just such a tremendous experience and there is such a sense of community in rural iowa. we are very proud of where we come from. we call it being iowa night when you are helping a neighbor that might be in need, it is a great place to be raised and i had truly a wonderful childhood growing up on a farm. it was a lot of hard work, there was a lot expected from us but at the same time, growing and developing in that kind of community was important. >> host: back to your book life on a farm. >> my parents experience that firsthand and many of our neighbors did. i was raised on the farm during the 70s and 80s. they are northeast of red oaks, north of stanton and what they went through was very difficult with the farm economy coming down around them, having to make ends meet in such a constrained environment, my dad

it is the heart of montgomery county, iowa. our county seat. and with the community that i was raised very near. now, i went to school in -- adjacent to red oaks, raised on a form northeast of red oak and just such a tremendous experience and there's such a sense of community in rural iowa that -- we're all very proud of where we come from. we call it being iowa nice, where you're reaching out and you're helping a neighbor that might be in need. so, it was a great place to be raised, and i had truly a wonderful childhood growing up on the farm. it was a lot of hard work. there was a lot expected from us but at the same time, growing and developing in that type of community was really important. >> host: back to your book, quote: life on a farm was a constant battle for survival. >> guest: yes. my parents experienced that first hand, and many of our neighbors did. so i was raised on the farm during the '70s and '8s and my father lives on the farm today. they're northeast of red oak, north of standon and whatnot they went through in the '80s was

it is the heart of montgomery county, iowa, it is our county and with the community in iowa raised very near. i went to school in northeast of red oak and just tremendous experience and there's such a sense of community in rural iowa. we are all very proud of where we come from. we call it being iowanite where you are helping a neighbor that might be in need. so it was a great place to be raised and i had truly a wonderful childhood growing up in the farm. it was a lot of hard work and a lot expected from us but at the same time, you know, growing and developing and that type of community was really important. >> back to your book, quote, life on a farm was a constant battle for survival. >> yes, and my parents experienced that firsthand and many of our neighbors did, so i was raised on the farm during the 70's and 80's and my father still lives on that farm today. they are northeast of red oak, north of staten and what they went through in the 80's was very difficult with the farm economy coming down around them and really having to make ends meet in such a constraint environment so my

>> yes. >> listen, iowa city is home to the university of iowa. 32,000 students. university will have online and in-person instruction this fall. will your mask decision apply on that campus, and have you been working with the university? >> well, one, i have to say, go hawks, because i'm a big hawkeye fan. so -- so -- so here in the -- the order is for the city of iowa city. i have no knowledge of the university not planning to abide by it. i have been in conversation with the university, except i will say that any -- you know, anything outside of them not wanting to abide or wanting to learn what their requirements are, i would really refer them to our city attorney with those questions. >> well, mayor, let us know how this mandate goes, and, you know, if you face pushback. i'm sure we'll have you back on. and if you bring the cases back down, i'm sure we'll have you back on as well. thank you. be safe. we appreciate you appearing. >> yes, thank you. >>> the attorney general william barr calling the public reaction in the aftermath to the killing of george floyd

>> yes. >> listen, iowa city is home to the university of iowa. 32,000 students. university will have online and in-person instruction this fall. will your mask decision apply on that campus, and have you been working with the university? >> well, one, i have to say, go hawks because i'm a big hawkeye fan. so -- so -- so here in the -- the order is for the city of iowa city. i have no knowledge of the university not planning to abide by it. i have been in conversation with the university, except i will say that any, you know, anything outside of them not wanting to abide or wanting to learn what their requirements are, i would really refer them to our city attorney with those questions. >> well, mayor, let us know how this mandate goes, and, you know, if you face pushback. i'm sure we'll have you back on. and if you bring the cases back down, i'm sure we'll have you back on as well. thank you. be safe. we appreciate you appearing. >> yes, thank you. >>> the attorney general william barr calling the public reaction in the aftermath to the killing of george floyd ex

