i did want to get your reaction to betsy devos at that cabinet meeting. guest: she has a mantra of states rights. the federal government has no role. as i said, the department of students was all about -- in some states students have no rights. this was about the federal government saying that no matter where you go to school, we want a decent able to have education and be free from harassment and discrimination. has we look at what she been rolling back in terms of protections for transgender students. she has rolled back protection for victims of campus sexual assault. she has proposed deeply defunding special education. it is one thing to say it is not the federal role to fund special education. there are some states that are so cash-strapped that without that important role of the federal government saying we want to make sure all kids have rights and have the resources to serve them, she has been the exact opposite. host: let's chat with a few callers. ray is in lake dallas, texas. a parent. good morning. caller: good morning john and hi, lily. this

amy: this comes as education secretary betsy devos has proposed new rules that woululd cut an estimated $13 billion in federal student anan relief for people defrauded by for-profit colleges. the changes would roll back the so-called borrower defense rule president obama proposed after the collapse of itt tech and corintnthian college, whwhich ws then halted by the trump administration. in response, massachusetts attorney general maura healey tweeted -- "betsy devos rewrote the #borrowerdefense rule to let predatory schools cheat their students and enrich their executives. no surprise." well, for more, we go to philadelphia to speak with dr. sara goldrick-rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology at temple university, and author of "paying the price: college costs, financial aid, and the betrayal of the american dream." welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. why don't we begin with the resignation of the top student loan watchdog and what he is accucused the trumump administrn dr. goldrick-rab. >> thank you for having me. this is a bold and, i presume,

betsy devos has taken a more free market approach which is what she has done through k-12. she wants to empower the consumer to make their own feels for-profit colleges provides a good choice for students in general if they do not have access to higher public schools. host: jan is our first call from kansas. good morning and thank you for hanging on. go ahead, please. caller: yes. this college for profit is just like the media. we are now getting professors and teachers that don't teach what is actually happening, but what they want to happen as the news media is not reporting the true news, but their individual opinions. last two presidents previously have left us in one, big, mass. -- mess. it is about time someone had the guts to stand up and tell the truth or get out caret and all of these -- and all of these things that you are pulling up and these professors are worked our people. everyone has their hand out a set of learning how to work. host: what do you think? guest: you know, there are studies to show that for-profit colleges actually do teach things that more clo

betsy devos could use that grant money for firearms or firea training. after the school shooting in park lap parkland, devos saidho gunsd be an option. >>> school bells are ringing this morning. there are three new schools in loudon county. loudon count is the third-largest school system in a virg they are expected to have more than 83,000 students thischool year. loudon is rolling outll-day wi kindergarten and counselors. >>> elliot-hine middle school is closed for the t rest ofhe week because of flooding damage. buses will take students to class tod and tomorrownd take them back to elliot-hine in the afternoon. >>> ohio state has suspended its head football coach. urban meyer will beuspended r the first three games of the upcoming football season. the school says meyer did notno learnh after learning of a domestic violence of one of his coaches. >>> a firefighter is suspended after one of these atvs went through town. the vehicles are not street-legal. >>> 4:38 right now. coming up, cutting down on congestion by expanding i-95. the highway will be three

fischer: i have been against charters close and vouchers, and when betsy devos was nominated for thisition, i talked to her and she sent me a letter. it is on my website and you can see it, where she said that charter schools and voucher system would not come from the national department of education. >> time for the final break. when we come back the candidates , deliver closing statement to the voters of nebraska. welcome back. candidates deliver their closing statements to the voters of nebraska. >> for five years i have traveled tens of thousands of miles across this wonderful state. i have visited with tens of thousands of nebraskans, i have been invited into your hospitals, your schools, your business is, your manufacturing plants, we have held hundreds of community coffees and town halls and business roundtables, health roundtables.ag it is important i listen to you. done.e gotten things we passed tax cuts. we are rebuilding our military. we have passed paid family leave and historic bills because congress has never passed on them before. we have brought back $1.5 billion for n

if you were in the room with him and you live the room, he would call betsy devos ditsy devos.orld because of his small ability to communicate, he would give them these derogatory nicknames. it just wasn't appropriate. >> time for the lid. the panel is back. the question to omarosa there was how does he treat women in the white house? she said he treats them differently and he named betsy devos. she's the secretary of education and he's calling her ditsy. what sort of confidence does he have in her? >> probably not very much. there was a lot of back story of how betsy devos ended up in that position. additionally though i would say that donald trump is -- you know, he does have equal opportunity insults in terms of women and men. he calls both names. there's a different level to which he insults women. >> fat slobs, pigs. >> right. he talks primarily about their appearance. he also mentioned how he treated hope hicks differently because she was pretty. there's a benign version of sexism in trump's world where he treats women in a particular way. he's also misogynistic. some of

