it has been disastrous and i'm sorry, but i look at the teacher 's unions and i really think that a reckoningr organizations, not public service organizations. they're not there about the kids and the learning. they're there about the rights of the teacher and the threats to the teacher, and it's all about the teacher or the teacher's unions, it's not about education and certainly not about the children. steve: geraldo how is your daughter now that she's in the living room with you as you're trying to watch general hospital. geraldo: [laughter] ainsley: you know, geraldo -- geraldo: that's funny but i just saw her this morning and she's working hard already. ainsley: geraldo i was with a friend yesterday and she said her child has just gone back to the classroom and she's a very quiet child but she gets nervous now talking to her friends and she says mom, i can hear the words in my head but i'm too scared to talk to them because she's been zooming for all this time. we had a mom on fox & friends first earlier, and you know, because geraldo, when our children hurt, we hurt and even if your kid

most parents do not have that choice is because joe biden sold on america's children to the teachers unions. 's position is morally inexcusable. >> the former president went on to say the next generation is being cheated. shannon: thank you. hours after his homeland security secretary declined to classify the skyrocketing surge of migrants on the southern border is a crisis immigration was a key topic during president biden have special meeting with mexico's president. kevin cork is tracking the latest from the biden administration even as some biden supporters are ready to sell the alarm over the border situation. >> a lot of people very concerned about that. the administration facing huge spikes in the number of illegal border crossings especially when compared to this time last year. if you add to that the release of thousands of illegal aliens into the interior of our country, effectively skipping the line ahead of other immigrants trying to get here legally then you can certainly understand why critics argue the administration is at least arguably stoking a migration crisis at the border.

teachers' union. carter evans has the story s anges.ll have weeks to get vaccinated before heading back. elementary students will return in the middle of april and everyone else by the end of april. some l.a. parents say it is too late, the damage is done. >> it will be another six weeks before he will be back in the classroom. >> this school year was a major problem. >> reporter: one of more than 650,000 l.a. public school students trying to learn online for nearly a year now. is he getting a quality education right now? >> no. he is not getting what he deserves. >> reporter: his mother says that he sometimes has less than two hours of teacher instruction a day. >> to him it feels like no one cares like if they are giving me the minimum to do his effort has become the minimum. >> reporter: now part of a class action lawsuit against the school district and the teachers' union which claims students are losing 17 to 19 1/2 hours of instructional time every week in a district where nearly 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced pri

teachers union this weekend. they're still opposition to students returning to school grounds next month. kron 4 s ella sogomonian talk with teachers and parents to address their concerns of reopening too early. >> now that a tentative agreement has been reached between the oakland unified school district and the oakland education association. students are set to return to their classrooms in 2 weeks on tuesday, march 30th. that's the first phase of reopening and it includes pre k through second grade along with other priority students. the second phase is set for april 19th and will include up to 5th grade and at least one secondary great. but students have the option to remain at home if they choose to do so and returning to the classroom at first would not require teachers to get vaccinated. we would make them mandatory. but we did put it into the language that the volunteer phase. they need to be vaccinated. there is pushback from some educators parents and students. >> to returning in a virtual meeting on monday. a group shared their reasons for hesitating saying without fully vaccinating stu

teacher's union. we are oakland. kpix5. > people taking their pictures and selfi, s. it feels like the first day of school. >>> elementary school students have returned to campus full time in san rafael this reback together five days a week. rooms have been reconfigured and ventilationa improved. there are plastic screens and tape markers everywhere to show students where to stand. the district still has an online remote learning program for those who request it. >>> and a congressman sc the pa impact on students. a virtual town hall starts at 1:00 p.m. >>> today san jose city council are expected to discuss a tougher crack down on side show participants before they even hit the streets. san jose city councilmembers are proposing a crack down on those who promote the illegal activity on social media and using mobile license plate readers to track down participants who get away. >> we are lucky that nobody has been killed or seriously injured so far in the past year. especially. >> the proposal also includes creating a county wide task force to allow law enforcement ag

teachers will start heading back to the classroom m next montnth. afteter ththe districtct struck deal with its union. >> dozens o of schools s are sl to reopenen on apririle first wave. it will be more of a ripple, really, with just about 350 students starting, about one half of 1% of the districts total enrollment. >> wilson walker reports that for most parents it is still a waiting game. >> reporter: the plan would open about two dozen preschools, elementary schools and special education programs, the deal with the teachers union, however, does not cover middle and high schools. >> through a lot of hard work, but we have achieved is a way to bring students back with the teachers

