secretary of education betsy devos claims that having schools reopen will provide more flexibility to parents of but stopped short of providing national guidelines for how those schools can reopen safely. our washington correspondent alexandra le mon has more. >>but the virtual learning is not like being in a classroom as president trump continues to push for students to return to school in person, education secretary betsy devos says doing so will give me the flexibility to american families empowering families and parents with options. >>and choices the boss didn't specify what safety measures should be

ef education secretary betsy devos is here exclusively in just a few moments to tell us. we will be back. and still ahead, raymond arroyo he is going to be here to tell us all of this unseen moments from the last 24 hours of bidenl and kamala, so stay there. hike! simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. he scores! stanley cup champions! touchdown! only mahomes. the big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. ♪ >> governor huckabee: well, less than a week after new york allowed schools to reopen, new jersey is now ordering their own districts to follow suit. governor phil murphy requiring schools to offer at least some in-person learning this fall. schools can offer only online classes if they can prove that they can't safely reopen.in now, this all comes after immense public pressure from parents, from shows like this one, and from the trump administration. few have been more vocal in pointing out just

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joining me now, betsy devos. secretary, thanks for joining us.ask before we get to the schools, to court victories you have this week on your new role on how to handle sexual assault cases on campus. what is the most important reform schools will have to follow in your field? >> a big day for the title nine rule we made final in may that goes into effect today. the important piece of this, it rolls back a dramatic overreach on the previous administration and it really respects and protects both victims and those accused, making sure due process protections are in place. it's a balanced approach to a difficult issue and we think it's going to help, we know it will help victims and those accused as well as the institutions that have to navigate through these things and hopefully it will them get on the side of prevention and education to ensure that incidents of sexual misconduct don't continue happening on campus is. paul: let's go to schools and what's your response to those educators around the country who say would like to go back in the classr

betsy devos is the top education official. she's demanding, like trump, that these schools all reopen but not providing any guidelines on how to do so safely. she's not even saying that schools should abide or need to abide by the cdc guidelines. her public schedule, the one they post for the public with events, that's been pretty much empty for weeks. she is, most importantly, not reaching out to those public schools, touring those public schools, which we know have poor ventilation systems from a recent report. gao report showing that many of them need upgraded ventilation systems. she is not advocating for the funding that leader hoyer said that these schools desperately need to reopen. she even declined last week to testify before a committee about reopening and the challenges that schools are facing on coronavirus. she did visit a private school a couple of weeks ago that she held up as a model for reopening. days later, it turned out that that school in north carolina had to quarantine some fourth graders because of coro

secretary of education betsy devos joins us now. secretary devos, thank you for joining us.hese gallup polls on the screen. it seems to me and a lot of americans for the push to get in-person learning is losing steam. you see from may 25th to june 8th. 56% of the population wanted in person school and you move forward to july and now down to 36%. so the whole push seems to be losing steam. what does the administration think about that? >> well, we know that it is a coordinated effort in a campaign to continue to sew fear. when you look at facts and when you look at the science we know the important thing for kids is to be able to get back into school, into their classrooms, back with their peers, back with their teachers and learning in person. and for most students this is the case. there are some for whom it is not the right answer but we need kids back in school learning. as secretary azar has rightfully said this is a matter of health versus health. children's mental growth and well-being, their social emotional growth. their development. all of it relates to a continued

with like i don't know, maybe betsy devos' master plan is to just hope that the school shooters killproblems just cancel each other out. because i don't understand what else she is thinking. america can't just open schools because other countries have opened schools. those countries got coronavirus under control first. one comes because of the other. it is like when i was growing up, i really wanted jordans, i really wanted jordans. but i didn't realize that all my friends had jordans because thrair parents had disposable income. i didn't understand the link. so that didn't stop me from trying to have what my friends had, and you know what happened, i kept on pushing and pushing until my birthday, i got a pair of gordons, the official shoe of gored an ramsey, for more on how to reopen schools, i am joined by a man who has been repeatedly fired as a substitute teacher, michael kosta, what is going on, kosta. >> it's great, trevor, it took me a month but i finally got rid of all of those fireworks hi laying around. >> trevor: wait, that was you, dude, i couldn't sleep-- we're going to