what betsy devos is saying she wants to do is remove money from a program that was designed to support additional education initiatives and mental health, the first thing people like betsy devos or the gun manufacturers or the nra do when there is a shooting like the one who killed my daughter. they say, look at mental health. now they want to take the money from mental health to put guns in schools arming teachers. i have no problem with armed security. >> right. >> but somebody tell me how it's going to work arming a teacher. where is the gun? is it on the person? because that's a problem. or is it locked away? and if it's locked away, how does the teacher get to it when somebody is walking around with an ar-15 like happened with my daughter? are they spending time fumbling nervously with a key to open a lock box, not protecting kids who need them in that critical minute? >> teachers have said many times, a, we're teachers. it's a different set of skills than a security officer or a police officer. b, our instinct is to protect our kids first, and c, because we're not well trained at

why does betsy devos have the burden of having to do gun control? isn't homeland security -- >> it's not gun control, let's not -- but, robert, i know you think teachers should be armed under certain circumstances. you have some background on this. you were a chief law enforcement officer where you set policies for officers and schools for people who are against this, for teachers. and i've heard a lot of them. i've covered far too many school shootings. who want to spend their time, their talent, their energy, on teaching children. what do you say to them? >> i've listened to all the arguments. the bottom line is our kids are soft targets. these kids cannot be properly secured. more and more this happens, you have a perimeter around these kids. there has to be something done to interdict. it's like the bank robbery scenario. they know there's no guns and they can get in and out. i'm sorry to say, with the proper protocol, most of the law enforcement officers -- >> you have to put a law in place there's no liability for the teacher? you know this, m

no time here.>> betsy devos and title ix.ichelle, now it looks like men or anyone accused of sexual harassment will have a few more rights after uva and of course some of the other cases like duke and so forth. >> you think that civil libertarians would be cheering the fact that we have administration that is restoring the rights of the accused and restoring due process that has been sabotaged particularly under the obama administration by radicals who don't think that accused men should have the t right to confront and cross-examine their accusers, that men who are accused should have legal representation, that men who are accused should bee allowed to have access to exculpatory evidence, and that is what betsy devos is restoring. >> laura: cathy, i owe you one because we're out of time. when we come back, final thoughts from chicago. busy news night. stay there. , final thoughts from chicago. busy news night. ..sy news night. >> laura: tomorrow night, we'll >> tomorrow night we will be back here in chicago following up on o

host: you mentioned betsy devos. here is betsy devos at a cabinet meeting talking about this issue.video clip] >> i've been pleased to work officers to learn from those closest to student. our aim is not to impose a one-size-fits-all solution. the primary responsibility for the present local -- for the physical security of schools rests with state and local communities. it is clear from our work thus far that many schools and communities take this responsibility seriously. many have employed solutions that uniquely meet their needs and requirements. it is also clear that keeping kids safe is not a one-time check the box exercise. a safety plan you implement once and call it good. it requires a posture of perpetual preparedness. what is necessary and right for a school with 50 students in cheyenne is different than what is necessary for a school in chicago. nea president lily eskelsen garcia is our guest. phone lines. parents can call in at (202) 748-8000, teachers at (202) 748-8001, all others (202) 748-8002. you can start calling you now. i did want to get your reaction to betsy de

. >>> betsy devos is considering to bolster the rights of college students accused of harassment or rape. new rules could have significant reper kurcussions to handle the lawsuits. it could change it from unwelcome conduct of sexual nature to unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex which is offensive. >> the regulations would reduce the school's liability, but encourage schools to provide more support. an education spokesperson calls the report premature and says the department was still deliberating. >>> later today, the late senator john mccain will make the flight to washington one last time. a certiservice well be held in phoenix. joe biden will pay tribute. one person who will not be there is pasarah palin. >> yesterday, hoards of people lined up to pay respects on what would have been john mccain's 82nd birthday. more from cnn's nick watt in phoenix. >> reporter: dave and kaylee, arizonans have waited in the heat to pay respects to the man who represented them in washington for 35 years. first satisfias a congress memb then senator. there was earlier in the day an intimate ceremony i

