paul is a rancher in colorado. he remembers when water from the colorado used to flew 6000 cubic feet per second. today, he said they're lucky of 1000 cubic feet per second. harrison pop, a fruit grower from the valley told me he's lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last three years from drought. there is no longer even a slim margin for error in production practices, he said. a farmer in the same county said it used to take one hour to irrigate his soil, now it takes six hours because the ground is so parched. the main reason for all this is climate change. rising temperatures means less snow pack in the rockies, which means less runoff to feed rivers and less water for farmers, ranchers, and communities across the west. on top of that, the rising temperatures mean that whatever water makes it into the rivers evaporates and absorbs into the ground more quickly because it's so dry. this is a five alarm fire in the american west. when hurricanes and other natural disasters strike the east coast or gulf sta

western colorado, the most significant regional source of water in the colorado river is an epicenter for significantly above average rising temperatures. most of our counties experience a four degree fahrenheit rise in temperature since 1895. with greatly accelerating temperatures over the last decade, a very concerning trend. for every one degree fahrenheit rise we see streamflow reductions between 3% and 9%. none have felt these climate impacts more than our family-owned farms and ranches in our colorado river district. the resources of the pastor no longer physically or legally available for many of our agriculture producers. families who have been involved in ranching for multiple generations are being forced to sell their cattle and confront tremendously uncertain futures. this drought is threatening our local, regional and national food supply. we cannot nor will we throw up our hands in surrender the thriving american southwest for forces of climate change. citizens, communities and governments are developing strategies, baz in the past when our nation has been confronted, we

colorado gets 3.9 million acre feet from the river. arizona has junior water rights in their allocation to the river. so if our state absorbed this two to 4 million acre feet loss, it would wipe out deliveries, water deliveries, two cities, tribes, and farms in phoenix and in tucson. but this is certainly not in the public interest, given our states national role in agthe, strategic minerals, and semiconductor manufacturing. you mentioned, commissioner, that reclamation is working with basin states to develop a consensus agreement to conserve more water in lake mead and lake powell by august. i want to make sure we understand your testimony. if basin states cannot reach an agreement is, the department prepared to take actions to impose restrictions on other states without regard to revert priority? >> thank you for that question, senator. yes, we will protect the system. but we are not at the decision point yet. so, let's get to the table, let's figure this out by august. >> when do you anticipate you might get to that decision point?

the colorado river is not generating nearly the numbers. what we need to do is take the loss and effort in the dollars that come through in the recent infrastructure bills and put them into place. i sunday with a major national group and conservation people talking about how we redo the forest and regenerate water and i last week with a forest service in the nature conservancy on the nature board walking. canela thing could walk through now. we need to empower those people to do what you all have said to do and that's the problem. we aren't acting in the way we know how to act and it breaks our hearts because we know what to do. through larry hicks is probably the best implementor policy united states. we were talking about the frustration and it may sound. what covid is done in my world is we are prisoners of the bureaucracy. we have to allow the system to function and there's one message coming from farmers let us do what we do. we can't give up our production to the third world which were in the process of doing. their food rights in per

i yield the floor. >> mister president. >> senator from colorado. >> mr. president, the senate should absolutely support the freedom to travel for healthcare act. currently abortion is banned in ten states, many more are set to follow. but not in colorado where we acted strongly to support access to reproductive care. like other pro-choice states we are seeing a large influx of patients, yet we have heard tragic stories of women sleeping in their cars overnight outside of clinics after traveling hundreds of miles as they wait for appointments. after the texas abortion ban took effect one woman had her water break at 19 weeks, on her wedding day, she moved up her wedding day. doctors recommended terminating her pregnancy to protect her life, but it wasn't allowed in texas so she flew to colorado for emergency care. her doctor had her make a plan for this travel, make a plan in case she went into labor on the flight, the plan was to sit near the bathroom. that is what it will soon come to for women and half of america. without this legislation a woman could

