issues. and here in wyoming, you know, we have same-day registration. it is the right of people to register whatever party they want to register as. and my message is one for all wyomingites, i represent every single person in this state and i believe that there are thousands and thousands across our state that fundamentally understand why it is so important to have somebody that will abide by oath of office. there might be democrats that would vote for cheney. yeah. remarkable. you said men are running the world and it is not going well. do you think those in the u.s. are ready for women to run things? sure. i think that one of the things that have been very moving for me over the course of the last year and ha half has been the reaction of women and not just the women who have testified, although we ve seen the incredible bravery of people like cassidy hutchinson and sarah matthews and ruby freeman and shay moss and carolyn edwards. it takes real bravery to stand
neighbors against neighbors. a fight over who gets to use the river that fuels life. we visit two states that are facing off. hello. welcome to the lead. we begin this hour with our world lead. a pair of escalating international crises. russia and the united states are now indicating they re ready to hold talks about a prisoner swap. just a day after a russian court convicted american basketball star brittney griner of drug smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. potential prisoner swap talks could include fellow american paul whelan who has been detained in russia since 2018. we ll have more on that in just a moment. first another crisis unfolding. china is taking dramatic new steps of retaliation for house speaker nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan including sanctioning pelosi and her family. plus, military escalation. taiwan s defense ministry reports dozens of chinese war planes crossing into its air defense territory today. in return, the white house summon
birth. himmos are typically born at 100 pounds at birth. the zoo is taking name suggestions on their website. be sure to tune in sunday for state of the union. i ll be joined by senators lindsey graham and richard blumenthal as well as gubernatorial nominee stacey abrams. sunday at 9:00 a.m. and noon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. a 50-year low that surprised everyone. the lead starts right now. the u.s. economy has regained all of the jobs lost during the pandemic. what the july jobs report stunner means for the high cost of basics like gas, food and housing. and then missiles, military drills and now a communication cut-off. tensions between the u.s. and china get worse as the white house summons china s ambassador and beijing sanctions nancy pelosi. plus, water wars pitting