of being run for the education of your kids. so this is deeply unpopular p. nobody wants the department of education eliminated and it's really important for us to explain to the american people why it's happening. senator peters? sen. peters: well, this is a very personal issue for me. i'm the son of a public school teacher. i'm the product of the public schools. my children all went to the public schools as well. and as my colleagues highlighted today, the department of education plays a critical role in success to support students with disabilities and pell grants to make sure americans can go to college. dismantling the department of education will absolutely open up the floodgates for this administration to privatize education as senator murphy has said. and the money taken away from federal education, the money will give tax breaks to billionaires. senator mcmahon and republicans in the past have tried to sell this program as school choice but it's basically avoucher program. as senator murphy mentioned, which gives private schools the ability, private schools will have the abilit

of being run for the education of your kids. so, this is deeply unpopular. nobody wants the department of education ,-com,-com ma it is really important for us to explain to the american people why it's happening. >> senatoror peters. >> this is a very personal issue for me. i am a son of a public school teacher. i am the product of a public schools, my children all went to the public schools as well. as my colleagues highlighted today the department of education plays a critical role in student success from providing grants to supporting students with disabilities to perkins grant to support career and technical education and pell grants to make sure that americans can go to college. dismantling the department of education is also going to just absolutely open up the floodgates for this administration to privatize education as senator murphy said funding that is taken away from public education, we know where that money is going to go. it will be going to give tax breaks to billionaires. newly appointed secretary mcmahon and republicans in the past have tried to sell some of this prog

right after carter started the process of creating the education department. but this whole issue of it's time to send the money back to the states, let them who are the best equipped to know what their educational needs are for their state. the federal government does, however, fund education for the different states. and we're talking about, you know, tens of millions of dollars. what is the role of the education department? >> sure. >> and to be clear, at most, it's 5% of the federal budget. so we're not talking a lot of money when you consider the entire federal budget, it's. still billions. yes. but again, 5% of trillions of dollars in the federal budget is not something that i think most voters would say would be, in and of itself, wasteful. but when you think about it, rick is right. when you think about the way that the education department is structured in education broadly, yes, most of the decision making is at the state level that majority of the schools in our country are paid by local property taxes. and yet the curriculum is in many ways controll

here's the department of education simply explained. >> put simply, the department of education establishedes most federal assistance to education. >> the first role of the department of education is to redistribute funds to support education in states and school districts and institutions of higher education. >> martin west is a professor at harvard's graduate school of education. >> function two is regulations on the use of the funds. a third function of the department is to enforce federal civil rights laws. a final function of the department is in the research and development space to try to improve the operation of american schools. >> quick history lesson. the current cabinet level department of education was established in 1980. created under president carter the year prior with support from the biggest acher's union in the country. the national education association or nea. >> we knew at the time that we were still in the throes of the civil rights act of the late '60s and the federal government needed to play a role in how our schools were funded. >> she's the president of nea and

bring the bill to congress if you want to get rid of the department of education. we'll stand on the side of the american people and they'll continue to side on elon musk. reporter: i want to ask about gavin newsom saying the democrats were in the wrong allowing transgender athletes to compete in female sports? what's your response that after democrats opposed women and girls in men's sports. mr. jeffries: i haven't seen his comments but what democrats proposed was unleashing sexual predators on girls throughout the united states of america. last question. reporter: what do you say to those members who have been receiving relentless -- i want to say encouragement, from grassroots activists and constituents who want to see the party do more without obviously necessarily understanding what the power of the minority party is. what's your strategy to show your base that you guys have an effective strategy to counter president trump? mr. jeffries: we'll continue to stop him in the congress, stop him in the courts, stop him in the community, put it in the voteers' hands n

eliminate the department of education. i'm a mom and a grandmom. we don't want to eliminate the department of education of education. we want our children educated so that they can grow up and be whatever they want to be. but donald trump doesn't want that. will he do it? sure, he'll do it. will it stick? no. he's so erratic. he's so unreliable. this is an incompetent administration that is making life very difficult for my constituents. >> let's see what next moves happen and what, as we have seen, legal challenges may come from it. another headline that just came through, and this has to do with you have been outspoken in criticizing the doge moves, and we're seeing evidence of the impact of it in a new way this morning. new data analysis just came out that says u.s. employers cut more jobs last month than any february since 2009, the largest share of job cut announcements coming in the government sector. your reaction. >> and what a sad tally that is for the united states economy. and this is allegedly a president who wants to grow jobs. what we