quick center from colorado. mr. president, the senate should absolutely support the freedom to travel for healthcare act. currently abortion is banned in ten states. many more are sent tool follow. colorado like other pro-choice dates we are seeing a large influx of patients with your tragic stories of limits of the cars are outside of hundreds of miles they went for appointments after took affect one woman had a water break at 19 weeks. actually, her wedding day she moved up her wedding day. the doctors recommended terminating her pregnancy to protect herpr life. to increase the possibility she could have children in the c future. but it was not allowed in texas. so she flew to colorado for emergency care. her daughter had her make a plan for this travel. make a plan in case she went into labor on the flight. the plan was to sit near the bathroom. that is what itco will soon come to fort women and half of america. without this legislation, a woman could face prosecution for traveling across state lines. let's not s

in the colorado river starts a snowpack. there are these big catchments of precipitation. >> a drought took hold and has not let go. that means less snow on those peaks year after year and a steady reduction of water to feed the river. they can meet in lake powell are now at all-time low levels. climatologist park williams is an associate professor at ucla. he uses tree rings to study the ancient climate. >> across the western united states has been as dry as any other 20 year -- 22 year time in the last millennium. a drought will not last forever. >> the climate emergency has changed the odds. the global temperature is two degrees fahrenheit higher than it was before the industrial revolution. >> if climate change hadn't happened, the west would still be in drought but the severity of the drought is undoubtedly worse because of climate change. >> here is why. warmer temperatures mean drier air. as the snowpack during -- shrinks, there is vapor into the atmosphere. it rapid evaporates in this climate. >> the soil connect to

around 80% of the colorado river is used for agriculture, and 80% of that 80% is used for forage crops like alfalfa. i'm not suggesting that farmers stop farming, rather, that they carefully conserve crops election and make the investments needed to optimize irrigation efficiency. my view has always been that you can't improve efficiency unless you measure. so, i strongly support the current open e.t. bill, senate bill 25 60, eight sponsored by senator cortez masto. this will provide access to more consistent, accurate watery stated than is currently possible. by reducing their use of colorado river water, agricultural entities are protecting their own interests. if lake mead reaches dead pool, nevada's allocation will undoubtedly be further reduced. but we can still meet critical needs because we have invested 1.4 billion dollars and local funding to secure our access to water. however, at that same elevation, california, arizona, and mexico will be cut off entirely because water simply can't escape from lake mead. we are 150 feet from 25 million americans losing access to the colorad

degette of colorado, mr. desaulnier of california, mr. suozzi and mr. scott of georgia, i inform the house the house that they will vote yes on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady oklahoma seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gonzales of texas, i inform the house that mr. gonzales will vote no on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. waltz of florida and mr. gimenez of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote no on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. darn old, i inform the house that he will vote nay on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote nay on h.r. 1808. the speaker

neguse of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse and a member op on owes. will each control. mr. neguse: mr. speaker, i rise today or this morning in support of this amendment offered by chairman grijalva and to at the text of two bills the colorado recreation economy act and h.r. 1052 the grand canyon. they have passed the house with bipartisan support and each have passed this chamber and last year and the year before that. they would protect lob lands and cultural lands and liveable environment. my bill would consist of four titles for over a decade and one is the camp hail and this the first ever national in in honor of the legacy of the 10th and the mountains of colorado where they received the training to defeat the germany during world war ii. and there are huts connected by trails. and the they their pursuit and self-reliance of the outdoors and this designation that future generations can learn about the patriots in the 10th mountain division. we believe this will to support it. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore

degette of colorado, mr. desaulnier of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1300. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? -- i'm sorry, utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. err err -- ms. herrera beutler from washington, she will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress member kas heli, -- members kahele, mike thompson, levin, bourdeaux, swalwell and torres, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1300. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. guthrie from the commonwealth of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. guthrie will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as t