she admires betsy devos and considers herself conservative but won't show up to vote for donald trump. listen to a few of the other voters we talked with. >> we for sure are going with biden. for sure. i just feel like this county is probably shifting toward biden because of trump's track record over the last three plus years. >> i'm very undecided. i don't know who i want to vote for. i'm not hearing anybody talking about getting rid of carbon emissions and low-income areas. i'm not hearing anyone talking about financial equity and creating equity for people of color and also caucasian people. >> reporter: there are parts all around michigan, different counties that we can look at. in kent county there's a lot of voices that sound like that first woman you heard from. she is somebody who voted for mitt romney back in 2012 yet said she does not want her children to grow up under a second term of a trump administration. she said what she has seen in some of these midwestern cities when it comes to police shootings and protests that followed, she says that she encouraged her kids to go

president trump continues to push for students to return to school in person, education secretary betsy devos says doing so will give me the flexibility to american families empowering families and parents with options. >>and choices the boss didn't specify what safety measures should be implemented the >>and where. you can do it with out someone dying the trump administration says teachers should also have flexibility but it's unclear how schools with staff classes if many teachers choose not to return in person. >>in washington. alexandra le mount. >>many college students will also be returning to school this fall and with the coronavirus still spreading across the country. safety on campuses now includes a delaying or completely halt in college sports. the big 12 is the only power 5 conference to definitively say it will play its regular fall season. and the big 10 and pac, 12 conferences have postponed football and all other sports. this fall the acc and sec have yet to officially say what they'll do. but many players and coaches want to play. despite the virus. >>wage based upon the medi

whole city comes back and we've been planning for months -- >> reporter: today education secretary betsy devos reiterated president trump's message that teachers and parent concerns are exaggerated. >> the virus has not impacted children in the same way that even the average flu season does. >> reporter: but the cdc says 9% of all covid cases involve kids and teens so far 90 children have died. tonight the american academy of pediatrics says young children should even wear masks at home to get them accustomed to wearing them in public and keep them on if somebody at home is at an elevated risk for covid. lester >> tom costello tonight, thank you. >>> the head of the cdc, dr. robert redfield who yesterday -- dire prediction for combined covid and flu season is sounding more optimistic today. i spoke to him about school reopenings and what fall could bring. >> you, i think, alarmed a lot of people about your assessment of what fall could bring we've got the flu season coming up here very soon. you and i both know that even without covid schools can be petri dishes sometimes. walk me through what

well education secretary betsy devos says one solution may be teaching classes. outdoors healthy children who become sick almost always recover from covid but they can pass the disease on to adults. the u.s. has now surpassed 5 million cases that happened over the weekend today they're close to 5.1 million covid-19 cases in the u.s. a 163 americans have died from the virus. here in the bay area there are more than 59,000 covid cases and more than 800 related deaths, the most cases are in alameda county, where there are more than 13,000 infections. the virus has also been deadliest in alameda county with 205 deaths. you can find a complete list of cases by county on our website kron 4 dot com. governor gavin newsome address the public for the first time after that major glitch that backlog almost 300,000 coronavirus record send now the sudden resignation of the state's top health official has taken place kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the story. >>why exactly california's public health director resigned is still not completely clear less tha