., iowa senator chuck grassley.re i got my din broadcast journalism and worked for more than 10 years as a news anchor telling ople's stories, which is what i love to do. >> she changed caree again four years ago, running for and winning a seat in the iowa state legislature. >> hi, there, everybody. i'm state representative ashley hinson. it was actually pretty simple. it was a -- it's just a matter of saying, "you know wh? i'm tired of talking about it,do and i want t something about it." i've found it incredibly rewarding to be able to go and work on policy issuesul and advocate and tell the stories of my constituents where they're really important as we're having those big discussions about public policy. i think my problem is, i've got a mask. >> this year, hinson is running for congress in iowa's 1st dirict, challenging a first-termemocrat, abby finkenauer. >> the future of our statetr and our cois on the line. >> when i hear that there are, you know, few conservative women, i think absolutely that's inspiring. and, to me, it's a reasonul that i sstep up and run. i'm a mom. i'm a

chris's parents and much of his family still live in iowa city and/or eastern iowa. i'm sure his family is very proud you will be testifying before this committee today into the recognized a process of publishing the surface to the country. chris was raised in iowa city after graduating from city high school he attended north washington university, where he majored in history and enrolled in the rotc program. he graduated from george washington in 1987, and then immediately accepted a commission in the u.s. army as an infantry officer. in the army, chris had an impressive and distinguished career. he served in afghanistan in 2001 and iraq in 2003, and in the following years like a lot of other military people, he served on the numerous additional deployments to both of those countries. on behalf of the people of iowa, we thank you in other people for your service to the country particularly in those difficult times. following his time in the army, chris went on to become deputy assistant secretary defense for special operations and combating terror to some, where he

iowa was notgenerall considered the top tier races when the cycle began. generally folks thought that senator joany ernst in her first term was a recumbent and the t largest swingto b from an obamaa trump state. a lot of democrats were not considering it to be in the top tier of pick-up opportunities. but that has changed and that race has since become a toss-upm and we could see why in both ofa those ads.cause it to start with the one from senator ernst, it is a fairly solid ad because it begins with hisshe career in military servi which is one of the major calling cards when she burst on the political scene in 2014. and it begins there and it eas reminds voters thatt joni ernst put on the uniform and served overseas in dangerous situations and then it pivots to china. n and what i hearow from a lo of u republicans is that as the coronavirus pandemic has continues to affect americans as the economic fallout continues to put millions of people in unemployment, focusing on china andategie using it as an antago has become you hav one of the d republican stra

the thing that i stay focused on is fighting for iowa. every day i get up early and fight for iowa. there are certain things i think are very important. even before the pandemic long ago i started working on issues like child care and making sure we are closing the gap in our child care deserts. especially our rules areas when you have moms out there working, especially our single moms, they have to know they have safe child care for their kiddos, working on things like paid family leave. i've been working on this for a number of years. collaborating with others in the senate to find a path forward. all of those things are very, very important to women. but i would say as well, other things are important to women, too, as we have wonderful women out there serving in our work force making sure that they have jobs to go to as we are safely reopening the economy. that will be a very important factor moving forward. and many other things. and as a woman i'm also concerned about our national defense. the economy. those are all things that are important to women. so as long as we are focu

chris is parents and much of his family still live in iowa city and or eastern iowa. i'm sure his family is very proud that he will be testifying before this committee today and be recognized for his accomplishments and service to our country. chris was raised in iowa city after graduating from city high school, he attended george washington university where he majored in history and enrolled in the rotc program. he graduated from george washington in 1987 and then he immediately accepted a commission in the u.s. army as an infill tree officer. in the army, chris had an impressive and distinguished career. he served in afghanistan in 2001 and in iraq in 2003 and in the following years, like a lot of military people, he served on numerous additional deployments to both of those countries. on behalf of the people of iowa, we thank you and other people for your service to the country particularly in those difficult times. following his time in the army, chris went on to become a deputy assistant secretary defense for special operations and combative terrorism where he is

i was in law school in des moines, iowa in 1973. and the famous criminal defense lawyer was speaking and john, mary beth's brother, attended that. william treated him as a great hero, and of course we all clapped when we found out that the mr. tinker was in attendance and hearing them speak. i was just wondering with mary, did john ever make it through law school? i think i was a year or two ahead of him and just wondered what john was doing now. >> john did not go to law school, and i think my brother learned was also interested in law school but he did not go to law school either. but we certainly taking a great interest in the law through the years because of this issue and so many others, so thanks for calling. >> how many children are there? >> there are six tinker children and all of them were involved in the tinker actions, even hope in fifth grade and paul in second granted as well, they want peach also so we had a great experience a few days ago going back to their elementary schools to celebrate 50 years, and we even met o