if the department of education is essentially wound down? >> well, first, brianna, thanks for having me here today. you know, we have to remember that the department of education is responsible for executing laws that protect our kids, that ensure a level playing field, and that close the opportunity gap. so here in florida, there are literally over a million kids who benefit from the programs that come through the u.s. department of education, students with special needs students who live in poverty, students in career and tech program, and of course, students at our colleges and universities who receive pell grants and other funding sources through the federal government. and so it's really important to us that the department of education stay in place and continue to be that that watchdog, if you will, for so many students who often are at risk. >> could that authority be subsumed by some other entity when you're talking about laws protecting students with disabilities? you know, that predates the department of education. so what are your

not put it in the department of education. not give it to low-income individuals so they can climb out of poverty. they want to take trillions, trillions of dollars from you, and give it to them. madam president, i ask that these final remarks appear in a separate part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. s mr. schatz: thank you, madam president. since taking office just over a month ago, donald trump has rapidly obliterated america's standing as the leader of the free world. decades of hard work, extraordinary sacrifice, and painstaking bipartisan diplomacy to lead our allies and partners against the forces of autocracy and repression have been crushed. and america's reputation as the indispensable nation is in at that timers. -- is in tatters. it started with the illegal dismantling of the united states agency for international development, and continued with the unlawful elimination of virtually all foreign ass assistance, and culminated this last weekend, friday, with the oval office meeting with ukr

linda mcmahon wants to detonate the department of education. so why is she taking the job? just to be disruptive. the blast radius of this order will harm nearly every child, every teacher, every family and every community. taking a chainsaw to the department of education and undermining its mission to educate our next generation would be horrible for our schools. our families. children. secretary mcmahon is supposed to serve. and don't forget, defunding education means property taxes will go up. across the country. particularly in suburban districts. look at this chart. the state that was the most to lose if the education department is dismantled are trump states. in particular, rural states. in rural america, there's one school in the community. you undercut it, and education is dramatically -- and education dramatically declines. the department of session a lifeline for schools across america. without it, rural schools, many of them would vanish. schools will crumble at the foundation. education is the best investment for struggling communities. without good school, witho

department of education. tary linda mcmahon to take all the steps necessary, permitted by law to close the department, which has 4500 employees. political and legal experts say eliminating an entire cabinet department would require congressional approval. the federal corporation that runs the presidio is trying to protect itself from the trump administration. the chronicle reports the presidio trust filed a report showing that it is fully self-sufficient by generating revenue through donations and collecting rents from tenants and businesses. the trust predicts it will earn a record $182 million this year. president trump issued an executive order last month eliminating all aspects of the presidio trust, and the city of oroville is going against the state's sanctuary law. in a 7 to 0 vote, the city council approved a resolution declaring oroville as a non sanctuary city. it allows police officers to cooperate with federal immigration agents. >> our time is now. 545 the latest on the health of pope francis. he

educational institutions. and this all comes on the heels of the u.s. departmentation sending a letter to schools that received federal money, instructing them to stop using race as a factor in admissions in program and other activities. bonta's guidance emphasizes that diverse and inclusive schools are not illegal and that the federal government cannot prohibit these efforts. bonta said, quote, by bringing diverse perspectives to their campuses, schools foster a culture of learning debate and growth that benefits their students for the rest of their lives. every person deserves an equal access to a public education and court. >> billion elon musk met with republicans on capitol hill. they're talking about cuts to the federal government. yeah, we have our washington correspondent vinaysimlot bringing us the very latest. congressional republicans pushed elon musk for more transparency as the department of government efficiency doge and the trump administration try to cut the federal government. musk even went as far as giving some republicans his phone number. maki