eric prince, the brother of trump's education secretary, betsy devos, former milwaukee sheriff david clarke, and former kansas secretary of state kris kobach. >> what you guys are doing is pretty amazing. >> reporter: and his own son, donald trump jr., helped raise funds for the wall project last year. >> this is private enterprise at its finest. >> reporter: in another legal setback for president trump president trump judge has ruled today, a federal judge h that he must turn over tax documents to the manhattan district attorney. now, the president's lawyers say they will once again appeal that ruling, which means those documents likely won't be made public before the election. norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy at the white house. thank you. tonight, we're getting a sense of what joe biden plans to say when he accepts the democratic nomination for president without the traditional big crowds at the party's virtual convention. senior advisers tell us biden's focus will be the battle for the soul of america. here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> reporter: on the biggest night of joe biden's politic

help for kids in poor schools, the message has been reiterated by the loyal education secretary betsy devos, she too has joined in the threats of schools and don't reopen, now the republicans in the senate have taken their threat and turned it into legislation, with their proposal and the next relief package, let me be really clear, there is a concern about empty classrooms, those who study childhood behavior loo worry that lack of socialization takes its toll when childhood development, teachers are signals with evidence of child abuse which may be going unreported, remote learning works well for some boat not for others. but that's not the concern of this president, he wants schools back so he can claim a false victory over the coronavirus. last week i led 20 for my colleagues to the majority and democratic leaders, proposing to him putting children and teachers into any danger by conditioning funding when schools reopen in person. recently i had the opportunity to visit the little village of the academy in chicago with the public schools chief janet jackson, some wonderful people are the

event also included remarks from vice president pence, kellyanne conway, and education secretary betsy devos. ? thank youvery -- >> very much. we're here to talk about opening our schools. we have some of our great teachers and parents in a very representative group, and we also have some extraordinary experts with us. i like to maybe start off by asking our vice president to say a few words, and then if you would, betsy and kelly and. we will go around and talk to some of the parents and teachers, and thank you all for being here very much. >> thank you, mr. president. i want to thank all of the educators and leaders who are here. and part of the conversation. president trump made it clear from the time that we made our way through the difficult days of 45 days to slow the spread, the president said we want to work with states to open up america again. we've got to open up american schools. at the president's direction, we have literally provided billions of dollars already to states to begin to open schools, and secretary devos and i, as you know, mr. president, have traveled around the co

parents who send their kids to school, something the president really wants, the education secretary betsy devos said this. >> well, we know that it's a coordinated effort in a campaign to continue to sow fear and, yet, when you look at facts and when you look at the science, we know that the important thing for kids is to be able to get back into school, into their classrooms, back with their peers, back with their teachers and learning in person. >> there is no conspiracy theory or a coordinated effort. though, this administration has embraced quite a few over the years. but there are millions of worried parents out there. cnn reports that over 2,000 students and teachers have already been quarantined after hundreds of coronavirus cases in schools spanning five states. school hasn't really started everywhere yet and already we have that many cases. maybe it's the facts that explain why not all parents want to send their kids back to school for the sake of president trump's re-election hopes. meanwhile, florida's governor and trump ally, ron desantis, says this about getting children back to le

presenting these from opening -- >> from the end of the day since we've been at this since april and betsy devosn't talked to us, and they are finally in august talking about it? >> they say the democrats aren't the ones -- are the ones that won't come to the table. we know that and we know the kids need it. >> martha: we hope that it doesn't put the public schools in a more difficult spot than they are already in. >> we want to make sure that the kids get educated safely and effectively. >> martha: randi weingarten, thanks for coming in. still had tonight, the head coach of the army black knights on whether his players at west point will play foul ball. ♪ at do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ (vo) because we know you want to get back to going your speed... ...steering life at 10 and 2. you're prepared for this. and so are we. soon you'll get back to skipping the counter without missing a beat. back to choosing any car in the aisle. back to being the boss of you. go national. go like a pro. now every bath fitter bathbath fis installe