. >> s changed careers again four years ago, running for and winning a seat in the iowa state legislature. >> hi, there, everybody. i'm state representative ashley hinson. it was actually pretty simpl it was a -- it's just a matter of saying, "you know what? i'm tired of talking about it, and i want to do something about it." i've found it incredibly rewarding to be able to and work on policy issues and truly advocate and tell the storieof my constituents where they're really important as we're having those big discsions about public polic i think my problem is, i've got a mask. >> this year, hinson is running ler congress in iowa's 1st district, chnging a first-term democrat, abby finkenauer. >> the future of our state and our country is on the line. >> when i hear that there are, you know, so few conservative women, i think absolutely at's inspiring. and, to me, it's a reason that i should step up and run. i havemom. i'm a working mom. a very supportive husband. i'm lucky in the fact that i have somebody behind me who has made it so thai can be able to step up and do this. i was on the

police department, there's a reason to start fresh in ankeny, iowa. but at the same time again this is where i think that the political leaders are failing their people by throwing their hands up in the air and not being able to come up with a solution to some of these problems. i look at minneapolis which is had obviously one-party rule, and i lived there for five years so i know minneapolis well. they've had one party rule. the city council and the mayor. they've had a chance, the reform begins there. i think the only police department i'm aware of that doesn't have sort of political responsibility to the city leaders is in kansas city with the state appoints the police commission. they had all sorts of political corruption challenges in the '30s that they needed a different kind of reform, but i think each city through its political leadership needs to come up with the necessary and appropriate reforms. but it's the political leadership and those politicians are responsible to the voters and that's somehow lost in this whole discussion is the peopl

he lost his pulpit iowa, and we moved to des moines. my mother was -- grew up in south texas and had witnessed a lot of racism. she was very concerned that we as children have black friends, and she worked on that. and we did have black friends. and so we took our friends to church with us. well, the same sort of thing happened in des moines, iowa, and my father was asked to leave because they did not want the controversy. this was in 1962. and so my father worked for the quakers then, and the quakers as you may know were very instrumental in the civil rights movement, the anti-slavery movement way back. the quakers just loved the fact that our father was interested in those issues. and so he became the peace education secretary for the american friends service committee, which is a quaker organization. and as peace education secretary his job was to organize lectures and symposia so that people could discuss the important issues of the day. now the important issues in the mid 1960s, most important issues were the civil rights movement

gaither: and then, to the university of iowa. for the ph.d. >> let me propose that we pause here and take a break. just a few things. john thought it would be good, a simpleay -- recap in way, the number of organizations inside cofo and say once more what that was? dr. gaither: ok. cofo was the council of federated organizations and, the representative organizations were sncc, or the student nonviolent coordinating committee, the sclc, the southern christian leadership conference, the national association for the advancement of colored people, or the naacp, and core, the congress of racial equality. those together constituted cofo. >> and you had earlier talked about how from the perspective of the average white mississippi segregationist, they would have all been one broad mix. >> all one. that's right. that is true. >> i'm very interested in, we can't do it justice because we'll just here have time for a summary, but talk about first your experience in graduate school, particularly say in iowa, and then moved to the broader que

chris' parents and much of his family still live in iowa city and/or eastern iowa. i'm sure his family is very proud that he will be testifying be recognized for his accomplishments for the country. chris was raised in iowa city and after graduating from city high school he attended north washington university, where he majored in history and enrolled in the rotc program. he graduated from george washington in 1987, and then immediately accepted a commission in the u.s. army as an infantry officer. in the army, chris had an impressive and distinguished career. he served in afghanistan in 2001 and iraq in 2003, and in the following years, like a lot of other military people, he served on numerous additional deployments to both of those countries. on behalf of the people of iowa, we thank you and other people for your service to the country particularly in those difficult times. following his time in the army, chris went on to become a deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and combating terrorism, where he is currently performing the duties of t