for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment number 49. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by chairwoman johnson, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yea on the speier amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 49. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz and mr. crist, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the speier amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of

neguse of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from colorado. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a 15-minute vote. 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler, he will vote no on amendment 4 # 5 -- 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentle

columbines too, of course, from colorado. but, no, the international plants cause a stuff. >> i imagine it's a learning curve, especially when you're bringing in plants from the himalayas or the european heights. what have you learned about these plants by putting them in this kind of controlled environment? that they are heartier or more delicate than you expected? have you been surprised by anything that these plants have taught you? >> i would say that they're unbelievably hearty. one of the best things about vail, colorado, is that we are able to put these mostly out in natural conditions. native soil, for the most part, which is very hard and would not grow your common garden plants, but it's what the alpine plants need. they thrive on a very lean, rocky soil. so the harder the better really for most of those alpine plants. in england where i'm from, we have to spend a lot of time protecting alpines because they get too much rain, so they're grown in little -- to prevent the rain coming down on the plant. but here we can

there's almost not a weekend, when i go back to colorado, which is every single weekend. there is almost not a weekend where i'm not doing something that has to do with infrastructure. and it's a great story. people come out. republicans and democrats were across the state. i think that will be true, if we pass this reconciliation package as well. there are massive benefits for colorado's economy and the climate provisions, the tax provisions for clean energy manufacturing, for example. and of course, very important provisions that will dramatically reduce the cost of drugs and prescription drugs in this country. i mean, we are gonna cap seniors at a pocket expensive, about $2,000. and for the first time in american history, medicare is gonna be required to negotiate drug prices for the american people. i can't think of anything you can do right now, to be more popular with the american people, especially when they are facing the kind of inflation they are facing. >> so, let me ask you this question. if you guys get hammered in the midterms, we will know that it will be a

columbine's two as well, from colorado. but the international plants call a stir. >> i imagine it is a learning curve when you are bringing plants from european heights. what have you learned about these plants by putting them in this controlled environment that they are hard year, or more delicate than you expected? have you been surprised by anything that these plans have taught you. >> i would say that they are unbelievably hearty. one of the best things about colorado, we are able to put these mostly out in natural conditions. we plant them in native soil, which is very hard, and it is not your comment garden plant. but it is wet the alpine plants need. they thrive on a very lean, rocky soil. the harder the better really, for most of the alpine plants. in england, where i am from, we have to bend a lot of time protecting our plans, because they get too much rain, they are grown and little closures to help prevent the rain coming down on the plants. but here, we put them out there and they thrive in the environment. and

and the level in the colorado river is constantly going down. everybody's siphoning the water off upstream. so i don't know how you're going to get the water back. guest: i am totally in agreement with you. salt lake city, i think the lake is at its lowest. colorado river hasn't been this low or lake mead hasn't been this low since they first filled it up. you can fly over to las vegas and see the bathtub rings around the lake. we are in a 1200 year drought in the west. some places have too much water here in the east and we don't have enough so everyone is looking at ways to conserve water, to make our water systems more efficient, to recycle projects. there is talk about desalinization plants in california along the pacific to bring more water. we have done everything we can practically to conserve water. so i agree with you. we've just got to pray for rain i think is what we've got to do. host: terry in minnesota. republican. caller: good morning. two quick questions. i see you are on the homeland security deal. homeland security has stated t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado yields to the other the gentleman from colorado who is recognized for three minutes. mr. perlmutter: good evening, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend from colorado for extending me three minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the previous question and the rule, especially the section regarding the wildfire response and drought resiliency act. climate change is having a real and serious impact in colorado and throughout the country. in 2020, colorado experienced the three largest wildfires in our state's history. last summer, smoke from west coast wildfires settled in the denver basin and what was at first some of the most pristine best air in the world became some of the dirtiest as a result of the smoke smoke from those wildfires. most recently, a fire ripped through the northwest suburbs of denver, between denver and boulder, destroying more than 1,000 homes in six hours. over the last 20 years it's been hotter and dry for the colorado and throughout the west than ever recorded. unfortunately, there's still a lot we