. >>> more than 22,000 people have signed an online petition for lebron james to replace betsy devosn response to his tweet questioning the star's intelligence. >> on to sports, football is back. 49ers in action tonight. >> got banged the up with injuries and finished with excitement. the first season in >>> good evening. people came out to see jimmy garoppolo, but nick mullens stole the show. a couple of late drives to beat the cowboys in the final seconds of their preseason opener. jimmy g played only one series. we will get to him in a moment. the cowboys got the start first. he got 30 yards and jimmy ward turned his head and got beat. 7-0, cowboys. there is jimmy g. we got the highlight from the earlier show. this is a fade pattern to victor golden who makes an athletic catch. the niners make it 21-16. off o ross's hands into steven to keep the drive alive here. with 18 seconds left with mullens to richie james and that's a game winner. the niners come back to win. here's mullens. >> that was awesome moment for the team. we worked together every day in practice and it was cool to

. >>> "the new york times" reports the education secretary betsy devos is considering an unprecedented move. considering allowing states to use federal funds to buy firearms for teachers. taxpayer dollars to arm teachers. it reverses a long standing government policy not to pay. it is looking into a loophole looking to increase academic opportunities. it does not bar especialweapons purchases. >> there was $50 million a year allocated to school districts, but denied use of firearms. an education spokesperson says they are considering and evaluating policy issues. >>> china and the u.s. resuming trade talks. it did not prevent a round of tariffs. officials met in washington for the first time in months. expectations are low here. previous rounds made little progress. president trump does not expect anything to come of it. others who work in the administration are echoing that same kind of low bar. at midnight, the u.s. started collecting $25 billion in tariffs. four hours now, they have been collecting tariffs on motorcycles and plastics and chemicals and railway equipment. it targets c

. >>> still ahead, education secretary betsy devos reportedly is thinking about letting teachers carry guns. coming up, how she wants to pay for that idea. >>> up next, a couple in los altos recovering this morning after a home invasion robbery what neighbors say is bringing in more traffic and unwanted visitors to their los altos neighborhood. >>> good morning. we are seeing traffic that is getting busier as we get on the roads . the this is north on 280. you can see traffic is moving well. >>> no real change on our friday forecast. smoke, hayes, fog. we will see what is in store for the weekend. >>> welcome back. happening today, two state assembly members will start investigating why verizon reduced the unmet speed for firefighters as they were battling the largest wildfire in california history. what verizon did is called data throttling. it happened at the mendocino complex fires. firefighters say when they began using more bandwidth than usual verizon suggested they moved to a more expensive plan. the fire crews eventually switched to a different service provider. verizon issued

if time has elapsed for there to be an effect yet, regarding title ix and the development from betsy devos and others under her direction of reducing or -- reducing or investigation of claims of rape by females on college campuses? has that had an effect where rape could be definedded as anything from regret the next morning or other things like that and certainly at the detriment of young men? >> so betsy devos did change the rules but many of the colleges have instituted them voluntarily so they're no longer saying they are complying with the government's guidans, which was issued under the obama administration. they say they're doing it voluntarily so they'll ignore what the federal government says, and many states, including california, have passed laws that institutionalize or legislate very same standards. so it's good that the education department has backed off but it's unclear me how much good that will do at this point because it's got momentum. >> here's a name i hadn't heard in a long time but the question was, what impact would you place on the kinsey report with contraception

. >>> "the new york times" reports that education secretary betsy devos is discussing an unprecedented move. considering allowing states to use federal funds to buy firearms for teachers. taxpayer dollars to arm teachers. it reverses a long standing government policy not to pay. it is looking into a loophole looking to increase academic opportunities. it does not bar weapons purchases. >> in march, congress passed a school safety bill allowing for $50 million for schools, but expressly prohibited the use of the money for firearms. an education department spokesperson saying they are evaluating policy issues. >>> china and the u.s. talking trade. it did not frprevent a new roun of tariffs. expectations are low with the meeting in washington. previous rounds made little progress. the president said he does not expect anything to come of it. at midnight, the u.s. started collecting 25% tariffs on $16 billion in chinese goods. motorcycles and plastics and chemicals and railway equipment. those particular tariffs target china's made in 2025 plan. that is beijing's plan to dominate high tech