education secretary betsy devos has permanent absentee status in michigan. kellyanne conway voted absentee in new jersey in 2018. i would keep going but i need to get to the rest of the show. there's a lot to cover, because it goes on and on. hypocrisy much? you're being played, people. this administration really doesn't want you to be able to mail in your ballot, even in the middle of a pandemic. and the president's already told you why, and i quote, doesn't work out well for republicans. he said the quiet part, out loud. parties. crowds of people on the jersey shore. well, they have the governor warning that we will not tolerate it, anymore. governor phil murphy joins me next. >>> the cdc's forecast projecting more than 173,000 u.s. coronavirus deaths, by august 22nd. alabama, kentucky, tennessee, washington, and new jersey, among the states that the cdc says could see an increase in deaths, over the next four weeks. let's discuss now. new jersey governor phil murphy here. governor, i appreciate you joining us. i know it's a busy time for you. let's talk a

all they've got are ivanka, betsy devos, and a disturbing sculpture eric trump calls "lady dad." she loves it. the evening kicked off with wisconsin governor tony evers, who had a very bidenesque call to action: >> holy mackerel, folks. let's get to work. >> stephen: what a pleasant battle cry. "gee, golly, gosh. slap me with a salmon and stick trouser in my trowts. time to get this fish on the road!" opening remarks were delivered by vice presidential nominee kamala harris, who was so rarin' to go, she spoke from the truck they ship new vice presidents in. >> each of us needs a plan, a voting plan. >> stephen: yes. for example, i plan on voting, then cracking open a fifth of mount gay and blacking out until the votes are all counted. of course, this was just a preview for her speech at the end of the night. >> i'll see you a little later tonight, and until then... "i'll be unloading these crates. joe's in one of them. marco!" marco!" the night was hosted by actress kerry washington dressed in a striking pinstripe suit that you usually only wear if you're planning on killing the

that happen, how would that money flow, the president has talkedpent about , i think secretary betsy devos talked about that but without require an act of congress work in different states of the flexibly to do that? jeanne: there's two ways to do the congressional funding that was distributed through the cares act which only 2% has been spent in new money coming down the line, governor should bee, able to distribute those, that is extra money, thehe other way, states have allowed themselves to waive laws with accountability and time which keeps people in traditional schools, having to be in a seat, certain amounts of teachers, all that stuff is gone, why can't we wave attendance zones for this emergency. let's wavehe attendance zones. paul: that's an excellent idea, thank you, i appreciate it. as president trump steps up his attack on male voting, what we can learn from the bitter six week voting over contested ballots in a new york congressional primary. >> what is going on in new york, i think they have to have a new election ♪ ♪ yea, that look of pure terror... ...no, no, the smile...

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vice president pence and education secretary betsy devos were also there for the kids first event. the white house acknowledged that not all states have been impacted by the coronavirus the same, and not all school systems can handle it, but the president suggested that schools could potentially lose funding if they don't allow in person classes. >> why are we paying? if a school is closed, why are we paying the school? i would rather give it to the student organization parents. >> it takes the same amount of money for actual, virtual, or hybrid. >> education secretary devos said that children should not be quote held can'ttive other people's fears and agendas. the white house also stressed that the risk is low for children contracting, being hospitalized, or dyeing from covid-19. >> coming up, we'll speak with a researcher about a nasal spray designed to prevent covid- 19. >>> and coronavirus numbers continue to climb here in the u.s., and in one county in georgia, write it saw nearly a thousand students infected after classes resumed there. we'll have details from all across the

decide whether to send their kids to school, the question has been asked of education secretary betsy devost is your plan?" does the government have one? what is your opinion on how the current secretary is handling this crisis? >> well, it's just been a failure. let's be honest. the secretary should be out making the case for the national strategy we need around the pandemic. she should be out making the case for significant resources for schools. it is going to take at least $175 billion just to avoid school districts facing devastating cuts and state aid because of the covid-19 economic crisis. schools need resources for internet access, particularly for low income students and student of color. schools need resources for all the ppe and changes to ventilation systems and so forth that are necessary to open safely, even once we get the community spread rates down. she's not doing that. schools need guidance. we have 13,000 school districts who are each sort of now tasked with making it up as they go along, rather than having a coherent set of national guidelines for how to think about re

