for california governor newsom who easily defeated a republican-led recall that could have removed him from office. newsom s coronavirus policies validated by democratic voters who said no to the recall by a nearly 2:1 margin. the california governor thanked his supporters and warned about the dangers of republican efforts he says to undermine democracy. we said yes to see you inside, we said yes to vaccines, we said yes to ending this pandemic. we may have defeated trump, but trumpism is not dead in this country. the big lie, january 6th insurrection, all the voting suppression efforts happening across this country, what is happening, assault on fundamental rights, constitutionally protected rights of women and girls, this is a remarkable moment in our nati nation s history. larry elder who pledged to repeal newsom s coronavirus restrictions acknowledged his loss despite vowing to fight in the days before the vote. my opponent governor gavin newsom [ boos ] come on,
speaker nancy pelosi and minority leader kevin mccarthy escalates. mccarthy is now facing criticism for joking about hitting pelosi with the gavel if he becomes house speaker. the question is did he really think that comment was funny? and after much delay, senators have introduced the long awasted text of their bipartisan infrastructure bill. the question is when will we see a vote? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that at this point would settle for the bronze. we ve got some breaking news in olympics just ahead. i eenl jonathan lemire on this monday, august 2nd. let s start with news. we begin with a grim new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. according to an nbc tally, late last notice total cases surpassed 635 million. florida is quickly becoming the epicenter of this fourth wave of infections, accounting for all, about a fifth of all new cases in the u.s. yesterday the state broke a previous record for cur
congressman adam kinzinger, for example. joining me now congresswoman stacey plaskett from the u.s. virgin islands and congressman joaquin castro of texas. they also both served as house impeachment managers during the second impeachment trial of donald trump. so i am positive they have a lot to say. i m going to start with you congresswoman stacey plaskett because i think one thing that a lot of people are frustrated by is why does it have to be bipartisan? why do we care how many republicans are on this committee. there is no convincing these people of logic. so doesn t it make sense to just proceed with what they have? they have a quorum, and get the people s business done. what s your take? well, first, good morning to you and good morning to my colleague joaquin. it s so good to be with you both this morning. i think that we as you recall, we tried to create this into a bipartisan independent commission from the beginning, and i think what the speaker has chosen to d
leadership post and she essentially abandoned the fight. critics say cheney is stubborn but taking the stand on principles. she says the 2020 election was not stolen. putting her ad oughts with many trump voters. this has become a litmus test in the party and media are lacer is focused on cheney. this is all a proxy war for the gop future. reminds me of mitt romney, john bolton, michael cohn who got awful press in the past until pundits cast them as leading voices in the trump resistance. i m howard kurtz. this is media buzz . . howie: what minority leader kevin mccarthy is any indication, house republican aren t exactly hiding their determination to push congresswoman cheney out of the leadership. i have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair, to carry out the message. howie: that mess can was even blunted when mccarthy was caught on a hot mic saying she has real problems. i had it with her. i have lost confidence. media c