teachers union hybrid. in-person learning will begin on thursday, march 25th for pre k through second grade students as well as special day students and 40'ser on march 29th 329th graders all the way to seniors in high school will also be in front of a teacher, at least part-time 100% distance. learning will still be offered to those yet. not on board with their kids being back inside the school. the president of the teachers union says this comes after the district agreed to enhanced safety measures. the plan is for all students to engage in distance learning in the mornings and then those students in the hybrid program. welcome back to school. 2 afternoons a week for 2 and a half hours they'll be in what's called learning support groups not being in person 5 days a week is one of the reasons harrison's mom is lukewarm on the plan. it's really hard. and i think that's why a lot of parents have. >> opted out of the hybrid option because they can with their work schedules, even if they're working from home. but certainly if they're working outside the home, they can't take that time off. in the middle of the day to drop off their kids for 2

teachers union hybrid. in-person learning will begin on thursday, march 25th for pre k through second grade students as well as special day students and 40'sn march 29th 329th graders all the way to seniors in high school will also be in front of a teacher, at least part-time 100% distance. learning will still be offered to those yet. not on board with their kids being back inside the school. the president of the teachers union says this comes after the district agreed to enhanced safety measures. the plan is for all students to engage in distance learning in the mornings and then those students in the hybrid program. we'll come back to school 2 afternoons a week for 2 and a half hours they'll be in what's called learning support groups not being in person 5 days a week is one of the reasons harrison's mom is lukewarm on the plan. my concern is that if we go back into the purple tier. >> then the hybrid situation shuts down completely. we go back to full distance learning. so that could be really hard for our kiddos who are looking forward to being back. >> the union president agrees. this is not ideal because, you know, it is not school l

teachers will start heading back to the classroom m next montnth. afteter ththe districtct struck deal with its union. >> dozens o of schools s are sl to reopenen on apriril 12th as of the first wave. it will be more of a ripple, really, with just about 350 students starting, about one half of 1% of the districts total enrollment. >> wilson walker reports that for most parents it is still a waiting game. >> reporter: the plan would open about two dozen preschools, elementary schools and special education programs, the deal with the teachers union, however, does not cover middle and high schools. >> through a lot of hard work, but we have achieved is a way to bring students back with the teachers and clasassmates they' had all year virtually. >> reporter: schools will reopen in phases based on when they are ready. and about half of the district 64 elementary schools are slated to reopen by the end of april. >> we were very excited to see the announcement last night, i think it is a great first step. >> our position is that this is a good first step. long overdue. >> reporter: we spoke with leaders from two of the parent groups that have been pushing for re

s has recently upped its average to more than two million vaccines per day. we're learning the oakland teachers union is close to an agreement with the oakland unified school district on reopening schools for in person classes. but this agreement does not include all students. ktvu is rob roth spoke today with the chief negotiator for the teachers union to get more details on the deal that's been worked out here. rob joining us now live with more on this. rob. yeah, like something. teachers saying agreement could come at any time that it would allow for some in person learning, but on lee for certain students. i'm hopeful that we'll be able to come to an agreement today, says garcia, the chief negotiator for oakland. teachers says the proposal involves students who are struggling with distance learning whether it's a pre kindergartener or high school student. but those students and teachers would come to class voluntarily or families who chose to opt in would happen opportunity and that are high needs as well as educators who choose to opt in. should do some small cohort instruction. that's this just

we know when it comes to teachers unions, one of their purposes, one of the things they do is retain bad teachers sinly when you look at that, should a police union represent a police officer involved in criminal misconduct? you know, i have a great working relationship with our unions here. we certainly don't always agree. they know i will hold bad police officers accountable and so maybe there is a middle ground but police officers also deserve the right to due process just like any american citizen. because there is an allegation of wrongdoing doesn't mean it is so. look, we know from the summer of love, the weeks and days of protest, the false narrative out about police officers and so should we just align with their lies? these officers deserve to be represented. that is the bottom line. will: that is absolutely, that is absolutely, chief, we've seen there has been calls to do away with due process, you're absolutely right and perhaps there is a middle ground when it comes to unions and policing, but what is clear the blm activists are not looking for a middle ground. they are looking for clea

