like mississippi, arkansas, north carolina, virginia. so, is there anything that the federal government can do, is there anything that your team is looking to do to try to encourage, if not mandate, that these states reverse course? and also, in terms of the may benchmark, as it relates to distributing the vaccine, what are the potential head winds that could derail that timeline? in other words, what are you concerned about most when you look to that end of may goal? andrew: thank you. i think we have the same answer with regard to our view on masks and what the president is saying and doing on masks. and so i think we are using the absolute full extent of all of the areas where we have federal control and we are actively being very, very clear on what we think needs to happen. so we hope that other elected officials who have the authority in their domains will in fact listen. we're realistic to recognize that everybody's not going to pay attention to everything we say but we think this is very, very important. in terms of johnson & joh

north carolina, virginia and is there anything that the federal government can do and anything that your team is looking to do to try to encourage if not mandate that the states reverse course and also in terms of the may benchmark as it relates to distributed the vaccine what are the potential headwinds that could derail the timeline in other words what are you concerned about the most when you look to that end of may goal. >> thank you kristen i think we have the same answer with regard to our view on masks and what the president is saying and doing on masks so i think were using the absolute full extent of all the areas where we have federal control and actively being very, very clear on what we think needs to happen so we hope other elected officials the have the authority will in fact listen we were realistic enough to recognize that everybody's not quit up attention to what we say but we think it's very important in terms of johnson & johnson and merck i'm probably going to differ that question to the company, i think we have a good plan i will tell you we always worry about e

north carolina said we tried. by 2009 even conservative democrats are fed up with republicans. clearly you are not negotiating good faith when it came time to vote. reads that i tried my best every opportunity they wouldn't come along i need you now. the mental calculation was wrong and would have more relevance today if i'm a republican in arkansas my better off to have. bipartisan not good or a partisan bill >> you mean conservative democrat. >> yes. sorry. and talking about the covid relief bill, joe mansion from west virginia it doesn't look great voting with democrats in a republican state but it is worth it if it is a covid bill helping people in west virginia a lot more. that's a big lesson one passing on a bipartisan basis. >> this goes to jonathan gruber's point how much of a difference it could have made if not trying to be deficit neutral could 100 billion more made a real difference? my view less than 200 billion more could've made a big difference but was the train already out of the station and nothi

carolina, arkansas, michigan, maryland, colorado, and washington state. these interviews are part of our coverage in the 50: the premier platform for journalism about and for governors and mayors. we invite you to follow today's conversation and share your questions for the governors on twitter using #50governors. let's turn it over to politico national politics reporter, alayna schneider, who is kicking off the conversation with north carolina governor roy cooper. >> good morning. i am alina schneider i am a , reporter at politico and so excited to be kicking off the governor summit with north carolina, which in my unbiased opinion, is the best state in the country. i am joined by north carolina governor roy cooper. i am in north carolina native first,. i was raised in winston-salem and i still have family in the state. even though i have covered all things across the country, there is something special about talking about home. so governor cooper, thank you , for sitting down with me to have this conversation. gov. cooper: you can never get north caroli

today journalists will be hosting one-on on-one conversations with governors from north carolina, arkansas, michigan, colorado and washington state. these interviews are part of our series. we invite you to follow today's conversation and share your conversations with the governor using the #the 50 governors with 50 spelled out. let's turn it over to elena who is kicking off the summit with governor roy cooper. >> good morning, i'm the national politico reporter at politico and so excited to be kicking off the 50 america governor summit with north carolina which in my opinion is the best state in the country and joined by north carolina governor roy cooper. i'm a north carolina native and raised in winston salem and still have families in the state, there is something really special about being able to talk about home. governor cooper thanks for sitting down with me to have this conversation. >> you can never get north carolina out of your spirit. you are always welcome back home. >> glad to hear that. we have a lot to cover from the coronavirus pandemic to school reopening to you being a