this is also a part of what the president is ordering with the department of education sending a memo to the san francisco symphony and the conservatory of music. kron 4 stephanie rothman takes a closer look. >> recent letter from the department of education reinforces the trump administration's executive order eliminating dei programs. this forced the san francisco symphony and conservatory of music to pass the conservatories emerging black composers program. yeah. and sits in a berkeley is the program's 2022. winner. >> hawks. to use the word i would use like it is. incredible to have something. you wrote the play orchestrating the emerging black composers project launched back in 2020. >> with a goal of commissioning 10 works by early career. black american composers over 10 years. now, 5 years in the project has awarded prizes to 7 composers, including it said. >> those commissions, peace drowns in light was performed by the san francisco symphony in 2023 corona. i get a single black composer mentor or look up to. but ali says the program catapulted his career. conservatory studen

also, dismantling the department of education. cnn has learned president trump could keep his promise and sign an order in hours to end the department of ed. there's just one thing standing in trump's way. senate democrats and growing calls among maga pundits to pardon the officer who murdered george floyd. a call now being amplified by elon musk to his 319 million followers on x. what does the floyd family think of all this? we have one of his brothers here live. i'm sarah with john berman and kate baldwin. this is cnn news central. >> so many new and impactful headlines this morning, including cnn is learning that president trump, as soon as today could take executive action to eliminate the department of education. this is something that the president has threatened and promised that he would do. republicans have applauded this effort. democrats have vowed to block it. here is one house democrat that i spoke with just last hour. >> will he do it? sure, he'll do it. will it stick? no. he's so erratic. he's so unreliable. this is

the department of education is not working as intended. e its establishment in 1980, taxpayers have entrusted the department with over $1 trillion. yet student outcomes have consistently languished. secretary mcmahon goes on to say millions of americans are trapped in failing schools with college debt for degrees that do not provide meaningful returns on investment. and all these ideas are now leading to concerns on what this may mean for local school districts and colleges across the country. federal funding comes from the department of education and usually favors low income communities and students with disabilities. there are also questions on how this will affect the future of student loans, as well as education grants. live in the newsroom. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, james, thank you. time is 734. san mateo county sheriff christina corpus says she will not resign, despite overwhelming calls for her to be removed from office after voters overwhelmingly passed measure a county officials started planning their ne

of their lives. every person deserves an equal access to public education. just department there launching a civil rights investigation into accusations of anti-semitism within the university of california. this is video of campuses and encampments taking over on sproul plaza. this is that uc berkeley last year protesting the university's investment into companies that worked with israel in an announcement yesterday, the doj suggest there is a potential pattern of discrimination that might create a hostile work environment. just professors, staff and other employees reports of a anti-semitism have gone up across uc campuses since the war in the middle east between hamas and israel. happening today of members of the sonoma state community. they're getting together at mile savile speakers corner it. well, rally against his recent budget cuts, faculty, staff, students and alumni will protest layoffs. 46 faculty and 12 staff along with the elimination academic programs and sports teams. rally organizers say the administration needs to be held accountable. and a man, a reversal

educational institutions. now this comes on the heels of the u.s. department of education sending out a deer college letter, 2 schools receiving federal money. the letter told him to stop using race as a factor in admissions in programs and other activities. so the guidance emphasizes diverse and inclusive schools are not illegal. according to a supreme court decision in 2023 and that the federal government cannot prohibit these efforts through a dcl. bonta said, quote, by bringing diverse perspectives to their campuses. schools foster a culture of learning debate and growth that benefits their students for the rest of their lives. every person deserves equal access to a public education and quote. >> take a look at this. thousands of american alcohol products. >> removed from govern. men operated liquor stores across canada. >> and this is in resdonse to the new tariffs imposed by president trump. the liquor control board of ontario says that they took off the shelves about 3600 u.s. products in more than 1000 stores in canada, kentucky whiskeys california wi

what will we see with this administration in regards to the department of education? erstands the whole thing that randi wiengarten doesn't understand and what she's out there preaching she kept saying in you listen to her, our kids, our kids. they're not your kids, they're our kids. parents should be paramount to this discussion and shouldn't be a department of federal education and let it go right to the states and schools and kids and more school choice. that's why linda mcmahon understands this principal and she'll be a wonderful education secretary and need you to get back to the day where is there is no federal department of education. joey: if the school system is ran effectively, the department of education sends a grant and they implement it and it's the control over the grant and some in california might use for something stupid and one in georgia. as much as i agree with the department of education as it exists needs to go away because that's only a portion of what they do, that grant for the federal government down to the local muay nist 358tys and -- munic