the other big issue was opening schools back up what the education secretary betsy devos said about childrenchildren are going to get the virus, adults are going to get the virus but the facts have been that the virus has not impacted children in the same way that even the average flu season does. >> john: we do know that children can get infected, maybe they don't get as sick as adults do but our twins are going back to school in a couple weeks and there is something in the back of my mind that says, what happens to me if they come home with coronavirus? we are going to take steps to try to limit cross-contamination and infection but, you know, should kids be going back to school? >> john, there's a big amount of debate going on on this right now, a recent gallup poll shows everybody split across the board. a third of parents a remote learning only, a third of parents say in school only and another third say both. hybrid. some at home, some remote learning. and it may be something, too, if you're at a lot of risk, your high-risk group as a child or a teacher may be then virtual learning mak

then a few weeks ago betsy devos in charge of education in this country said quote, kids are actually stoppers of the disease. they don't get it and transmit it themselves which is not true. mark meadows did concede this yesterday to wolf. >> i think we can all transmit -- anybody who sent their kids to school know that a lot of times the kids come home and you catch whatever you got from your kids who were transferring it back and forth. >> i mean, amen, finally that is the truth about this. but i think parents have got to be so confused right now. >> yeah. this is why it's so important, poppy, to be singing from the same song book and telling the truth. there's a lot about covid-19 that we don't know and a lot that we know too and that includes that children do get sick. yes, children tend to get less sick than adults do, but some children become very sick. unfortunately, some children have even died from this disease and kids don't live in a bubble. they will be coming home to parents and grandparents and there are teachers and staff in the schools too. it's our job to safe guard t

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a few weeks ago, you know, the woman in charge of education in this country betsy devos showed, quote, studies show children are stoppers of the disease and they don't get it or transmit it and then mark meadows said this yesterday to wolf. listen. >> and i think we can all transmitt -- anybody who sent their kids to school know that a lot of times the kids come home and you catch whatever you got from your kids who were transferring it back and for the. >> amen. i'm glad he said it. i just wish everyone were on the same page. what do confused parents need to know this morning? >> well, there's been some really interesting studies. let mow just explain this simply. in south korea they did a large contact tracing study and contact traced kids. looked at kids, who are all your contacts? let's sit there and talk to them and what they found when they put all that data together that kids so and older, they were transhitting this virus just as much as adults were. kids younger than that, i think the jury is out in part because they didn't have as many contacts. think about your own kids. if

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every time i hear donald trump or betsy devos give medical advice i just cringe.rcumstances should anyone be taking medical advice or, by the way, education advice from donald trump or betsy devos. that is not going to end well for children or other living things. no, we are not ready to just jump back in. no, kids are not immune and they can get very ill and, by the way, evidence is showing that children can spread. why in the world would you turn your neighborhood public school into your community's super spreader? the very first thing that people have to pay attention to when they say is it time to open a public school is you look at the guidance and, by the way, guidance isn't just like, well, if you feel like this. these are scientists. these are medical professionals saying if you don't want to die, here is what you will do. and the first thing is you don't open a school or a restaurant or really anything while the virus is surging. because the trump administration from day one has dismissed it and not taken it seriously and said it will magically disappear

>> no, i'm in a state where betsy devos comes from.w up 30 miles from where i am, and they have underfunded schools for decades in this school, now really across the country. so no, particularly in this setting of a pandemic, where state budgets are down, and congress can't get their stuff together to get more funding to schools, i think that's inevitably a huge challenge. again, our ultimate ability to control this virus, this president's ability to lead, which he has sort of shirked that responsibility, that is how we get back into schools, we get back into businesses, we get bars open, we get stadiums like you said in your open, like cowboys stadium, half full. that to me is one of the most insane things i have heard right now. and controlling the virus is the answer. the president just hasn't done it, and we need him to step up. >> let's get this positivity rate down below 5% and start having these conversations. anyway, rob davidson, coming to us from the state of michigan, committee to protect medicare, thanks for coming on and s