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or go to... >>> betsy devos plans to introduce new policies regarding how universities handle sexualault and harassment cases. these rules have first been reported by the "new york times" which says the new rules would increase protections for the students accused of sexual misconduct. they would reduce liability for the colleges and universities. we have the executive director for end rape on campus, a survivor of campus sexual assault, jess davisson. jess, thanks so much for being here. here's what we know from the "new york times." they say the rules they've seen according to two government officials who have seen the rules or been briefed, they would narrow the definition of sexual harassment. it would hold schools accountable for formal complaints and the conduct would have to have occurred on their campuses. it would establish a higher legal standard to determine whether schools were properly addressing the complaints. what is your problem with these rules? >> thank you so much for having me on, alisyn. that's correct. it does a lot of things to make it easier for students to g

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fischer: i have been against charters close and vouchers, and when betsy devos was nominated for thision, i talked to her and she sent me a letter. it is on my website and you can see it, where she said that charter schools and voucher system would not come from the national department of education. break. for the final we combat, the candidates deliver closing statement to the voters -- come back, but candidates deliver their closing statements to the voters of nebraska. >> they will pick the senate candidate in nebraska. the omaha world-herald reported unions in the state decided to either support other democrats during the primary or are putting their support behind the republican senator, a big warning flag for democrat jane raybould. here is a look at the political ads in the race. ♪ >> do you post the tax cut? >> you know, if i were there, i am all about small businesses. --would you vote of ink against the tax cut? >> i would've done differently. >> as it existed, would you vote for it or against it? >> putting our country in a deficit? >> you're not answering it. >> would you

that reminds me of what happened when betsy devos was asked about underperforming schools.a look at that. >> have you seen the really bad schools? maybe try to figure out what they're doing. >> i have not. i have not. i have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming. >> maybe you should. >> maybe i should. yes. >> should she? and as a candidate and a teacher, what do you think of betsy devos's time thus far at the department of ed? >>> that statement right there is incredibly painful because for most of the students in my drik and the students that i serve the public education system is their only shot. their families can't move, they can't choose another school. so we have a responsibility to them, you know, to make sure that we advocate on their behalf. you know, so that right there -- i mean, we're a nation that educates our children. it's an investment. so i am not happy, you know, with what is coming out of the current department of education. because it is detrimental to students, to young people, to families. >> and jess, one thing we do hear is that

ed now betsy devos wants to take federal funds away from instruction?at the school district can buy guns for teachers? what is that all about? >> jason: senator schumer knows not what he says, nor is he giving a proper representation of what the secretaries trying to to do. joining me now for debate is guns down executive director igor both he and laura colonel, founder of faster color. thank you for being here. igor, i get the idea that you advocate and don't want any guns at any schools. i wish the bad guys wouldn't bring guns into schools or really anywhere. >> we are on the same page. we should have a country with fewer guns in a country where guns are significantly -- >> jason: we are on a different page. >> look at us, same page, jason. >> jason: i think your utopia you describe is just fiction and it's not reality. let's pretend that somebody does bring a gun into school, then what do you advocate? >> well, i mean if somebody brings a gun into a school, that situation should be dealt with. what we know is -- >> jason: how? >> it depends on what h

massachusetts senator elizabeth warren pleaded "now betsy devos wants to allow schools to use limitedput guns, guns in classrooms? that is the dumbest idea i've ever heard. meanwhile in florida, newly released camera footage outside stoneman douglas high school from valentine's day shows the terror among the students, pixelated part to protect their privacy. the state supreme court ordered its really saying the actions of responding broward deputies during the shooting was in the public interest. whether videos do not shows with some coral springs officers allege, that when they arrived, at least four broward deputies already on scene were taking cover behind cars or trees instead of storming the building as trained, while students were bleeding and dying. these new videos do not show or prove that. this evening, a senate funding bill for the department of education passed 80-7 without addressing the grant money for guns idea. however, this fight likely is not over since the house and senate must merge their bills later this fall. shannon. >> shannon: phil keating, thank you very much