teacher union, that is a pathetic leadership. the kids that are most impacted and families most impacted are the low income, blue collar, middle class kids. the wealthy, sun and daughters selected officials, they are sending their kids in person in private schools, but they are not affording that right to the folks who need to go to public school system. mark: right. ed by -- opposes option to public education here, is not leading an effort to open schools, you are right, if you are a poor family in a poor school, you have no choice. there you are, you are stuck, we'll be right back. >> live from america's news headquarters, i am jon scott, latest coronavirus vaccine clears a final hurdle. today they voted to endorse the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine, millions of doses are shipped across the nation, with company promising 100 million doses by end of june, the johnson & johnson vaccine is easier to handle and ship, requiring a single shot, and not have to be stored at extreme ly,low temperatures, former president trump speaking against at cpac in orlando, he is not forming a new political party. the 45th president criticize biden administration for being antijob, ant

teacher union, that is a pathetic leadership. the kids that are most impacted and families most impacted are the low income, blue collar, middle class kids. the wealthy, sun and daughters selected officials, they are sending their kids in person in private schools, but they are not affording that right to the folks who need to go to public school system. mark: right. ed by -- opposes option to public education here, is not leading an effort to open schools, you are right, if you are a poor family in a poor school, you have no choice. there you are, you are stuck, we'll be right back. how do we ensure families facing food insecurity get access to their food? we needed to make sure that, if they couldn't get to the food, the food would come to them. we can deliver for food banks and schools. amazon knows how to do that. i helped deliver 12 million meals to families in need. that's the power of having a company like amazon behind me. this is how you become the best! ♪ ♪“you're the best” by joe esposito♪ ♪ ♪ [triumphantly yells] ♪ [ding] don't get mad. get e*trade and take charge of your finances today. just over a year ago, i was drowning in credit card debt. sofi helped me

teacher's unions and so forth. a big chunk of it is the largest expansion of l.b.j.'s welfare state.work requirements on anything here. so it's not going to help. wall street loves this. >> sandra: look at the dow. new record highs yet again. >> these brilliant economists on wall street are saying yeah, yeah, more cash to buy stocks. >> sandra: really? >> i don't think that was the intent from the far left. >> sandra: you're saying stimulus checks get to people that don't need it, going to put it into the stock market. >> yeah, on our show tonight, we have a chart about i think people -- i don't know -- under 25 or under 30 years old or something. they're using -- there's evidence from the prior check that they invested in stocks. maybe they're buying gamestop orbit coin. i'm happy to have kids buying stocks. don't get me wrong. i don't think we should be financing them through federal payments. >> sandra: you have said all along the way, there's people that need help. businesses that need help. we want to get that relief to the people that need it as a result of the shut downs and t

teachers union hybrid. in-person learning will begin on thursday, march 25th for pre k through second grade students as well as special day students and 40's later on march 29th 329th graders all the way to seniors in high school will also be in front of a teacher, at least part time, 100% distance learning will still be offered to those yet. not on board with their kids being back inside a school. the president of the teachers union says this comes after the district agreed to enhanced safety measures. the plan is for all students to engage in distance learning in the mornings and then those students in the hybrid program. we'll come back to school 2 afternoons a week for 2 and a half hours they'll be in what's called learning support groups not being in person 5 days a week is one of the reasons harrison's mom is lukewarm on the plan. it's really hard. and i think that's why a lot of parents have. >> opted out of the hybrid option because they can with their work schedules, even if they're working from home. but certainly if they're working outside the home, they can't take that time off. in the middle of the day to drop off their kids f

susan solomon president of the teachers union united educators of san francisco says safety protocols are in place and educators and staff will face shields even n 95 masks srs whose means that requires that the the students. close-up not not within 60 they have to be closer to students and in some cases some educators will be going into more than one stable cohort solomon says educators will be finding out when the start dates are for their schools and they will have access to the buildings 2 weeks before school starts. >>so they can start setting up their classrooms. other students will be offered in person options by the end of april the school district says they will provide more details about the reopening plan on monday in the meantime the city attorney is still moving forward with a lawsuit filed against the school district and board of education. >>on reopening schools, a court hearing is set on march 22nd and san francisco gayle ong kron 4 news. >>in the east bay there's another mobile covid-19 vaccination clinic in richmond that specifically targeting disadvantaged communities. this is all part of contra costa county's health services focus on eq