the event was led by the president, mike pence, kellyanne conway, and betsy devos, who all kicked thingsg too close together with no mask on. do as they say, kids, not as they do... or say. and as everyone spoke, the president just sat there looking like he's on the toilet. so, for the first time, i can honestly say, donald trump looked like he gave a crap. ( laughter ) we'll be right back with white house correspondent april ryan. ♪ ♪ ...or an overdue makeover. get all your pet essentials right when you need them, with curbside pickup at petsmart. just order online, drive up, check-in, and pick up. step up. prep up. up. prep up. to help keep you free from the risk of hiv. from the makers of truvada, there's another prep option: descovy for prep. a once-daily prescription medicine that helps lower the chances of getting hiv through sex. it's not for everyone. descovy for prep has not been studied in people assigned female at birth. talk to your doctor to find out if it's right for you. step up. one and only loveves. for ur for kings, this queen, and you royals in between. for my now. our

by the time -- a lot of people in the trump orbit were involved whether kolfage or erik prince, betsy devos's husband, this became a large scale project to at least put up, i would say, immaterial amount of call along the southern border, to buy it from private land and put it up there. this is a long running, months' long scheme that took in tens of millions of dollars. it's not a small-time thing at all. >> ben, to be clear, these are people who went online and were giving money to a private organization to build a border wall, not to oversimplify it, r but is that what they were doing? >> that's precisely what they were doing. they were responding to a viral hasht hashtag. just send us some cash, we'll find a way to make it happen, not knowing that kolfage is tied to some seedier parts of the internet. that's what he did. he said i promise you, i'll put this to use. even at the time, we knew at the time that this was clearly not on the up and up, and the people around him were tied directly to bannon at the time. the press contact for this, we texted him this morning, dustin stockton, he h

one they highlight is betsy devos.loor harris' first speech after joining the senate in 2017 was an explanation of her opposition to trump choice of betsy devos to run the education department. it was pentz who pushed s'sorce's -- devo nomination. it was the first time a vice president how to provide the final nominee for -- final vote for a cabinet nominee. devos had played a big role in developing the largest in the nation, indiana's private school. . janice in indiana, republican. go ahead. commenti just want to on something that the previous stated since he is not from indiana and really doesn't know anything about vice president mike pence. he was our governor for eight years. years, i'm sorry. he is a good man. i don't know where they get all of this stuff in the media about his actions on lgbtq. understand where all of that comes because he is on honest man. comebecause he doesn't right out and say, i am for it or whatever, doesn't mean that he is -- he treats everybody fairly. kamala, whatever her oes, she is g

betsy devos is a billionaire heiress, and this is coming to a head with schools targeting her in michigant should be arriving in grand rapids, the area she has her primary residence and summer es skate a -- estate. and on that billboard they're imploring her stop hiding in your mansion. >> heidi, thanks. moving to dr. dave. with heidi's reporting on the lack of leadership there, possibly, kids going back to school, is what the president said correct about how literally no impact on them? because there are some schools that are opening and kids have gone back. what has happened, dr. dave? >> first, mika, we scientists know that kids are not immune to the coronavirus. they catch it, they transmit it, they've even show more recently that some of the youngest children, under 5, have up to 100 times more viral particles in their nasal fair nix than adults. we know that just in florida over 250,000 kids have been swabbed. there have been 42,000 positive cases of children. seven have died in florida. many, many have been hospitalized in florida. i think it's over 400. so that's just down here in

