strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about 900,000 kansas voters casting a ballot. president biden celebrated the win, writing in part, this vote makes clear what
i just hope that it s really clear that while china has stood in the way of taiwan participating and going to certain meetings, that they understand that they will not stand in the way of people coming to taiwan. it s a show of friendship, of support but also a source of learning about how we can work together better in collaboration. so, yeah, no i don t i think that they made a big fuss because i m speaker, i guess. i don t know if that was the reason or an excuse. because they didn t say anything when the men came. that was pelosi just a few hours ago in taipei. she visited taiwan once before back in 1999 before she was a member of house leadership. last night she was awarded its highest civilian honor with taiwan s president calling her, quote, a devoted friend. joining us now live from taipei