. >> they don't mind if low income housing is built in a neighborhood in a beautiful suburb of iowa, but a beautiful suburb anywhere in the country. they went lower -- this has been going on for years. obama made it much worse, and now they want corey booker to run that program. corey booker of new jersey to run that program and make it many times worse than it is

trump publican senator joni ernst of iowa talks about her journey becoming the first female combat veteran to serve as united states senator. and we wrap up booktv.org in prime time with economics professor stephanie kelton and huff post senior reporter zachary carter talking about moderate economic theories and whether they hold up today. to find more information in your program guide or go online at booktv.org. here is a look at the life and work of civil rights leader julian bond. >> charis books is the south's oldest independent bookstore we are 45 years old. ordinarily we come to you live in person at 184 s. chandler in decatur georgia, were now the new school store for scott

we meet jute back an organic farmer in iowa he puts a premium on quality over quantity. for me it's obvious that we need to meet less meat and people criticize me because this is iowa and we have a lot of meat production here though so oh good you can't say that you can say to me less meat but why why why who is being hurt by this if it's healthy to eat less meat than wouldn't the farmers and i would be better to produce a special kind of high quality meat than to have less animals but get paid more and i think that everybody. would be better off financially better off healthy health wise at the end of the day but. people are afraid because a large integrated companies would lose money so. you can save these things public . in north carolina some pick farmers are also trying to make the switch to organic but they can't match the rock bottom prices of the major produces price is the top criterion for most consumers says organic farmer calvin not trub we want to run into the grocery store you know the super wal-mart and we want to grab something we look down the aisle and

has started and we are here in the area for pressmen bez but we've actually been very close to the iowa safina a little early and the whole area is stumbles historic old town is crowded with people there are thousands of people not only from istanbul but from other parts of turkey as well who came here today to be here many brought their prayer rocks placed it on the ground and they're now waiting to participate in these 1st pray as in the highest sophia in front of it inside the iowa sophia now that it's a mosque many people here all wearing masks but many are also ignoring a social distance distancing a measure is that something i observed there's been a lot of pushing and squeezing some people of dry trying to break through security barricades here this really is a massive event the turkish government during the coronavirus pandemic as has actually avoided write such events now this is somewhat worrying from a house perspective but they do want to make sure their camera teams all over the place that this opening ceremony gets a lot of attention and you can just feel the energy there

the one in my hometown of ankeny iowa the town of 50,000 people there is no reason to start fresh in ankeny. this is where i think the political leaders are failing their people by throwing their hands up in the air and not being able to come up with solutions to some of these problems. i look at minneapolis which has had obviously one-party rule and i lived there for five years so i know minneapolis well. they've had one-party rule, the city council and the mayor, they've had a chance. the reform begins there. i think the only police department i'm aware of that doesn't have sort of political responsibility to the city leaders is in kansas city with the state appoints the police commission. because they have Ãand all sorts of political corruption challenges in the 30s that they needed a different kind of reform. i think each city through its political leadership needs to come up with the necessary appropriate reforms. it's the political leadership and those politicians are responsible to the voters and that somehow has lost in this whole discussion is the people of minneapolis need

so, how did she get from iowa to california? california was so important in the woman she became. >> yes. her father was in banking, he was a banker, it started as a clerk as a bank in waterloo. and of course, this is in the days before you have the federal reserve or federal deposit insurance and so banks didn't necessarily succeed, they kind of went up and down with the economy and with farm economies. so her father charles was looking for other opportunities and he was given the opportunity to come and start a bank in wittier california which at the time that they moved was was in the early 1887. they were building a brand-new community it had been founded by the quaker's. but they said they were open to any fair minded people with any religion. >> here is the connection of sorts among the presidents wittier california, that quaker community just be an established in california. many years later would be the home, birthplace of richard nixon who also was a quicker. so there is the connection of sorts and biographies of these

