who have said such kind words about me. they re probably not true. but they were nice. reporter: respect earned through his years of public service and capped with a congressional gold medal in 2018. but dole s storied career brought congress together in a rare unanimous vote to pay tribute to this world war ii veteran and son of kansas who achieved so much. impaired by war, but never deterred. longevity was among his gifts. in his 90s, dole returned to kansas to visit every county one last time. it s one time i can say to you that i don t want any of your money. [ laughter ] reporter: from his roots in russell, kansas, dole joined the army during world war ii. gravely injured in italy, dole gave credit to the people of kansas for putting their faith in him. i was in the 10th mountain division. reporter: elected to the senate in 1968, rising to republican leader for a dozen years. father to daughter robin from his first marriage. in 1975, he married elizabeth, his p
10 to 25 years or more, people coming, seeking abortion. can you handle the increase? i don t know if we can handle the increase. the concerns from abortion providers as they brace for an influx of patients falling the reversal of roe v. wade. and stepping up to help those in need, how some food banks are providing more than just meals. thank you so much for starting your morning and your week with us. it is sunday, july 3rd. kristin, i don t know about you, some people were setting off fireworks early, they kept me up last night. really? already? in that rainstorm last night, we got a ton of rain here in washington last night. but, you know, boris, i don t know about you, after this show is over, i m staying put, because we re beginning another packed day on the road and at u.s. airports as millions of americans travel for the holiday weekend. so far nearly 200 flights have already been canceled, that s in addition to the more than 650 flights canceled yesterday.
Health or my emotional health. reporter: the minneapolis mother who later had a healthy child is worried women like her will have an even tougher time getting an abortion. that is worrisome. i would be honored to be a resource for anyone that needs it. reporter: planned parenthood says it is hearing from people like van heel, offering to be a resource for those who live far from airports or don t have cars. someone reached out to me who owns a small plane and she wants to organize a lot of her friends and others around the country who also have small planes and can land in rural parts of the country and can safely transport women to larger urban centers. reporter: even for people with transportation, planned parenthood expects appointments will be in short supply. i do think we ll see more use of abortion pills by mail because appointments are going to be difficult to get. reporter: and planned parenthood of minnesota said on
Describe this as infighting within his caucus and that this is not what people are really paying attention to out in the country. we should be paying attention to this. this kind of xenophobia is not a bug of the republican party, it is a feature of the republican party and congress. and it is important that we all stand up in opposition to it and not just sort of look away and pretend it isn t happening. senator, let s turn to the battle over abortion rights. the supreme court signaled this week it might uphold mississippi s law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. you were formerly the president of planned parenthood of minnesota. how worried should we be? we should be very worried. as you say, i worked at planned parenthood, and we should always think about the impact on women. women don t see this question of abortion rights as a political issue.