the governors have to stand up to the federal government, you know, betsy devos at the department ofhe purveyors of this kind of nonsensical and dangerous threats that are being suggested for schools that don't reopen the way the white house wants them to. and i'm just hoping that the governors will find the gumption to stand up to these kind of threats and that families won't accept it, either. not to mention the teachers and everybody else that's involved here. it's just a terrible rock and a hard place that these schools superintendents and principals are now facing. and we cannot, of course, ignore the fact that kids need to be educated, but we have to find ways to do that safely. i think we can, but it's not going to be under the threat of reduced funding. >> dr. erwin redlener, always grateful to get to talk to you about all of these things during these extraordinary times. >>> up next for us, trump speaking out about a deadly, tragic explosion all the way on the other side of the globe. we'll bring that to you, next. we'll bring that to you, next. attention veterans with va lo

in fact, they could just easily turn into a way for betsy devos to get her way and say public school is not working, now, let's privatize and have vouchers and do whatever we want, so i want us to keep that in mind. public education is the cornerstone of our democracy, and it's already under attack before covid. so i also want to say that educators, who i represent, we would love to be with our students in person, but we want everybody to stay healthy and to stay alive, and i know that everybody shares that interest, too. we are in a crisis. we're moving as fast as we can, and things do change when you're in a crisis. one thing that i specifically want to mention about the agreement between uesf and sfusd is that all certified bargaining unit members will be interacting and instructing students for 120 minutes a day. so it goes beyond classroom teachers and visual and performing arts teachers and p.e. teachers. it's nurses, social workers, behavioral analysts, psychologists. everybody who has a credential who works with students will be working with students 120 minutes a day, and i

in fact, they could just easily turn into a way for betsy devos to get her way and say public school is not working, now, let's privatize and have vouchers and do whatever we want, so i want us to keep that in mind. public education is the cornerstone of our democracy, and it's already under attack before covid. so i also want to say that educators, who i represent, we would love to be with our students in person, but we want everybody to stay healthy and to stay alive, and i know that everybody shares that interest, too. we are in a crisis. we're moving as fast as we can, and things do change when you're in a crisis. one thing that i specifically want to mention about the agreement between uesf and sfusd is that all certified bargaining unit members will be interacting and instructing students for 120 minutes a day. so it goes beyond classroom teachers and visual and performing arts teachers and p.e. teachers. it's nurses, social workers, behavioral analysts, psychologists. everybody who has a credential who works with students will be working with students 120 minutes a day, and i

it is a big decision and, again, we are seeing people like betsy devos playing politics and threateningo local schools and public schools and universities. we need to ensure that our local leaders make those decisions because what good is a school or university if of all the children are going and getting sick and dying? >> we have got less than two minutes. >> i have two kids that are in college. constance is at ball state university, my alma mater and my son is at taylor university. they have had to come home like everybody else did in march. we have had some concerns about them. i've actually had asymptomatic covid myself. i know the importance of going into a safe environment and not being a super spreader and not giving it to anybody else. we are not prepared for that right now. mike pence came to indiana last week and convinced our governor eric holcomb to the to make it a crime not to wear a mask on. he had already signed on and health care and a pandemic, we need to wear masks and make sure our kids are going into an environment that is safe for them. teachers need to be protect

in fact, they could just easily turn into a way for betsy devos to get her way and say public school is not working, now, let's privatize and have vouchers and do whatever we want, so i want us to keep that in mind. public education is the cornerstone of our democracy, and it's already under attack before covid. so i also want to say that educators, who i represent, we would love to be with our students in person, but we want everybody to stay healthy and to stay alive, and i know that everybody shares that interest, too. we are in a crisis. we're moving as fast as we can, and things do change when you're in a crisis. one thing that i specifically want to mention about the agreement between uesf and sfusd is that all certified bargaining unit members will be interacting and instructing students for 120 minutes a day. so it goes beyond classroom teachers and visual and performing arts teachers and p.e. teachers. it's nurses, social workers, behavioral analysts, psychologists. everybody who has a credential who works with students will be working with students 120 minutes a day, and i