. >> following the money, betsy devos trying to funnel more taxpayer dollars to our nation's schoolsut it's not for text books or school plis. how she may reportedly by leading the charge to put guns in the hands of teachers and the way she's changing education in the country that might be flying under your radar. before we go, they don't call him senator soundbyte for nothing. john kennedy in the hallway talk about michael cohen. >> if the prosecutors told mr. cohen to stand on one leg and bark like a dog in the middle of pennsylvania avenue, i mean, he would probably do it. that's the way it works when you plead out and you're trying to reduce your sentence. but he has plans today. so he took aleve this morning. hey dad. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. now introducing aleve back and muscle pain, for up to 12 hours of pain relief with just one pill. could light up the room? aveeno® positively radiant sheer da

in san francisco, ktvu fox2 news >>> education secretary betsy devos reportedly looking to get guns in the hands of teachers. coming up, how she wants to fund the firearms. >>> searching for answers after firefighters say verizon put their firefighting efforts at risk. wha speed rates. >>> welcome back. two state assembly members will begin looking into why verizon reduced internet speed for firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in california history. the process is called data throttling and it happened at the mendocino complex fires. firefighters say when they began using more bandwidth than usual verizon suggested a more expensive plan. crews ultimately switched to a different service provider and verizon issued a statement after it happened saying it should have lifted the speed restriction in this situation. >>> firefighters battling the car fire in the reading area appeared to be close to full containment. it hasn't stopped growing and is still at almost 359 mi.2 and is 93% contained. meantime, the mendocino complex fire keeps getting bigger. growing another 10,000 ac

. >>> betsy devos is reportedly looking at using federal funds to get guns into the hands of teachers. according to the new york times, the money would come from an obama era grant program meant to improve academic achievement. the national any chiefment association slammed the idea, calling it an example of the misplaced values of the trump administration. >>> congressman duncan hunter and his wife pleaded not guilty in san diego today to misusing $250,000 in campaign money for personal expenses. the republican congressman is also charged with hiding that spending in official campaign records. hunter calls the 60-count indictment a political attack by democrats, and says it won't stop his release campaign. his opponent is a former obama administration official who has received little attention until now, is he said that duncan hunter has become the post are child for washington corruption. she of latino and arab descent, and said she hoping to flip califo most heavily republican district in his favor. >> if you want a plastic straw with your drink, you may soon have to ask for one in

students perform, you say, notne understands that including the current secretary of educationings betsy devos, what do you mean >> i'm interested on how much n year, the efficiency is on an absolute basis where you are today. i want you to know how much usual getting better each year. so if you're learning two years of material for a year's instruction is, that's work by the child more importantly the great work for the teacher and we need to recognize that and award that. pretty basic concept for folks who work in education, unfortunately the current secretary of education didn't understand that one. . >> brennan: what exactly is it that you think she's failing to understand or has to improve on >> you probably saw news a crazy met for about a week ago her yacht was found adrift. that represents where they are in in terms of education policy. >> brennan: what does that have to do with it >> the policy adrift, nothing out there of substance, i would argue, high quality access to pre k for every single child, we got high school graduation through 84% we should be trying 90% try and lead the wo

. >>> education secretary betsy devos reportedly is considering using federal money to put guns in the hands of teachers. according to the new york times the money would come from a grant program from the obama era designed to improve academic achievement. it does not explicitly ban the purchase of guns. the national education association slammed that idea, calling it an example of the misplaced values of the trump administration. >>> congressman duncan hunter and his wife margaret pleaded not guilty to misusing $250,000 in campaign money for personal expenses. the san diego republican is also charged with hiding that spending an official -- in official campaign records. hunter calls the indictment a political attack by democrats and says it will not stop his reelection efforts this november. hunter -- hunter's democratic opponent has received relatively little attention until now. 29-year-old omar companies are says duncan hunter has become the poster child for washington corruption. he is of latino and arab descent and says he is now hoping to flip southern california's most heavily

betsy devos has done a great job leading our commission. i've attended five -- all five of the meetings. we've learned a great deal. she is going to lead us to have a report before the deadline -- in advance of it. and i think it will definitely help make schools safer. i would also say that, in addition to those meetings, i met with some 18 law officers, many of whom -- some were at columbine, aurora, and parkland -- who were there when it happened. they believe that we need to do a better job of sharing information to identify the red flags that you mentioned earlier. the juvenile courts are totally secret. police have secrecy rules. schools have secrecy rules. mental health people have secrecy rules. medical professionals have secrecy rules. and we think we can do a better job of identifying our children at risk, children who are suffering, children who may be at risk for suicide, if not violence too. and then create an environment where the teachers and administrators know what's lawful for them to share, and not be sued for it. i do th