and that's not all from the department of education. that includes other federal departments. that's the total amount. it also manages federal student loan program. people going off to college, that sort of thing. it oversees federal financial aid programs. it is also involved in investigating discrimination complaints. and it conducts research on nationwide reading and math skills. you may recall seeing the national report card every now and then. that explains how kids are doing here, whether they're doing well or not. what it doesn't do is also important. it doesn't set k through 12 curriculum. it doesn't tell schools what to teach. it does not certify teachers, and it does not establish graduation requirements. so if you have complaints about this anywhere you are, that is going to rest largely in your local community and your state, not at the federal government. through all of this, if you want to look at the actual money involved, the k through 12 money, most of it 28 billion goes to title one to help low income students and to the idea program to help students with disa

department of education sent a memo to the san francisco symphony and the san francisco conservatory of music crowd for stephanie rothman has the story. >> recent letter from the department of education reinforces the trump administration's executive order eliminating dei programs. this forced the san francisco symphony and conservatory of music to pass the conservatories emerging black composers program. yeah. and sits in a berkeley is the program's 2022. winner. >> hawks. okay. to use the word use like it is. incredible to have something you wrote the play playing or construct the emerging black composers project launched back in 2020. >> with a goal of commissioning 10 works by early career. black american composers over 10 years. now, 5 years in the project has awarded prizes to 7 composers, including it said. >> those commissioned piece drowns in light was performed by the san francisco symphony in 2023 corona. i get a single black composer mentor or already look up to. but ali says the program catapulted his career. conservatory students depend on federally subsidized loans and

here at the department of education. a momentous final mission, quickly and responsibly. iling schools with college debt for degrees that do not provide meaningful returns on investment, those ideas now leading to concerns of what this means for local school districts and colleges, especially across the country. federal funding comes from the department of education and usually favors low income communities and students with disabilities. there are also questions on how this will affect the future of student loans, as well as grants for education. live in the newsroom. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james saint james. thank you. veterans. they gathered outside the santa rosa, va health center as part of a national day of veterans protest. the white house is ordering the veterans administration to prepare for staffing cuts. the department of government efficiency sent out a memo announcing plans to cut more than 80,000 va jobs. the bay area has more than a dozen va clinics, and some are already seeing layoffs. some veterans feel the white house is breaking a promi

trump says he plans to sign an executive order today to begin the process of dissolving the department of education. the white house says trump will direct department of education secretary linda mcmahon to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure. now, this news comes after previous statements from the president that the department is, quote, indoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, and political material and quote, now support notes that it it's not legal for the president to shut down a department simply with an executive order. he will have to get permission and approval from congress. but keeping to kron 4 will keep you updated on this breaking news story. and that's not the only one. in fact just in to the kron. 4 news president trump says he is lifting tariffs on most goods from mexico for 4 weeks. and this comes amid economic fears of a trade war with mexico. trump says he's postponing that 25% tariff after a conversation with mexican president claudia sheinbaum. and this would apply to goods that again, she pointed out are compliant with the trade agreement. the tru

president trump has long wanted to get rid of the department of education. he promised as much throughout his first term, and again in this latest campaign. even recently telling his education secretary, linda mcmahon, he wants her to put herself out of a job. mcmahon just this week calling it, a quote, momentous final mission as she looks to send education back to the states. this morning, the president reportedly taking aim at a department that affects schools across the country. "the wall street journal" citing people briefed on the matter reports president trump is expected to issue an executive order as early as today aimed at abolishing the department of education. >> what do these people do? what do they do? >> reporter: nbc now news has not independently confirmed the report. they cannot do that without the approval of congress, but they may look for ways to defund congress. president trump has said, his aim is cutting down inefficiency and waste. the impact on american school children could be far-reaching. the department of education says it serves