the iowa supreme court says under iowa law, everybody is entitled to an education and you cannot discriminate and the iowa supreme court says, if you allow segregated schools for blacks, then you have to set up schools for catholics, or for jews, or for germans, or for french people and basically the court mocks the whole idea of discrimination. you have a wide range. give you an example. in 1875 congress passes an important law known as the civil rights act of 1875 which provides for public accommodations for all people. says you can't discriminate in hotels, in restaurants, on trai trains, on street cars, in theaters, in places where people gather in the public. the supreme court strikes that down in 1883, says it's unconstitutional. you can't make the hotels in new york open their doors to blacks. in new york. >> i'm going to slow him down because this is a class. >> no, i'm going to end right now. very quickly. in the next 25 years -- yeah, but in the next 25 years virtually every northern and western state passes their own civil rights act making such discrimination illegal. now they don

in iowa no matter what, some iowa teachers have started writing their own obituaries and sending them to governor kim reynolds, leaving open a spot where she can fill in the date on which they died. i mention we've also been seeing florida teachers writing living wills. in jacksonville, they've been naming the mayor there as their health care proxy to make health decisions for them when they're incapacitated. here's an interesting case. in arizona, there's been tons of teacher protests. they've been doing these mobile teacher protests and these pretty significant teacher demonstrations in phoenix, scottsdale, tempe, mesa, gilbert, yuma, surprise, arizona. and arizona is a really interesting case, right? arizona, if you've been paying close attention, their numbers statewide are finally starting to level out a little bit this week after arizona having been the scariest place in the country in terms of covid for much of june and july. now, arizona's republican governor, doug ducey, had initially, like president trump, like florida's republican governor ron desantis, like iowa's very tru

i was able to cover 29 counties in iowa just in the past couple of weeks. hearing from islands what their challenges were through covid-19, those ongoing challenges. also the opportunities that existed. what i did hear from those iowans was ppp. most of our small businesses had really great success with ppp. keeping employees employed which was the whole premise behind the program. i also heard about rural healthcare and how important it is that we are supporting our rural hospitals and clinics. we know this is the place many of the folks in the most remote areas of our state will go to receive their healthcare. it is vital for sustainability in a rural area. also heard about childcare and how important childcare is, especially in those states where we are in large childcare deserts. if we want moms and dads to go back to work we absolutely have to cab childcare facilities up and running so we know those kiddos will be safe and cared for. also one thing i did notice across the state of iowa as we have a lot of really wonderful essential workers who have bee

do we have to ask the farmer in iowa on his tractor whether he needs to wear a mask or not? i think you've got to take this from a local jurisdiction -- >> that's not what i'm talking about. i'm from minnesota, my family's from iowa. i know -- you know, i understand what you're saying. my point is, it's -- they are, i love my home state and i love iowa. >> yes. >> i'm talk about people when they're in public. let me ask you, you know, pose this to you about why because the chief medical officer in san antonio, her name is dr. jane applebee. she said in the last few days a patient of theirs died and that the nurse that treated him for covid said that when he was dying among his final words were this. i think i made a mistake. i thought this was a hoax. but it's not. for months and months, why did the president continue to downplay the severity of this? >> that is such -- so false what you're saying, poppy. >> what's false? >> he never downplayed it. that you're saying that he downplayed the severity of this, this president has taken decisive and bold actions from the begin. w

iowa was not considered one of the top tier races when the cycle began. generally, fulks thought joni thought jonis ernst was formidable. giving how resounding president trump's victory in 2016 in iowa was, a lot of democrats were not considering it to be in the top tier of opportunities. but that has changed and the race has since become a tossup. we can see why in oath of those ads. to start with the one from senator ernst, it is a solid ad because it does two things, first begins with her career in military service, one of her later calling cards when she burst onto the political scene in 2014. and reminds voters joni ernst is someone who put on the uniform and served overseas in various situations. what i hear from a lot of that thens is that now coronavirus pandemic is affecting americans and the economic fallout puts millions of people in unemployment, focusing races on china and using china as an antagonist has become one of the dominant republican strategies that we are seeing across the board. on the other hand, you have theresa greenfield who, i

