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Yasmin. a lot of republicans are not happy with the texas law. it used to be republicans would be able to say i'm against abortion but i believe, you know, the health of the mother, incest, rape, and that roe v. wade is the low of the land. so they kind of got a little bit of cover because that was the law and they knew they couldn't overturn it. now with this type of legislation, this is draconian, this is drastic. not only is the whole concept of putting bounties out on drivers or family members that assist women to get an abortion crazy, they only -- they do not allow for an exemption for r...

Women to get an abortion crazy, they only -- they do not allow for an exemption for rape or insist. if a 13-year-old girl is raped by her father, uncle or grandfather, she is forced to have that child in texas. i believe the way, you know, to kind of put pressure on moderate republicans is to say this is the litmus test. do you support a 13-year-old girl who has gotten raped by a family member, forcing her to carry her pregnancy to term? it is so egregious and i think it runs against so many moderate republicans. >> if it is so egregious, why aren't the moderate republicans speaking up? who ar...

Enough to stop flying american citizens out that we have left -- well, the state department has left in afghanistan. >> have you had any indication that things will change in terms of your ability to get sarah out? >> we've had no indication >> workarounds that have been looked into by our partners, especially landing in third countries, permits have been denied and the source within the state department has told us that is due to pressure being applied by the state department. >> harvey, as i said to everybody i've been working with on the digital dunkirk side. one, it's not like you are just...

We have is performing as it's designed to do. that's good news, but right i do want to note that it is still under surge warning. we still have a way to go. we still have to monitor it, and watch what's happening in the storm. if i can say indicators -- that this system will likely not over top, and we hope that this trend can meet continues. >> with a power outage in new orleans, should we be worried about palms stop working. with that put pressure on the pumps? >> you have those that are internal drainage that are operated by the water board, and you have those that are constructed as part o...

New orleans, and he is a grizled veteran of hurricanes, and he is worried. the problem now is that whereas in prior hurricanes, you would transfer patients to higher ground, so to speak. there is no places to send patients. all the hospitals in the south are filled. so, all the hospitals in new orleans and in mississippi and in the path of this hurricane are filled with people now who can't be moved. and if there are power outages, supply outages or problems getting oxygen to hospitals, people are going to die. just read "five days," the book on what happened in hospitals during katrina. i'm v...