i lived in arkansas for four years. i've lived in north carolina for three years. you could do worse. the people are so nice. in both of those cities. as far as schools go, i'd stay away from arkansas. schools aren't all that good. it depends on their priorities. you can get more land in arkansas than most other places. just telling you the real truth. >> all right. >> got it. >> it all depends on what you want. it does. >> take a look at what's going on, trying to throw shade. statistics say it. 47th out of 50. here's a look at south beach. the western span of the bay bridge, this is the highlights. spring sunshine today. it's march 1st. it means it's meteorological spring. passing high clouds tonight. and coastal fog possible. especially around half-moon bay. the coolest highs this weekend in the 7-day. that's when we have our best chance of wet weather. let's look at the microclimate. 67 to 69 in the south bay. average highs around 61 to 64. around 65 to 66 on the peninsula, at least on the bay side. a southerly wind, you can see upper 50s around half-moon bay.

what if we like arkansas? >> reporter: the holts decided to look for a place where they could start their own small farm. while covid-19 is not pushing them out, it did teach them to enjoy each other's company. >> a lot of people have been cooped up in their houses for a long time and dreaming of things to do, just like us. but we're just crazy enough to go out and do it. >> reporter: so the family of six will spend the next six months in this tiny trailer as they travel up, down, and around the country on a route that will take them through all 48 contiguous states. since october when they made the decision, they've been documenting the process of leaving on youtube, inviting friends, family, and the world to join them on the journey. they're not sure what they'll find or looking for. they think they'll know their new home when they see it. >> i have faith we're going to find a piece of land. >> reporter: if nothing else, you have to admire the people looking to explore the world at a time when most of us are

we should note that a similar abortion became legal in north carolina. that's like to happy in arkansas, too, which is why other restrictions are still being considered in the state's legislature, including a bill approved by the state senate requiring a woman to be shown an ultrasound before having an abortion. then there is mississippi, where the governor signed the mississippi fairness act into law which bans transgender athletes from participating in women's school sports. this law is very confusing for a number of reasons, as president of the human rights campaign puts it, this law is a solution in search of a problem. case in point, there has not been a single occurrence in mississippi of a trans student seeking or being denied a spot on the playing field. so why did mississippi do this? according to the governor, he was forced to because he claims, quote, president biden promotes trand genderism, which is used to demean transgender americans. we assume he's talking about the president's moves to protect transgender americans. president biden expan

. >> we're looking towards the tennessee, north carolina area, but part of the road trip is like what if we find something somewhere else we like? what if the land is the right price in, i don't know, arkansas or something like that. or wyoming. who knows. >> the holts know what they want. more land for a farm, animals to look after and space to spread out. ben holt says they've outgrown their 100-year-old healdsburg home, a place he says the family has loved. the property will hit the market right after the family leaves the bay area. proceeds will be used to buy their new home wherever that might be. >> it wasn't really a monetary drive. it was more the space and being able to show our kids that, you know, it's not always a rat race. >> both ben and briann quit their jobs. ben worked at a food service company and breanne is a school teacher. what do their daughters think about the idea? >> they're up and down. one day they're excited. the next day they're, oh, my gosh, we're leaving, this is getting real, reality. we're going to be on the road four months, dad. how are we going to d

the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to the radical partisan and utterly shameful p.r.o. act. this unnecessary bill is an assault on american workers, employers, and the economy. democrats are pushing this sweeping legislation without holding a single committee hearing or markup. is this the new standard for the people's house? silence the minority and their constituents by denying a thorough examination of yet another extreme and damaging democrat legislative scheme. it is disgraceful. the pro-union posses act that democrats have disengine which isly entitled the p.r.o. act, is a left wing wish list of union boss priorities which undermines the right to workers by forcing them to pay into a union system, whether or not they want to be represented by a union. many workers would not choose to funnel billions of their hard earned followars to left wing groups like planned parenthood, clinton found igs, progressive democrats of america. this misguided bill also stunts an economic recover by hittin