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lamborn of colorado and mr. day jar lease, i inform the house that all these members will vote yes on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. bush, mr. bow pan, ms. pressley and ms. tlaib and mr. stan bury, these members will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from west see seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. miller, i inform the house that mrs. miller will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady new york rise? >> mr. speaker as the member designated by representative mr, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that representative jeffries will vote on the republican motion to recommit on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs from ohio, i inform the house that mr. gibbs will vote yes on the

secretary hobbs, we just heard from secretary griswold in colorado. election integrity is a big issue for voters. but what about there in arizona? have you also seen that concern there? >> absolutely. especially in a state like ours where the aftermath of the 2020 election played out, we were ground zero for a long time with the county. the second you just had with dawn talking about the two republican kenyette candidates for governor, there is no room between them on policy. they both put forward these incredibly extreme positions that are out of touch with the mainstream of arizona. including on elections. and so, kara till the robe said you may seem like the opposite of trump, has refused to say whether she would have certified the 2020 election, or what she will do in 2024 if she is elected governor. and it won't say whether or not the election was fair. . >> that is pretty incredible, what is happening there in arizona. in colorado. one more question, secretary griswold, before i let you go. ever since donald trump camp plane complained about dro

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even in colorado. even in -- at the v.a., they won't give me any -- anything to fix my legs or anything. every time i try to go get something done, oh, we got to have this, we got to have that. it's so bad now that people are just about ready to say -- to throw up everything and say to heck with the united states. host: why do you connect that with people coming into the country? caller: that's all involved, too, because all the money that they're pouring into these people are taken away from the veterans that should be -- government should be helping instead of pouring it into these people that don't have no education. here, 99% of them. i live right close to where there was' about, oh -- there's about, oh, about 75% and it used to never be that way. some of them are just barely making enough tore live because they are -- to live because they're getting welfare. host: all right. let's hear jacob from alabama, jacob, tuscaloosa, independent line. caller: hello, sir. i was actually calling -- i know it

we've been stripped of our fundamental freedoms, but here in colorado we believe in freedoms. we believe that women and all people should be able to choose when to have a family, who to have a family, with how many children have. that's why i am so proud to have joined governor pull is an underlying that colorado will not extradite any person for the criminalization of abortion in other states. we will continue to fight for our freedoms here in colorado, and just hope that this country across the nation respects women and all people. >> secretary, let me change gears for a moment if i can. states like arkansas in texas are considering legislation that would make it a crime for women to travel to other states for abortion care. in response, you said that your office will not extradite anyone for a criminal violation of another states laws. tell me about your plans, and why they are so important. >> well, i think, when we are seeing the fundamental freedoms of any american been rolled back, we all have a duty to act. in the story of this ten-year-old little girl is a snapshot, w

the majority of arizona farmers depend on the colorado and gila rivers to irrigate their crops. with the colorado river water supply at just 36% capacity, regulators are cutting off water rights to conserve what's left. our correspondent dina demetrius traveled to casagrande, arizona to talk with the caywood family about the drought that's got their lives -- and their land -- in its grip. >> on my way out here i passed by the canal and there was no water in it and i just burst into tears. dina: in the heart of the southwestern desert, in pinal county, arizona, nancy caywood's farm emerges from the arid terrain like a little piece of eden. but at ground level, the struggle both the land and her family endure becomes clear. does this alfalfa look like how you would like it to look? >> no. we would like it to look a lot thicker. we were into a kind of a situation where it was not greening up at all. and so do you take it out? do you take a chance that it's going to rebound? and if it does rebound, is it going to be worth the water? dina: the caywoods have been productive cotton and

