becky pringle. best: we absolutely need to taking a look at those folks. we need to be talking about prevention, and we need to talk about preparedness as well. that is where our communities and schools and parents and administrators and law enforcement come in to talk about what is best for their community, what is needed for their community. we need to look at both sides of that, prevention and being prepared. host: another headline i want to share with our viewers and have you respond to. here is the new york times, supreme court that will over pple labor cri stronghold. whetherl decide employees must pay the union of fee for representing them in collective bargaining. conservatives argue the first amendment bars workers from having to pay anything. the supreme court has sent the most they agree with that argument. would bar the union from collecting fees from anyone who benefits from their collective bargaining. guest: we are talking with our members about the impact and the public. unions are the backbone of this country. wagesot only secured the and

for that we're joined by becky pringle, a middle school science teacher who is vice president of the national education association. the n.sa. reprets about three million public schoolteachers, administrators, and other personnel. thanks for joining us. you just hea him say that this is not arming teachers but turning teach, and other personnel into peace officers, last line of defense. >> that's not what it sou like. it sounds like arming teachers. and our teachers acrosthe country, as well as other educators as he talked about in his segment, even other educators on the campus. for them to be armed only puts g mos in our schools, and we feow that is not the way to keep our students >> yang: governor scott ofa flornounced a big plan. he wants to put armed guards in every school. what do you think of that? >> well, i think it is for each school district and community to come together and talk about this new reality. for unfortunately too many of yr students, it's the o reality they know. but here's the thing: adults int the will always get together and talk about solutions, and they

the vice president of the national education association, becky pringle on the recent school shooting and presidents trump -- president trump's proposal to arm teachers. be sure to watch the washington journal live at 7. joined the discussion. >>> next, a conversation about benjamin franklin's faith. baylor university professor, trenton one argued franklin's writings undermined his confidence in christianity but did not erase the influence of his devout. nist calvinist upbringing. this event was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington dc. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the museum of the bible. i am dr. kidd, the director of the museum. we are delighted you joined us which is the bible and america's founders. it has three sessions and followed by a roundtable discussion later this afternoon. following the discussion, we will have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and culture. it has influenced nations, laws, and political struc

becky pringle. best: we absolutely need to taking a look at those folks.ed to be talking about prevention, and we need to talk about preparedness as well. that is where our communities and schools and parents and administrators and law enforcement come in to talk about what is best for their community, what is needed for their community. we need to look at both sides of that, prevention and being prepared. host: another headline i want to share with our viewers and have you respond to. here is the new york times, supreme court that will over pple labor cri stronghold. whetherl decide employees must pay the union of fee for representing them in collective bargaining. conservatives argue the first amendment bars workers from having to pay anything. the supreme court has sent the most they agree with that argument. would bar the union from collecting fees from anyone who benefits from their collective bargaining. guest: we are talking with our members about the impact and the public. unions are the backbone of this country. wagesot only secured the and workin

tax reform, energy policy and this amp.ith tim huelsk and, kelly pringle on president onmp's -- becky pringle president trump's proposal to arm teachers and more. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. washington dc this weekend and friday, ohio governor john kasich. john hickenlooper and alaska governor bill walker will unveil their bipartisan plan for including -- for the nation's health-care system. you can watch the slide starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. -- this live. next a discussion about the , future of the republican party politicalservative action conference, including sebastian gorka, former deputy assistant to president trump. this is 35 minutes. >> i am john batchelor, this is the john batchelor show at seat ,ack, the american -- at cpac the american conservative union and others. i am very pleased to welcome my guest, who know exactly who i am. this is sebastian gorka of fox news. our topic is the strength of the republican party here at the beginning of 2018. a midterm election year. always keen on mea