many of these programs at the department of education are about student loans and about help for children with disabilities that are funneled through the department of education. congress created those and congress funded them and the president of the united states does not have a magic wand to wave over it and make them go away. there will be litigation toll protect the rights of congress. and this is constitutional law 101. congress passes the laws and funds the enactment of those laws. so that is that part. the bigger part to me is whether it succeeds or not. what he is telling us about his vision and what are the republicans and project 2025 telling us about their vision of america and vision of america that says we are going to start these crazy investments in our children, like getting them educated. we have to stop making these investments in building a future by investing in our children, by having them better educated and what which want to do with that money and spend that money instead on tax cuts for billionaires, because we are sure if billionaires have more money, that's goi

it will direct his new education secretary, linda mcmahon, to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the education department. the report says the draft order states, quote, the experiment of controlling american education through federal programs and dollars in the unaccountable bureaucrats. those programs and dollar support has failed our children, our teachers, and our families. now, it is unclear how far this could go. would need senate approval to completely shut down the department. democrats would almost certainly block that. let's get right to kevin liptak at the white house for your new reporting on this. kevin, what have you learned? >> yeah, this is a step that the white house has been preparing for for quite some time. certainly, president trump has been signaling since he was a candidate his intent to close down the department of education. but now we're learning he could put his signature on this executive order as early as today. and what it would do, as you said, essentially direct linda mcmahon, who was just confirmed as the secretary of education earlier this week to begin steps to close th

question though is wasn't there a study done by economists saying that the irs and maybe department of education was one of the best returns on investment and every dollar spent on auditing brought back like $45 or department of education every dollar spent generated three times as much in the future based on what you invested in the people? that's my question to you, thank you. >> yeah, it's a great question. i think the first question to me is shouldn't we cut accounts receivable if it's bloated? the reality is that every person in the irs that's doing these collections earns for the american taxpayer close to $6 of revenue for every $1 we spend on their salary. so it's a good deal. we should be -- if you're trying to be efficient, you'd add more. but the point is well taken that you can save money by sharing irs data to other federal agencies because you cut down on fraud and error if you give the federal agencies more information to detect that fraud and error. yes, from just a quantitative limits. there's the largest error rate and earned income tax credit and program run through the irs an

education secretary linda mcmahon to facilitate a department closure this week. president trump says he wants to give education back to the states. the department ofcation employs more than 4000 people. it's unclear how mcmahon would close the department. congressional approval is required to get rid of a federal agency. 72,000 jobs could be cut under a reorganization of the department of veterans affairs, the va's chief of staff told top level officials that the agency tuesday that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000. >> a federal judge blocked the trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. the new national institutes of health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars. the money covers so-called indirect expenses of studying alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses. everything from clinical trials of new treatments to basic lab research. that is the foundation for discovery. separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states, plus organizations

mmm. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> how soon do you want the department of education to be closed? artment of education is a con job. speak at the department overhaul with executive action that could come today. national data shows severe learning lots across the country but one state is ranked higher than other and that is louisiana up 11 spots on the nation's report card appeared to the superintendent of education joins me now. let's put up on the board to see the improvements made there in louisiana. a lot of states look at this and say, how did you do this? we know why you did it but how did you do with? >> thank you for the question. we are trying to be brave and go back to the basics and redesign systems, value our teachers and expand education. education doesn't have to be complicated and people over complicated it for too long but we are trying to return to basics with the quality education they deserve. speak i think people don't realize how far away so many school districts got from basics like phonics, how you when i learned to read. and we are paying a terrible price for

president trump may sign an order to close the department of education as soon as today. se schedule says he's signing something at 11 a.m. our time. most interpretations of the law say you can't close a department created by congress without congress, and the va plans to cut between 70 and 80,000 workers. va secretary collins says health care for veterans won't be affected. our goal is to reduce va empyment levels to 2019, in strength numbers. roughly 398,000 employees from our current level of approximately 470,000 employees. now, that's a 15% decrease. the u.s. congress trying to get a spending plan together. one big problem is it needs to know how much money doge is saving in order to account for it in the budget. so doge needs to give them solid, provable financial figures. but as many have reported, doge's numbers are inconsistent at best. it's an extremely important part of this is any type of doge cuts. we've got to work into our legislation and work into our budgets and appropriations. and that's a that's a large amount of planning that's happening. sierra zero ei