i rise today to remember the devastating events of july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado. i represented aurora, colorado, on this day 10 years ago when in an aurora theater 12 lives were taken, 70 were wounded, and an entire community was scared and traumatized. today marks a very painful day for our community and my heartaches with those who lost a loved one that day and will forever carry a hole in their heart. yet in this tragedy we saw incredible heroism. those who carried the wounded to safety and the first responders and medical teams whose tireless efforts saved lives. i'd like to recognize the 12 who lost their lives that night. a.j. boyt, 1. jesse childress, 29. gordon, 51 whose two teenage children were in the theater when he was killed. jessica, 24. mckayla, 23. veronica, 6. whose mother was shot in the chest and miscarried a week after the attack. rebecca, 32. and alex sullivan who was celebrating his 27th birthday. and was one week away from his first wedding anniversary. this also includes the four men who died that night while saving others. jonathan, 26, jo

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that's the prevalent item in team suicide in colorado. >> it's interesting because the highland park mayor was actually the shooter's cub scout leader as a kid. he had this to say about him. >> i know him as somebody who was a cub scout when i was a cub scout leader. it's one of those things where you step back and say what happened? how did somebody become this angry, this hateful? somebody clearly had a mental breakdown. but i don't want to ascribe it to mental health. i want us to talk about the fact that there are weapons of war on our streets. >> doctor, at some point does this become a weapon of war, whether it's a war from south of the border or it's grown here or in another form it comes across the border from another country? we have thousands and thousands of kids who are smoking regularly before they go to school every morning. we don't know the percentage of thc and the compound. we have no idea. >> you are absolutely right. i think it's a matter of public health and safety. that was the impetus for founding our nonprofit on the international academy and the science and i

for the district of colorado. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, first, let me thank all of my colleagues for their kind words during my time isolating due to covid last week. as you can see, i made a full recovery after experiencing only mild symptoms, thank god. covid has done inkalg usual -- incalculable damage to scores of families, but because i was fortunate to be vaccinated and double boosted, my case was not as bad as it could have been. i urge those who have been not -- not been vaccinated, to talk to tear drb and get -- to their doctor and get vaccinated. now, the senate gavels back in for the second week of an ex seatingly -- exceedingly busy work period. there is a lot to do for american families. on the nomination front, we will continue to confirm president biden's as -- nominees as possible. we appointed our 70th judge on a voice vote and we continue to have judge miles. very soon the senate must take swift action to pass the pact

wade. >> reporter: in colorado abortion is legal at all stages of pregnancy, even before the supreme court's ruling last week colorado's family planning clinics were struggling to cope with the surge in out-of-state patients. >> this is sort of an abortion intensive care unit. >> reporter: how do you see that impacting the surge of patients coming to colorado? >> it's more than we can absorb. it takes a long time to expand the services. you have to find the people who will do this and risk their lives to do it. >> reporter: as one of the few who performs legal abortions later in pregnancy dr. hern says he's seen his patient load increase 50% from a year ago and says he's worried too many women won't get the care they need. >> one of the things that's critical to understand safe abortion is an essential component of women's health care in the 21st century and that's the way it should be. no woman's life and health should be at the mercy of the next election or a zip code. >> reporter: what's your message to people who say, you know, abortion bans and especially late-term abortion bans

it's a river map of the colorado river from the confluence of the bill williams river and the colorado river near parker dam, extending all the way down to the gulf. also, it shows the gila river coming into the colorado river. i found this image the first time i was out here, and the lighting conditions were just right. it just stood out. but it's on the sandstone behind you, and it's a lighter image. it starts from the left-hand top. i believe there are other points in that image there that shows all the other springs and seeps from that river map 40 miles out here to the old woman mountains. so without knowing that, you know, people would have a hard time trying to navigate the desert if this wasn't there, but they'd have to know how tread it. and that comes with the traditional ecological knowledge that they had at the time because they knew how to decipher all these images that are out here. it's just like reing textn books today to them. but this tells everything that's here in this place, and that river map tells you how to get here and tells how you to sustain yourself out in t

