and they are tired of lockdowns. so why vote for that party whereas the other party has been more, you know, open to, you know, this down in florida they call it freedom florida because things are wide open. ainsley: can you make your own choices. steve: absolutely. mark meredith just mentioned that the white house doubled down yesterday and said that the white house is still recommending kids mask up in schools. who said that? jen psaki. who she cheered when arlington schools, where her children go to school, defied glenn youngkin s executive order saying the parents can decide whether or not their children wear masks. ainsley: well, in new jersey it, ends on march 7th. in california they ended the indoor mask vaccine, it s going to start next week. school kids still have to wear masks. i don t really understand that connecticut, february 28th, ending the statewide mandate and then in delaware it s going to run through march. new york a lot of our lawmakers are getting pressure
is of the final public comment period, which ends on march 7th. so the state department has gone through its review. there is now a comment period in which other agencies weigh in. that will be evaluated by secretary of state kerry and we ll make a decision at that point. and i ll be in nebraska tomorrow visiting with some of the landowners who got the legal ruling on their side and stopped the pipeline for now. the ruling could delay the project for up to six months, maybe even a year. it s very political. and this certainly gives the president some room here to collect more information before he makes a decision. but will this have an impact on the midterms? because there has been such a heated debate on the left with the environmental crowd. let s go to byron dorgan, who is the former senator of north dakota. he joins us tonight. senator, good to have you with us. what do you make of this legal ruling and the way the president has handled this to this point? ed, first of all,