in 1868, when an african american man in iowa named alexander clark sues the school board because the school board won't let his daughter go to high school, and there isn't a high school for blacks, and the iowa law, everybody is entitled to an education, and you cannot discriminate and the iowa supreme court says if you allow segregated schools four blocks, then you will have to set up schools for catholics or for jews or for germans, or for french people, and basically the court marks the whole idea of discrimination for anybody. so in the north you have this wide range. i'll give you one kind of example. in 1875, congress passes an important law known as the civil rights act of 1875, which provides four public accommodations for all people, says you can't discriminate in hotels, in restaurants, on trains, on streetcars, in beaters, in places where people gather in the public. the supreme court strikes that down in 1883 and says it's unconstitutional. you cannot make the hotels in new york opened their doors to blacks. >> i'm going to slow it down because of class. >> i'm going to e

what is going on, arizona, iowa, georgia, minnesota, new mexico, you say they're all now in play for democrats? >> well, we moved minnesota and new mexico to the safe category, but iowa and georgia are states that at the beginning of the cycle we really didn't expect to be competitive. so what happened over the past year and increasingly over the past four months since this pandemic began is that democrats have expanded the map by putting states like that in play along with montana, and we now have six seats that are in our tossup category, colorado, north carolina, maine, iowa, georgia and montana, and then we also see martha mcsally there in iowa -- excuse me, in arizona who she was appointed to the seat, she lost on election, just two years ago, for the seat, and her numbers have not improved there. she is losing consistently to mark kelly, a former astronaut, husband of gabrielle giffords and that's a seat in play at the presidential level. these states are just wracking up for possibilities for democrats. and at this point, there are multiple paths to the three seats that they n

i go to iowa to talk about those very rights. back to the place that understands and i want to talk about religious freedom in all of the things that you will see in this report. the the american policy in the set of understandings, our declaration of independence, our constitution pretty in the capacity to go around the world. and encourage other nations to preserve and protect freedoms with their people pretty religious freedoms of people basic rights as a result of the fact that were made in the image of god . in every human being regardless of race and nationality deserved. bob: so no campaign connection and that visited all. sec. of state mike pompeo: i am so focused on what i am doing. we know we have lots of work between now and september on so many fronts. were looking for some really good outcomes for the american people. bob: uk reversed itself on wai way and five g. seventeen intense lobbying that you and others in the government did to get them to reverse right speedo women walking everywhere in the world to make sure

for iowa city. the republican governor of iowa, kim reynolds, says that's not enforceable and she'll block it. tonight in atlanta, georgia, the legal battle continues over the city of atlanta trying to institute a wear a mask ordnance the republican governor of georgia, brian kemp, says that ordnance is not enforceable and he's suing the city of atlanta to block it. we are six months in we are back up to 1,000 deaths a day as of today. the president is still leading his party and saying we're starting everything back up. all those mitigation measures we had, those were in the past. we're starting everything back up, he says very successfully. this thing's going to just disappear. and the governors are now labboting on that, don't you dare try to stop the spread, i'll block you because this thing's going to disappear we're opening back up. since months in, 141,000 dead and counting, they are still doing this today marks 15 weeks until the november election. alike and customize your car insurance so y

i want to go to iowa to talk about those very rights. i want to go back to america's heartland. i want to talk about religious freedom and property rights and all the things you will see in the report background american foreign-policy and a set of understandings, our declaration of independence, our constitution in important ways that give us the capacity to go around the world as diplomats from the united states department of state and encourage other nations to preserve and protect freedoms for their people, religious freedoms for their people, basic rights that we each have as a result of the fact that we were made in the image of god, every human being regardless of race, nationality deserves. i will follow to philadelphia squarely. >> so no campaign connection in that visit at all? >> i am so focused on what i am doing, bob. we know we have lots of work between now and september on so many fronts. where looking for some really good outcomes for the american people. >> the u.k. reversed itself on huawei and 5g, was that intense lobbying that you and others in the u.s. gover