that is what colorado has. even though, and mesa county, the actual election was not at risk. because we test all the voting equipment, ahead of the election, by bipartisan teams of election judges. the voting equipment is not connected to the internet. we do bipartisan risk limiting audits. i think, any good election system, has to have a lot of redundancies. as secretary of state, i am dedicated to making sure that colorado maintains its gold standard, in election security. >> you talked about, turning to your 2019 republican opponent, to step in and essentially help out. it leads me to wonder, you said, it is just a minority of people, who are trying to interfere in the elections, from the inside. when you talk to you republican colleagues, what are they saying about these threats? do you wish that they would speak out more publicly? to essentially protect the future integrity of the elections? >> absolutely. i wish republican secretaries across this nation, would really lean in, and verbalized where we are at. we are at a point where, the right to vote in democracy, could

we sent our erin mclaughlin to gypsum, colorado, to find out what's behind this change >> reporter: they're the sights and sounds of the fourth of july. but this year, across america, towns are doing something different to celebrate the stars and stripes, ditching fireworks for drones >> i thought it was really cool. >> reporter: it's growing in popularity out west where the fire danger is higher than ever. each year, the number of wildfires spike dramatically on the fourth >> we cannot ignore the environmental impacts and the circumstances that we're in today >> reporter: here in the small town of gypsum, colorado, that's mayor steven carver's top concern so this year, he's hosting the town's first ever drone show. >> i do think it will replace the fireworks. >> reporter: why >> well, our community understands the fire danger here. >> reporter: and it's not just the fire concerns recent data shows costs are up 35% across the fireworks industry due to inflation and supply chain disruptions. >> it used to cost about $8,000 to $10,000 to ship a container of fireworks, and today, we're looking

and, 10 years later -- the mass shooting in an aurora, colorado, movie theater still haunts survivors and relatives of the victims. >> for some people, there's detachment. for some people, it's loss of hope. for some people, basically, their perspective of the world has changed. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- ♪ moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> cfo. caregiver. eclipse chaser. a raymondjames financial advisor tailors advice to help you live your life. life well planned. ♪ >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solution to the world's most pressing problems. skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by theohn d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfnd.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possibl

our erin mclaughlin went to gypsum, colorado to check it out. >> reporter: they're the sights and sounds of the fourth of july but this year across america, up tos are doing something different to celebrate the stars and stripes. ditching fireworks for drones. >> i thought it was really cool. >> reporter: it's growing in popularity out west, where the fire danger is higher than ever. each year the number of wildfires spike dramatically on the 4th. >> we cannot ignore the environmental impacts and the circumstances that we're in today. >> reporter: here in the small town of gypsum, colorado, that's mayor steven carver's top concern. so this year he is hosting the town's first ever drone show >> i do think it will replace the fireworks. >> reporter: why >> well, our community understands the fire danger here >> reporter: and it's not just the fire concerns. recent data shows costs are up 35% across the fireworks industry due to inflation and supply chain disruptions >> it used to cost about $8,000 to $10,000 to ship a container of fireworks and today we're looking at 35,000 to $45,000. >>

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by ms. porter, mr. gottheimer and mr. castro, these three members will vote yes on h. res. 1168. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by mr. hall rogers of kentucky, mr. rogers will vote yes on h. res. 1168. as the member designated by mr. plewser of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. meuser will vote yes on h. res. 1168. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. beyer: mr. pen etta, ms. moore, mr. cohen, mr. ryan, mr. doggett and mr. lieu. they will vote yes on h. res. 1168. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> as the member designated by mr. taylor of texas, he will vote yes on h.r. 1168. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from georgia rise? >> mr. troy of new york and ms. wilson, i inform the house these members will vote yes on h. res. 1168. the speaker pro tempor