this this draft executive order directs mcmahon to facilitate the closure of the education departmentwhile operating to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law. what does that mean? how would that work? what would be left in place there's a lot of. >> gobbledygook there. um, as you said very accurately. >> to. >> close the department of education, it would take. 60 votes in the senate. that is never going to happen. and so it's sort of a bunch of rhetoric. it's gaslighting. um, they are not going to close the department of education. they could dismantle it. they could do harm. they could do damage. they had an executive order ready to go today. they walked that back because it's so unpopular, just like he walked. >> back the tariffs today. >> two thirds of americans don't want the department of education to close. so i'm not quite sure what his next move is. he's a he's a master of chaos. >> public schools only receive about 14% of their budgets from the federal government. i wonder how they would be impacted and what it would mean for students if education were handled e

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of education. what does the department mean for public schools around our country? >> well, look, the history of the department is about civil rights and ensuring that all students have access to educational opportunity. when you think about the department, you think about the title one program that sends more than $18 billion to schools serving low income students, you think about the individuals with disabilities education act, which allows the department to send about $14 billion to schools to provide services to students with disabilities. you think about the pell grant program, which provides assistance to low income students to pursue higher education, to pursue their american dream. that's what's at stake. if we were to see a dismantling of the department, you fear for those programs and the crucial role they play in students lives. >> yeah. and i'm just wondering, john, previous to president carter, this department didn't exist. and, you know, aaron was telling us how small as far as workforce it is vis a vis all the other departments. and certainly as a cabi

house says president trump will not sign an executive order today calling to dismantle the department of education. the wall street journal, however, reports a rough draft of the order is filed and waiting for a signature. ktvu james torres is here with how things are becoming more complicated. james. >> no doubt about that, garcia. the president doesn't actually have the authority to eliminate a federal department. that power lies with congress. but the president can, however, drain the department of its resources to the point where it's moot. and that's what education leaders say they fear. >> we need to invest in american students who want to become tech pioneers. >> the senate confirmed education secretary linda mcmahon earlier this week. the former wwe ceo says she aligns with trump's vision to get rid of the department of education. >> we should encourage innovative new institutions, develop smart accountability systems and tear down barriers to entry so that students have real choice and universities are not saddling future families with insurmountable debt. >> the department came to life i

president trump also expected to make some major moves regarding the department of education. cbs news has confirmed the administration is expected to issue an executive order directing newly confirmed education secretary linda mcmahon to start the process of dissolving the department. for weeks, the president has talked about shutting it down. >>>>oh, i'd like it to be closed immediately. look, the department of education is a big con job. >anne>lawmakers grilled mcmahon on the topic during her confirmation hearing. she said she agrees with the president's mission to return education to the states. she also acknowledged only congress has the power to close the department and that getting that through the senate is unlikely. the department of justice, investigating the uc system after claims of anti-semitic discrimination against employees. a major target in that probe is uc berkeley. the university made national headlines after students camped out on campus for weeks, demanding that the school divest from israel. veronica macias has more on how school leaders are responding to

department of education force, the san francisco symphony end the san francisco conservatory of music to pause their emerging black composers project kron 4.70, rothman joins us in studio now with reaction. stephanie. >> dan, one of the program's recipients explains without this investment. he fears there will be a lack of representation in classical music, especially when it comes to young black talent. that's already so limited. >> a recent letter from the department of education reinforces the trump administration's executive order eliminating dei programs. this forced the san francisco symphony and conservatory of music to pass the conservatories emerging black composers program. yeah. and sits in a berkeley is the program's 2022. winner. >> hawks. use the word i would use like it is. incredible to have something. you wrote the play playing custer, the emerging black composers project launched back in 2020. >> with a goal of commissioning 10 works by early career. black american composers over 10 years. now, 5 years in the project has awarded prizes to 7 composers, including it sa