have signed the petition on a site which calls for james to replace current education secretary betsy devos. the petition comes in response to a tweet by president trump last week in which he questioned lebron james's intelligence. the president's comment came after james appeared on cnn to talk about a newly open school for at risk students established by the lebron james family foundation and akron public schools. >>> the low cost bus service flit bus just got a lot cheaper. it's having a 99 cent flash sale. can you believe that. it services several cities. south to l.a., palm springs and san diego. now tickets must be purchased today with travel taken before september 5th. >>> the fda announced a recall of a common over-the-counternasal spray. the manufacturer held 12 hour sinus relief nasal mist initiated the recall because of bacterial contamination. the bacteria can cause pneumonia. so far there are no reports of people getting sick in connection with the drug. >>> you'll want to hear this report about how every day household chemicals, stuff you probably have may put your children in

betsy devos, secretary of education, i think if you can send your kids to a better school then when iwent to in the when it is right now you have a moral obligation to do so >> host: and you are still based in california. what's it like to be a republican in california these days. [laughter] >> guest: we aren't endangered species. right now it's a bigger voting constituent that republicans. republicans are dominated by democrats almost three to one in favor of democrats. there is in a single republican elected statewide office in california, not governor, not lieutenant governor, nothing, not a single one. a number of the seats are in play right now and the democrats hope to capture may be five, six, seven moving the house to the democrats took i don't think they will do it, but it's a real possibility. california doesn't have any majority race. it's now about 40% hispanic, 40% caucasian, and asian and blacks are rest of it, so the hispanic vote is growing and polls her show hispanics don't like republicans in california, anyway. they gave two responses to pull question the first was

. >>> education secretary betsy devos is reportedly considering an unprecedented move allowing states to use federal funds to buy firearms for teachers. it would reverse a longstanding government policy against paying for weapons in schools. deep voss is -- devos is said to be looking at a loophole in a law at increasing academic opportunities. it does not prohibit weapons purchases. this comes after congress passed a school safety bill in march allocating $50 million a year to school districts, but that money cannot be used to buy firearms. an education department spokesperson says they are constantly considering and evaluating policy issues. >>> president trump is now suggesting the plea deal taken by his former lawyer, michael cohen, should be illegal. reporter angela alvarez on how cohen is firing back. >> reporter: president trump's former lawyer michael cohen was out and about on the streets of manhattan two days after his guilty plea. >> where we going? >> for a long walk. >> reporter: in his plea deal cohen claimed under oath mr. trump directed him to influence the 2016 electi

yesterday when arne duncan was on and i was enjoying the conversation until you got to the part about betsy devosto paraphrase what he started talking about, he said -- in criticizing the trump administration he said theru

national party and was focused on tearing down the public education system, much in the way of betsy devos. i decided january 20 of this year that i could not sit back any longer. katty: and yet you voted for the current republican governor. ms. hallquist: yes, i did. i knew phil scott, our governor, for a long time. many of us kn him, and many democrats voted for phil. but this isn't il scott that we knew. katty: are you suggesting that the donald trump presidency is having an impact on people like phil scott and transforming the nature of the republican candides? ms. hallquist: yes, i do believe that, and i should also tell you that latin 2017 we started to see white supremacist activity in vermont, which we have not seen since 1983. so we are being impacted at the government level and cultural level. katty: christine, if you are elected, you would be the first transgender governor in the country. how much of an issue as you are out there campaigning in vermont? ms. hallquist: it is not an issue at all. only one vermonter brought it up , and it was a curiosity question. katty: i would im

education secretary betsy devos's staff isn't commenting specifically on allowing school districts to use federal dollars to buy guns. but says it's always evaluating policy issues, particularly issues of school safety. sources tell nbc news the education department is still considering the request. congresswoman nancy pelosi says she is ready to fight it. >> to take money from an anti-bullying account, mental health account, to buy guns for teachers, just shows you how in the pocket of the national rifle association they are. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor catherine stephany who is a member of momsem action, says arming teachers is a dangerous idea. >> it's absolutely irresponsible. it's a waste of federal funds. and it's dangerous. playground in san francisco parents we spoke with say guns don't belong in the classroom. >> i don't think that's a place for a gun. maybe they need better security. >> reporter: now, not everyone opposes the idea. in some states like texas and arkansas some school districts are already letting trained teachers carry concealed weapons. reporting li

betsy devos has done a great job leading our commission. i have attended five of the meetings.e have learned a great deal. she is going to lead us to have a report before deadline, in advance of it, and i think it will definitely help make schools safer. i would also say that in addition to those meetings, i met with some 18 law officers, many of whom, some at columbine, aurora and parkland, who were there when it happened. they believe that we need to do a better job of sharing information to identify the red flags that you mentioned earlier. the juvenile courts are totally secret. secrecy rules. schools have secrecy rules. medical professions have secrecy rules. we think we can do a better job of identifying children at risk, children who are suffering, children who may be at risk for suicide, if not violence, too, and then create an environment where the teachers and administrators know what's lawful for them to share and not be sued for it. i do think we can make progress in that regard. you also asked us to fix the nicks system. we have legislate to help that. we are press