nurses and doctors were screaming about in places like colorado and california. they saw itce with their own eyes. so the new york times writes f one rigorous study found that the risk ofic having psychotic disorder was five times higher among daily u high potency cannabis usersse in europe and brazil than those who had never used it. and dr. sharon levy from boston children's hospital told the paper, the younger you are ,the more vulnerable your brain is to developing these problems. >> but for some reason, you're thinking about all theseab horrific acts of evil that have been perpetrated on the american public. >> we still weeks later don't have a toxicology report from the called a mass shooter, despite earlier reports that he was a regular user. why the delay? congress rushed to pass his gun control bill in the aftermath butt where is the demand for answers on other key aspects of the case? no curiosity whatsoever.ll well, let me tell you this. m the marijuana industryak is making billions on the lie that weed is fine, no big deal . >> and even for young peop

every single farmer and rancher in colorado, who is downstream from these rivers that tarted in colorado -- started in colorado are depending on us to figure out how to deal with the ravages of climate change and the complete lack of investments the federal government has historically made. i want to thank you for the $5 billion in the infrastructure package that will allow us to do some important work on land here. it's not enough. as you said, mr. secretary, waiting to just fight fires is the most cost ineffective way to deal with this. $50,000 in acres versus $15,000 in acres. i wanted to shift to 100 thing -- one other thing. producers and farmworkers had a meeting to discuss at labor issues. we talked about the urgencies of addressing farm labor needs and providing a pathway for those workers to have largely sustained this country's food supply throughout the pandemic, with both inflation, the crisis in ukraine, i am extremely worried that the program is going to be unworkable for our farmers and other employers. we should be working to fix the issue, so the agriculture industry can

and this tornado in scranton, colorado. and colorado springs under water. in the northwest, heat records set in seattle and portland and more than a dozen states all the way down to texas still topping 100 degrees. rob marciano back with us tonight live in portland, oregon, he's tracking it all. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. we hit 102 degrees yesterday. seattle hit a record, as well. less than half the homes in seattle have air conditioning. and the heat becoming more widespread now across the country. this map highlights that. the south, the mid south, the southern plains, still sizzling. tomorrow, philly gets into the act with 100-degree heat index. the pacific northwest where the most extreme excessive heat warnings are up. temperatures only warm in some spots over the next three days. and this is bad air quality with smoke coming in from the colorado wildfires. that stalled front is going to bring flood watches up across the southwest as the heat rolls on here in oregon. david? >> the whole country feeling this. rob marciano in oregon tonight again

gentleman colorado is recognized -- the gentleman from colorado is recognized. larm lam i thank -- mr. lamborn: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this amendment would require american taxpayers to provide money for a treaty that the u.s. is not even a party to. this is completely unnecessary. its -- it has been the bipartisan policy since the 1990's to not conduct a nuclear weapons test. if brought into force, the ctbt would codify this norm already adhered to by the united states. however, the treaty was already rejected by the u.s. senate as its adoption would undermine the future strength of our deterrent, would not halt proliferation, is not verifiable, and doesn't even define the term nuclear explosion. so the senate, on a bipartisan basis, has already rejected this treaty. this amendment does not make the world safer. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this amendment to prevent sending millions of american taxpayer dollars to an international organization that has the purpose of bringing into force a treaty that's already been rejected by the united stat

here in colorado the democratic pack try the same thing in colorado in three different races for the u.s. senate, the governor and a congressional district. it did not work here. the unaffiliated voters here said no way to the far right conservatives to the ballot. so is this a situation where it depends on the geography, the political geography as well and what is at have to say about maryland coming up? >> it does kind of depend on the geography. each state there are conservatives and though our immigrant coalitions are very different. and in pennsylvania versus colorado primaries are close to only republicans could vote. however in colorado you can cross over. everyone in politics begrudgingly admire someone who does something clever. however this could definitely backfire because backing two candidates that they think will win and november is a gamble that you make in that year that's not very good for democrats. in other words these candidates that they think they will easily beat in pennsylvania is a perfect example of it. and that shapiro invested money however mastery otto is