eastern, iowa republican senator joni ernst talks about her journey from growing up in iowa to being the first female combat veteran in the u.s. senate in her memoir "daughter of the heartland." then sunday at noon on in depth, a live two-hour conversation with retired admiral james, author of several books including "command at sea,"admiral, the al books. his most recent book, feeling true north. join the conversation with your calls and tweets at 8:30 p.m. mcsallyand martha reflects on her military career as the first female fighter pilot flying in combat. reporterngton post mary jordan on the life and implements of the first lady melania trump, from her book the art of her deal. tv" this weekend. ♪ ♪ >> "american history tv" on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday 10:00 eastern, a discussion on the declaration of independence origins, purpose and global significance during and after the american revolution with university of maryland american history professor richard bell. sunday at 4:00, the 1970 film echsh colors deta

norwalk, iowa. the state of the art child care center offers full-day before and after school care and preschool-only programs for children from six weeks old to school age. they've even expanded to include a learning center and recreation center. it truly is topnotch. but when covid-19 hit, crayons to pencils enrollment dropped from 150 children to 32. and it was only through the paycheck protection program that this child care center was able to stay afloat and keep their workers paid. the larson's story, it's not unique. without the help of the paycheck protection program, so many of our small businesses and child care programs across the country would have gone under. 99% of iowa's businesses are small businesses, and the paycheck protection program has been a critical lifeline for so many of them. i hear it time and time again on my 99-county tour, most recently on a main street tour in albia with some outstanding female small business owners. nearly 60,000 small businesses in iowa have receive

peaceful little grimes, iowa. population 9,000 was crawling with cops. very unusual, said reporter stephanie moore of des moines affiliate. >> it's the kind of place where they have the convenience store and everyone's there drinking coffee in the morning. >> what about crime? much of it? >> no. people there probably don't lock their doors. it's just a quiet neighborhood. >> sure enough, something big was going down, though just what? the deputy wouldn't say. >> when you talk to neighbors, surprised to see even more than one police vehicle in the neighborhood. and then the dci, division of criminal investigation van came, that's hard to miss. it's huge. people are coming out with little booties on, full suits going in and out of a house, they're crime tape up. >> nobody's saying what happened. >> neighbors are starting to ask, what's going on here? >> anxiety is like a virus. it spread fast in grimes. >> yeah, they were nervous. people don't just get shot in grimes. they knew justin michael and angie and couldn't imagine anything happening there. >> and

. >> yes, my brother goes to iowa state as well. we've been receiving emails from our president, as well as the international scholars office saying they're doing everything they can to make sure they take one in-person class to stay in the country. and i'm not sure about logistics. they have to be politically correct. so, they usually just copy and paste regulations they receive. but i received a lot of emails from faculty and meant ors saying they're here to support us. that's what's going on. but nothing is certain. >> so, you're feeling better because it sounds like they're looking for some kind of work around, even if it's just to be checking a box, shall we say? that's what it sounds like in your view, right? >> yeah. that's kind of what they're telling us at the moment. but definitely everything is uncertain. it's not the fact -- you just have to leave or stay, that's different. but there's a whole air full of uncertainty. it's a little weird at the moment. but yeah. >> so, you don't know. you don't know what's going to happe

host: let's hear from mark in des moines, iowa, on our opposed line. caller: i'm in the middle of iowa. i don't know that has had the virus or died from it. number two, i used to paint cars for a living. now i wear the mask and i feel i can't breathe. number three and most important -- i lost my thought train. maybe it will come back to me. host: you said two out of the three. we'll go to chuck. chuck out of west ton, ohio on our support line. caller: i support the masks. we are the richest and most powerful country in the world, but when it comes to common sense, it is so stupid. oppose e people who wearing the mask. if any of these people happen to pass away, so be it, i'm sorry. you get what you deserve. host: one of the comments that came out with the interview of president trump and the increase of cases of coronavirus in the united states. here's a bit of that exchange from yesterday's interview. >> we have the best testing in the world. if you didn't test. if we tested half as much those numbers would be down. i say flames, we'll put out the fla