. >>> education secretary betsy devos reportedly wants to use federal education funds to buy guns for teachers. according to "the new york times," devos is considering taking money from the only federal program that does not specifically ban the purchase of weapons and diverting it for guns and training. one critic is already speaking out. former congresswoman and shooting survivor gabby giffords tweeted, teachers are not bodyguards and called the idea absurd and dangerous. >>> the air pollution that is plaguing parts of the pacific northwest is expected to start clearing a little bit today. the smoke and ash from wildfires in the region have formed a thick haze, as you can see there. one report claims the pollution level is equal to smoking nine cigarettes. people in seattle have been warned to stay indoors. >>> and it's time now for a look at your weather this thursday morning. >>> good morning. as we take a look at lane's impact from thursday going into saturday, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, damaging winds, the possibility of brief tornadoes and dangerous surf all m

he would call betsy devos ditsy devos.t was in his world because of his small ability to communicate, he would give them these derogatory nicknames and it wasn't appropriate. >> when you listen to that, it sounds like he wants to diminish people around him. if you will, he wants small people with nicknames. >> he did that throughout the campaign trail. lyin' ted, little marco. he tries to diminish others. can we say one thing, the white house is trying to say that omarosa lacks any credibility. they are the ones who brought her into a top job into this administration where she through a six figure taxpayer funded salary. the white house has to be able to answer for why they would have ever employed her in the first place. >> yeah. this does explain one of the mysteries early in the trump tenure. following him around, and maybe you know why now. everybody is afraid to leave. starts stabbing in the back. >> there is something freudian about it. if you diminish people around you, make fun of them and fill with mockery, they b

he brought in betsy devos, who is trying to further other avenues to education for kids who really need leg up and have not been able to get it through our public education system. and going after apprentice ship, that is education in the workforce. liz: learn a trade, and make a live. >> right. liz: this tweet, billionaire elon musk rocking the market today, saying he wants to take tesla private, the shares halted about 367 a share, they resumed trading, musk saying he wants to take tesla private, and tesla shares jumping that a saudi arabia bought a minority stake in tesla employmen. -- here is his tweet. funding secured, later company issued a block post saying no final decision has been made. and then musk clarifying, investor support is confirmed. it is contingent on shareholder vote. closing out day 339 and change, liz quite a development. >> it is kind of unheard of for a ceo to tweet a 70s billion dollar transaction, but then a lot of things that he does are unusual. including apologizing on latest on earnings call for bad manners. you kind of thinking he is a little bit of a br

education secretary betsy devos has one proposed scenario purported by "the new york times." the father of a student killed in the parkland school shooting sharply critical of this idea. >> i think secretary devoss is using the murder of myto daught provide a return on investment for the $30 million that the nra and gun ai manufacturers to get this administration to office. >> the education department refused to confirm the gun plan is even under consideration. officials say they will not comment on what they call hypothetical snare i don'ts. >> we turn now to a local mother's inspiring mission. she's back at school, determined to keep going on despite tremendous tragedy in her life and in her. fami news 4's amy cho with a program that's helping this woman succeed. >> that's the program that's used right now that nsa runs to actually collect all this data. >> reporter: going back to computer classes takes iv that n most. d.c. native wendy paul spent much of her life with the department of defeote working to t people until one day she and her daughter eve were driving in d.c.

year comes the possibility of new rules, a report overnight from the "new york times" revealing betsy devosoposing new policies. the rules obtained by the times but not independently verified by nbc newswit reportedly allow schools investigating the conduct to require more proof. they would also narrow the definition of sexual harassment limiting to the most severe acts. schools would only be held accountable for formal complaints and conduct that happens on campus. in a statement to nbc news the department of education says we are in the midst of a deliberative process calling any information in the times report premature and speculative. with the growing me too movement empowering victims of sexual misconduct to step forward some worry this will push them back into the shadows. >> i think these policies will absolutely prevent survivors from coming forward. >> reporter: the move comes a year after secretary devos announced plans to overhaul the obama administration's 2011 guidance for schools saying it failed too many students. devos and others argue the obama era rules stack the odds aga