. >> when the department of education grant she was hired. >> under was terminated. >> department of education cuts the potential elimination of the department of education is one of sort of two. >> categories of actions. >> the trump administration and republicans in washington are taking. >> that have potentially. >> catastrophic effects, not just on the people who's. >> who are served. >> by those agencies. >> or the people who work there. >> but also on the states. >> if the federal education department disappears, which. nbc news reports is their plan to just. eliminate that department and everything it does if they kill the federal education department, and if they go ahead with these massive. >> medicaid cuts. >> that are headed in the budget that republicans have just started to pass in washington, both of those things are going to just be. >> nuclear bombs. >> on the state budgets of just about. >> every. >> state in the country. those folks in michigan on tuesday, including the woman who's just lost her job because of department of education cuts, they were protesting, among

department of education. he legally just dismantle the department of education by executive order, or does he need congressional action? >> well, ultimately, if you eliminate an agency, you need congressional action. but just the fact that this is what he's doing shows his disdain for the american people, shows his disdain for public education, shows his disdain for special programs that are essential for so many americans to use and learn. for title one, which provides extra funding for disadvantaged neighborhoods, this is just more and more of donald trump's effort to completely slash and burn the american government and cut costs that go to cut programs, really, and funding that goes to the vast majority of working americans so that he can pave the way for tax cuts for billionaires. that is all that he's doing with these cuts. and it is going to really, really harm the vast majority of american people. >> one final question before i let you go, congressman, what about the pushback that elon musk seems to be

stuart: another proposed change, trump issues an executive order to abolish the department of educationlast month he said he wants the states to run the schools. >> why nominate linda mcmahon if you are going to get rid of the department of education? >> i told them linda, i hope you do a great job and put your self out of a job, ranked 40 out of 40 schools, we are ranked number one -- we spend more on people than any other country in the world and we are ranked at the bottom of the list, ranked very badly and what i want to do is let the states run schools. stuart: makes a good case, to abolish the department of education you need legislation for that. brian: to totally abolish it union legislation but you can do a lot to take power away from that department had to give it to parents. if you are paying a tutor every year and your kids's test scores got worse, wouldn't you fight the tutor? you would fire the tutor, it is a tutor the doesn't teach kids, spend time on other things. a lot of money, a small department gets paid a lot of money, american parents would rather have that money,

the department of education in the crosshairs is president donald trump is reportedly ready to sign an executive order to dismantle the department. straight ahead. i speak with an education leader about the severe impact this would have on those seeking higher education. first flight. frightening moments for commuters after an apparent gun battle on the east bay highway. what investigators are saying following three freeway shootings in just more than a week. but first, calling all young artists. we're talking about painters, writers, storytellers, axes. growing up in america. art bay fc and video contest is back. it's celebrating 30 years. this year's theme is facing my fears, and it's challenging. students k through 12 across the bay area to reflect on how they manage fear and turn it into strength. whether it's through painting, personal essay or video. this is your chance to win some cash prizes. nbc bay area is proud to support this opportunity. the submission window is open until march 15th. head tour website o (vo) struggling with moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative

the dismantling of agencies, including today the department of education, the firing of teachers, veterans, military, hack your personal data -- hacking your personal data, cozying up to foreign adversaries, this is not normal. we must continue to fight back, to push back in congress and the courts and in our communities. so here is what you can do. raise your voice, push your members of congress, push the administration, push your state and local leaders, engage in collective action, and engage in everyday acts of resistance in your own life. because, america, this is not normal. we will not go back. so i say to you, stay strong. raise your voices and engage in acts of courage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. all right. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2025, the gentleman from arizona, mr. schweikert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. schweikert: thank you, mr. speaker pro tempore. all righty. you have ever had the time here -- have you ever had the time h

of parents to direct their children's education. that's according to acting assistant secretary for civil rights greg trainor. he went on t say the department adheres to the deeply rooted american principle that local control over public education best allows parents and teachers alike to assess the educational needs of their children and communities that move earned immediate pushback from the american libraes association, quote, in their cruel and headlong effort to terminate protectis from discrimination for lgbtq a-plus students and studen of color. the department of education advances the demonstrably false claim that book bans are not real. that was a statement from the library association. the free speech group pan america also denounced the move by the education department. pen america has tracked some 10,000 book bans in the 2023 2024 school year. the three books that were banned the most last year, according to pen america's database, include the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky lookingor alaska by john green and 19 minutes by jodi picou. in other news, simon and schuster said it will publish a posthumous book by pul