i went to iowa a lot, florida and iowa, in the beginning. those are two primaries. i had been working in the -- our farm supply business at home. when we got home from the navy, jimmy had me. i didn't work the first year. i started helping him. he only had seasonal labor. i started working for him and he said why don't you come and keep the office while i go out and visit the farmers. i would go into iowa to a tea. there might be six people in somebody's house. i knew the price of fertilizer and how much they could get for their corn. we had had a corn mill. i loved it. it was hard, but i was so excited. i had been able to learn all about georgia and i was able to learn about the country. i thought i knew he would be a good president. >> mrs. carter, when did you know during that campaign that your husband would be elected president? >> i never doubted it. we never doubted it. i don't think anybody in our whole campaign thought we would lose. i mean, maybe you have to have that set of mind to win. we campaigned all the time just like we were going to win. >> what wa

because they were matching funds for that project in iowa, the city did not want it and eventually they did not build it. that was half $1 million for a teapot using them in north carolina, but that was at the top of the worst ever. host: that was one of the questions i had. do you go back and track the things that are actually -- the money is earmarked for like the indoor rain forest, are ever actually built? the bridge to nowhere, was it ever completed? does anyone track whether the projects for which these earmarks are put in congress for are actually even built in the final phase? guest: some are, some we hear about the teapot museum was never built because the collection did not show up. there was once an earmark to study goth culture in blue springs, missouri, and they decided that the kids that walked around wearing black and looking weird were really ok, so they sent the money back occasionally -- back. occasionally, the money gets sent back. we have an earmark database for now on ourrk, website. if someone wants to look up something, they can do that. host: you partly answered

estimatedne of an 60,000 convicted felons in iowa who cannot vote according to the aclu. in june, republicans in the iowa senate rejected a measure that would have allowed people in the state the way in on a -- weigh in on a constitutional amendment. to find out why, i contacted about a dozen senators and the state and county republican parties. no one responded. it is the latest setback in a more than decade long fight to abolish the ban. >> i think iowans are much more awake now to the fact that this is an injustice, really, that formerly convicted felons who have completed their sentences are not allowed to vote. it puts a stain on our state. we are the only state in the country like this. america, the project says 6.1 million convicted felons could not vote in the 2016 presidential election. due to various state laws. african-americans are four times more likely than other racial groups to be disenfranchised. thatis is one of many ways our voting system suppresses the vote of black people and reduces their political voice in our political institutions. it is unjust an

and they're in sa iowa. thanks for joining us. happy fourth. no 4th of july parades in lots of places, or few, no fire engines, vets in antique cars waving of on main street but you have a virtual july 4th parade. what is it and where do we get to see it? >> i'll let my sister carrie start. >> okay. yes. well, as you were saying, we founded uniteusa.org. we welcome anyone who is interested in submitting a picture of your loved one or if you're a veteran yourself, send us your picture and we're going to include it in a virtual parade to honor you. because, you know, we celebrate the 4th of july to celebrate our independence and our freedom but we're -- we also honor and want to celebrate the men and women who have fought to keep it that way. >> exactly. exactly. because you think about it. you know, the bible says greater love has no man than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. every veteran or fallen hero was willing to do that. the least we can do is set aside some time, whether we've been singing for big veterans events or havi

so many of us, including our state of iowa, is promoting the absentee ballot process so that people who are in that high risk area will avoid that. so we don't have lines and don't expose our poll workers. the expose our poll workers. the other is still cybersecurity. we have bad actors out there. they're here every day. we just saw the issue with the twitter attacks. well, they can't change votes in our country, but they sure can peop cause chaos and create doubts in messing around with our websites people's minds as they start messing around with our websites or logging out messages that are totally incorrect. >> garrett: and in that regard, how patient will americans have to be waiting for final returns and is that a new place where these so-called bad actors might be found? i well, if we see more people voting absentee, it's going to take a little longer to count those paper ballots or the ballot process your state uses. so we do ask for that. but misinformation is still the number one thing that's being done by the bad actors in china, russia and other countries to create doubt in