and vice president of the national education association becky pringle on the recent school shooting and president trump's proposal to arm teachers and school staff to prevent shooting. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live friday morning at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >>> next, a conversation about benjamin franklin's faith. baylor university history professor thomas kidd argued franklin's skepticism to writings undermined his confidence in christian. this event was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to museum of the bible. i'm kay penniger and i'm the director of museum education. we're delighted you join us today for our february program speakers. our program consists of three sessions followed by a roundtable discussion later on this afternoon. following the roundtable discussion, we'll have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and cultures. it has influenced na

and vice president of the national education association becky pringle on the recent school shooting and president trump's proposal to arm teachers and school staff to prevent shooting. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live friday morning at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >>> next, a conversation about benjamin franklin's faith. baylor university history professor thomas kidd argued franklin's skepticism to writings undermined his confidence in christian. this event was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to museum of the bible. i'm kay penniger and i'm the director of museum education. we're delighted you join us today for our february program speakers. our program consists of three sessions fold

. >> for more insight on how educators are responding to this push, we're joined by becky pringle, vicetion association which represent 3/million educator as krois the country. good morning, becky. >> good morning, alex. >> can i ask first, what is your response to the president's suggestion that armed teacher would be better deterrents against school shooters than perhaps sheriff's deputies? >> alex, i'm an eighth grade science teacher, the wonder years. i cannot imagine having the additional responsibility of using a loaded gun to protect my children. that's not what our students are asking for. it's not what educators all over this country are asking for. that is not what we need to protect our children. >> becky, what are you specifically hearing from teachers on these proposals? >> well, you know what? i'm so proud of our teachers, anthony. they're so creative. what they have responded with is a movement. they're saying arm me with counselor, with social workers to help me address the growing needs that our children are bringing with them into the classroom. they're saying arm me w

that is not the learning environment we need. >> becky pringle, thank you for your time. >>> during aage, union leaders said monday will be day three. teachers are demanding higher pay and health benefits. west virginia teachers rank 48th in the nation in pay. it is about eight minutes after the hour. here is a look at the weather for your weekend. >>> you know whe >>> you know when that caffeine craving hits and you feel like you could walk through war to get your fix? a man who really did find himself in a combat zone as he pursued his coffee curiosity and a quest for a cup with ancient origin. we'll speak with him, and best-selling author dave eggers, who helped to put the story to page in a new book. that's ahead. with expedia one click gives you access to discounts on thousands of hotels, cars and things to do. like the garland hotel for 40% off. everything you need to go. expedia touch is how we communicate with those we love, but when your psoriasis is bad, does it ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to help people with moderat

tax reform, energy policy and this amp.ith tim huelsk and, kelly pringle on president onmp's -- becky pringleresident trump's proposal to arm teachers and more. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. washington dc this weekend and friday, ohio governor john kasich. john hickenlooper and alaska governor bill walker will unveil their bipartisan plan for including -- for the nation's health-care system. you can watch the slide starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. -- this

the vice president of the national education association, becky pringle on the recent school shooting and presidents trump -- president trump's proposal to arm teachers. be sure to watch the washington journal live at 7. joined the discussion. >>> next, a conversation about benjamin franklin's faith. baylor university professor, trenton one argued franklin's writings undermined his confidence in christianity but did not erase the influence of his devout. nist calvinist upbringing. this event was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington dc. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the museum of the bible. i am dr. kidd,

opposition.nat: "we are still grieving for our students, and for the educators who died last week" becky pringle is with the national education association. she says the nation's largest teacher's union is beyond disturbed by the president's plan."we're talking about turning our schools intro prisons, our teachers into prison guards, armed prison guards,we don't want a school environment like that"some states already allow educators to carry concealed weapons on campus or leave them in their parked cars.but the president's push would roll those options out nationwide. on monday, the president will meet with the nation's governors to get their take on the idea.ohio republican governor john kasich says he's willing to listen."if teachers want protect kids, i'm fine with that. "opponents of allowing guns campuses are expected to hit capitol hill to to ignore the white house's in washington, i'm mark meredith. (grant) (grant) meredith.i'm mark meredith. (grant) a former 49er is detained ...after a threatening instagram post led to his former high school closing for the day. johnathan martin shared t

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