. >>> education secretary betsy devos proposing changes to sexual misconduct rules that would boost thelicy would protect colleges as well, giving them less liability in many cases. schools would be held accountable for formal complaints filed through proper authorities and only for incidents said to have happened on their campuses. the education department refused to comment saying the report is premature and speculative. >>> good morning. i'm erica hill if for pn for po harlow. >> mcgahn spoke for more than 30 hours with mueller's team. the white house is unprepared for a possible democratic takeover of the house in november and has no strategy to handle a possible impeachment nor enough staff to deal with everything that could come their way. the ally actually using this game of thrones reference. winter is coming and the white house is not ready. the president insisting the white house is a smooth running machine, no chaos there, saying he is excited about mcgahn's excitement. he isn't revealing who that might be. we begin with the president's. he he c executive time. the twitter is

possibly grants that don't hav strictions on weapons and could allow the secretary of education betsy devos to use her discreti discretion. >> first day of classes in loudouco ty, and molette green checked i with the staff at a new school before students arrived. >> reporter: oh, yeah, it is the first day of school here. and are we ready? i'd say brand new school building, new staff, everything is new to welcome on the 1150 students into thero cla today. because they will have their jitters, but we're ready. principal ann hines and her executive staff and all of the staff andteachers, some of themj here tot welcome the kids on this first day. and might i a that the teacher of the year is here as well. how dynamite is that. let me gobo to the principal your excitement. this was a dream come true for you, this project based learning every e day, this is what thkids will get. >> every day. you loudounou cy is committed to the project based. learning and authentic learning experiences will happen here every day forve e child. we're committed to this vision. >> learning by doing. 1150 students a

and that loophole would allow the secretary of education, betsy devos, to use her discretion. >>> arlingtonnal cemetery will be open later this morning after a bomb threathr thet was called in late yesterday morning. it involved the entire site, not ju one area. so, hundreds of sffers and law enforcement had to comb through the massive 624-acre property foriving the all-clear yesterda afternoon. funerals at the cemetery wereal lowed to proceed. we're told the cemetery has 10,000 visitors every day. >>> three new lanes are being adde to a six-mile stretch of i-95 in fredericksburg. the virginia governor broke ground on that project yesterday, which will take four years to complete. >>> this morning, a woman and a-year-old girre rekocovering after a terrifying situation. >> megan mcgrath is live in northwest d.c. where this happened. thhe is not far from little girl's school, right, megan? >> rorter: that's right. the elementary school down street. she was headed home after the end of classes for the day. a scary situation that serves as a reminder that pedestrians and drivers need to be extr

we have a check in which is once a week, to say, while this has been happening, here is what betsy devos has been doing. or what scott pruitt's replacement doing. it is crazy how much oxygen is taken up with breaking news every day >> how did you find your way to the audience, this cultural moment, people want to talk about politics. >> yeah. >> it is remarkable. did you know that going into this? did you find this? how did you discover that fact? >> i think we all discovered it the same way. from my time at snl, especially a presidential election where there is no incumbent. you have big fields on both sides, fun things to write about. so that started for all of us. and you know, that was the carnival that we all thought would eventually leave town like carnivals do. we learn during the campaign how to get ready for this. >> there is a seriousness to it too. that is the challenge that you guys have. writing jokes about family separation. >> you try to button it. and you want to have an arc and a thesis and as many jokes as possible and we do it in front of a test audience. we can't find

. >>> education secretary betsy devos is planning to improve the sexual abuse policy for you w t universitieseges. the changes would narrow the definition of sexual harassment from quote unwelcome conduct of sexual nature to unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is severe and offensivoffensive. >> it would reduce the school's liability, but provide victim was more support. an education spokeswoman calls the report premature and says the department is still deliberating. >>> "the washington post" reports that the government is denying passport renewals along the border. the administration is accusing hundreds, possibly thousands of hispanics along the border, of using false birth certificates for decades. >> in some cases, people are being jailed or stuck in mexico with the passports revoked. the change throws citizenship for many in question and shows another shift in the enforcement. the department says it has not changed policy or practice. let's discuss this with tal kopan. good morning, tal. this story cites a man juan who spent a couple of years in the u.s. army and works as a priso