education department employs more than 4000 people. the president has said he wants to give education back to the states. elsewhere, the department of planning to lay off nearly 72,000 workers, which is 15% of its workforce. >> now, we regret anyone who loses their job, and it's extraordinarily difficult for me, especially as a va leader and your secretary, to make these types of decisions. but the federal government does not exist to employ people. it exists to serve people. >> senator jerry moran, who heads the senate veterans affairs committee, slammed the layoffs, writing, the va needs reform, but they must be done. but that must be done in a responsible way. >> the producers of the hit broadway musical hamilton have canceled next year's run of the show at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. they are blaming president trump's recent takeover of the performing arts venue. lead producer jeffrey seller says the changes made recently, including firing professional staff and canceling several shows, has ended the center's spirit of nonpartisanship. he also cited concerns that their contract could be canceled or changed. suddenly,

who fears this moment will lead to a lack of representation. >> a recent letter from the department of education reinforces the trump administration's executive order eliminating dei programs. this forced the san francisco symphony and conservatory of music to pass the conservatories emerging black composers program. yeah. and sits in a berkeley is the program's 2022. winner. >> hawks. okay. to use the word use like it is. incredible to have something you wrote the play playing or construct the emerging black composers project launched back in 2020. >> with a goal of commissioning 10 works by early career. black american composers over 10 years. now, 5 years in the project has awarded prizes to 7 composers, including it said. >> those commissioned piece drowns in light was performed by the san francisco symphony in 2023 corona. i get a single black composer mentor or look up to. but ali says the program catapulted his career. conservatory students depend on federally subsidized loans and grants to support their education. idea people might not be able participate in is a cross-party rents a butt

morning, president donald trump will reportedly soon issue an executive order to abolish the department of education. wall street journal is reporting that may happen as soon as today. his education secretary, linda mcmahon, was confirmed by the senate monday. now, this all comes as the white house head of the department of government efficiency, elon musk, met with republicans in congress today in the bay's alice barr joining us live this morning from washington. and alice, members of the gop are facing what we're seeing, a growing number of number of angry voters out there as the white house is seeking to shrink the federal government. yeah, marcus, a lot of us have probably seen those scenes from town halls all across the country of people voicing frustration over lost jobs or worries about benefits. elon musk now sitting down with both senate and house republicans to address concerns. and we're making good progress. president trump's top adviser, elon musk, meeting with republican lawmakers w wednesday night, seeking to reassure as elected officials in both parties hear from constituents angered

department of education now very much in question. today "the wall street journal" is reporting president trump is preparing to sign an executive order to eliminate the department all together. that is according to people briefed on the matter. according to the journal, it would rect linda mcmahon to take all steps to facilitate the department's closing. the press secretary ded to that report saying it was fake news and the president was not signing such order today. kelly o'donnell is leading us off. let's start with the question we have been asking these days, does the president have the authority to eliminate this agency with an executive? >> reporter: the president does not have the authority to unwind or dismantle an executive agency. that's because congress has to do that. jimmy carter was the first to bring about the department of education many years ago. that required congress to approve it, to fund it, and to establish it. that's where we have the checks and balances in government. the presidency is not as expansive as presi

another agency, the department of education. they sent out an email to their employees, which we were able to see, and it admitted the shortcomings in being able to provide for many of these remote offices. so very clear. a lot more work has to be done to allow workers to do their jobs. >> certainly. sunlen, thank you so much. boris. >> cnn has learned that during the trump administration's purge of foreign assistance funding, it also eliminated specific programs that were supposed to be spared by the state department because the administration said they were life saving programs that provided clean water and shelter, and treated babies and kids with infectious diseases and hiv and aids. cnn's state department reporter jennifer hansler joins us now. live with more. jennifer. which program specifically were impacted and how did this happen? >> well, boris, last week, the trump administration began rolling out termination notices for nearly 10,000 foreign assistance awards at the state department and usaid. the trump administration