the message has been reiterated by the loyal education secretary betsy devos. she, too, has joined in the threats on schools that don't reopen. now the republicans in the senate have taken their threat and turned it into legislation with their proposal in the next relief package. let me be really clear. there is a concern about empty classrooms. those who study childhood behavior worry that lack of socialization takes its toll on childhood development. teachers are often sentinels for child abuse which may be going unreported. remote learning works well for others but not for others. -- for some but not for others. but that's not the concern for this president. he wants schools back so he can claim some kind of false victory over the coronavirus. last week i led 24 of my colleagues in writing to the majority and democratic leaders opposing putting children and teachers in any danger by conditioning funding on schools reopening in person. recently i had the opportunity to visit the little village academy in chicago with the chicago public schools chief janice ja

we are the proud home state of president ford, secretary betsy devos, and secretary ben carson. and let's not forget, we are the home state of the most awesome republican party chair, ronna mcdaniel. [applause] ronna shocked the world in 2016 when she switched michigan to read for president donald j. trump. and make no mistake, this year michigan is going to stay red for president donald j. trump and we will put john james in the u.s. senate. [applause] madam secretary, michigan, the great lakes state, is going to cast all 73 votes for president donald j. trump. [applause] secretary drummond: pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules and procedures of this invention, michigan casts 73 votes for president trump. minnesota. 39 delegates. 39, president trump. i am mike lindell, chairman of the minnesota delegation. [applause] i was born and raised in minnesota. we grew up with god, family values, and our 10,000 lakes. a lot of traditional moral values. minnesota has been blue since 1972. this actually made us in minnesota feel very sad. this year, the terrible de

education secretary betsy devos was on hand and reiterated the president's core beliefs about reopening. >> we know that for students and their families, they can't be held captive to other people's fears or agendas we have got to ensure that families and parents have options that are going to work for their child and for their children's education >> joining us now, american federation of teachers president randi weingarten the aft represents 17.3 million teachers from preschool to grade 12 president weingarten, it's great to have you. you're on record saying if you want to blame someone over the schools not reopening, look no further than donald trump and mitch mcconnell. so we understand where you think we need to look if that's what we're interested in in trying to figure out why it's not working. you think that the house did their job and we need about $2300 per student. will that do it? what would that -- when we need to get this done specifically where your teachers feel safe? >> so, i'm glad you asked the question and i'm sorry, you know, as we're still all doing remotely, my do

fund private betsy devos and trump joked something right after that decision.lk about defunding the police, but they have no problem with the president defunding the world health organization, the cdc, planned parenthood, the epa, and every school that ever became predominately black, they also defunding. and so when you really look at the tone of the republican convention, it was mean. students,allow those those two armed people that were threatening the black lives with a longstrators gun and a handgun, and let them talk, they really told you what the republican party was all about. host: there they are on your screen from last night's convention. i also want to show you nikki haley, former ambassador to the united nations. here she is talking about the economy and racism. [video clip] joe biden and the socialist left would be a disaster for our economy, but president trump is leading a new era of opportunity. before communist china gave us the coronavirus, we were breaking economic records left and right. the pandemic has set us back, but not for long. presi

we are the proud home state of president ford, secretary betsy devos, and secretary ben carson. let's not forget, we are the home state of the most awesome republican party chair, ronna mcdaniel. [applause] ronna shocked the world in 2016 when she switched michigan to read for president donald j. trump. and make no mistake, this year michigan is going to stay red for president donald j. trump and we will put john james in the u.s. senate. [applause] madam secretary, michigan, the great lakes state, is going to cast all 73 votes for president donald j. trump. [applause] secretary drummond: pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules and procedures of this invention, michigan casts 73 votes for president trump. minnesota. 39 delegates. 39, president trump. i am mike lindell, chairman of the minnesota delegation. [applause] i was born and raised in minnesota. we grew up with god, family values, and our 10,000 lakes. a lot of traditional moral values. minnesota has been blue since 1972. this actually made us in minnesota feel very sad. this year, the terrible democr