education secretary betsy devos, thank you very much. september 1st, back-to-school time., so joe biden leads into president trump for unrest in america, calling for peace, but he doesn't mention black lives matter? or antifa, who are largely responsible for the violence that we have seen on the street so far. there are other groups, but they are the main groups out there. roy murdoch and juan williams debate, coming up next. ♪ ♪ >> martha: joe biden changed his tune considerably on violence when he spoke in pittsburgh. and when he talked about united states cities that are on fire, but his comments did draw scrutiny from the former vice president failed to mention. "the wall street journal" editorial board today writes this. surely mr. biden knows the protests have been overwhelmingly led by black lives matter and antifa. mr. biden did not use those words or use the words "left-wing" to describe those who are burning businesses and attacking police precincts." >> vigilantes with assault weapons, often better armed than the police. >> martha: deroy murdock, fox news contri

but betsy devos there, again, schools is a big push here for the administration. then health care, nursing homes, the most vulnerable there, possibly part of this testing initiative. cheryl: the president will be there and he may give an update on operation warp speed, the race to get a vaccine, and you've got some trials that are possibly going to be giving us results next month. october which actually starts this week. but at the same time, you know, i was looking at the cdc numbers as far as testing goes in this country. we are up to 111.3 million tests in this country according to today's data from the cdc and a positivity rate of 8%. that does include the height of the pandemic, we should say, in the spring. but i'm curious if the president or the vice president will give us some kind of updated estimate of how many tests we can expect in the next month to two months because the testing sites could actually help the country reopen more and get the economy going better. reporter: i don't know exactly if they will have testing numbers but i can tell you the vic

>> you know, no, it doesn't surprise me coming from betsy devos.mean, i don't think she ever felt invested in america's public schools. she didn't have a strategy, trump didn't have a strategy. there are so many things that joe already has planned to do, and that includes replacing the secretary of education with somebody who has been in the public schools, knows what it's like to be a public school educator as i was and listens to the teacher. joe biden will listen to the educators. he's already planning to give funds to the schools so they have enough supplies. he's already talking about handling some of the broadband issues and investing in broadband so that every child across america will have access to the internet. >> we know the down side of children not being in school. what is your response to those who argue that those repercussions aren't weighed as much as the coronavirus is? >> i hear it from educators all the time. jill, we need more mental health support across the board. just like you're saying, now children are home. domestic viole

president mike pence, secretary of health and human services alex azar, secretary of education, betsy devos. hi, betsy. services, seema verma, and admiral jabbar, who has done such an incredible job. thank you, admiral. we are also joined by mississippi governor tate reeves. you had a to mentis victory. we are -- you had a tremendous victory. and abbott ceo, robert ford. robert, great job. today, i am pleased to announce our plan to announce millions of abbott rapid tests. in the coming weeks, very soon. this will be more than double the number of tests already performed, and here is our plan. 50 million tests will go to protect the most vulnerable communities, which we have always promised to do, including millions for nursing homes, 15 million for assisted milling facilities, 10 million for home health and hospice care agencies, and nearly one million for historically black colleges and universities, and also tribal nations. 100 million rapid point-of-care tests would be given to state and territories to support efforts to reopen their economies and schools immediately as fast as they can

how about betsy devos school choice plan that would funnel money into private schools while he neglected the real needs of our public schools. of course democrats would oppose that. he knew that. he knows that. the truth is this emaciated bill is not a serious attempt at legislation or solving the real problems in our country. it's a shame. it is one of the most cynical moves i've seen, a fairly transparent attempt to show that the republicans are doing something when in fact they want to do nothing in reality. we're in the middle of a pandemic, an historic unemployment, industry struggling from one end of america to the other, and leader mcconnell isn't searching for bipartisan progress. he seems to be looking for political cover. once this bill goes down, we'll be right where we started at the start of the week, waiting for our republican colleagues to wake up to the size of the crisis in our country and work with us on a bill that actually makes sense. we want to work on a bipartisan bill. the speaker and i have come down $1 trillion off our initial request which was based on the real

and betsy devos.ective departments all hold important pieces of president eisenhower's legacy. thank you for joining us to celebrate this occasion. thank you to secretary betsy devos and the education department, housed in the building directly behind me, for being such gracious neighbors throughout the construction process. thank you speaker nancy pelosi for taking part of this and for a reality.emorial we are grateful you are here and for all you have done over the years for this important project. would also like to think the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. general mark milley for being with us today. thank you general. recognizent to brigadier general robert, who is here representing the marine corps. michael, who is here representing the one at a first airborne division thank you both for being here. to have thegrateful ambassador of the republic of and the deputy chief of with usfrom italy tonight. thank you for representing our beautiful -- your beautiful nations and the support you have

donald trump and betsy devos, education secretary betsy devos haven't stepped up and we're seeing the results. millions of students are now starting the new school year in the same way they finished the last one. at home. at home. parents are doing their best, but more and more were finding themselves at wit's end. struggling to balance work and child care and education duties. educational duties. or worrying about their lost paycheck and how they'll make ends meet while trying to keep their kids on track with remote learning. educators are taking on countless hours of additional training to figure out how to learn remote learning tools so they can still be there for their students but they're worried about all the students who used to count on our schools. all of those children who need it so badly and particularly those children who need more than education. they provide their meals and safe places to spend the day. you know, we're all concerned about making sure covid-19 doesn't further exacerbate the disparities. the disparities that already have existed in our education system. f

secretary of education betsy devos, hi betsy, administration for medication services and admiral jabbar an incrediblejob. thank jabbar, who is done such an incredible job. thank you, jabbar, who is done such an incrediblejob. thank you, admiral. we are alsojoined incrediblejob. thank you, admiral. we are also joined by mississippi governor tate reeves. had a tremendous victory, we're so proud of you. as well by abbot robert ford. robert, thank you very much. greatjob. ford. robert, thank you very much. great job. today ford. robert, thank you very much. greatjob. today i'm pleased to report that we are announcing our plan to distribute 150 million point—of—care tests in the coming weeks. very, very soon. this will be more than double the number of tests already performed. here's our plan, 50 million tests will go to protect the most vulnerable communities, which we've always promised to do, including 18 million for nursing homes, 15 million for assisted living facilities, 10 million for home health and hospice care agencies, and nearly 1 home health and hospice care agencies, and nearly

once again, o say y colleague put forth an not stop --at would as 2017 when ly betsy devos decided to eliminate to start m as well as to roll back the civil rights division at the department of education. o it's not like this just came up. i think part of the problem when you never experience this kind of racism, it's hard to deal it. but i'm giving you an opportunity now to deal with it. that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to house resolution the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia. the question is on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair, the have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. allen: mr. speaker, i ask yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: section 3 of house resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? mr. chair, pursuant to h.res. 1107 i offer en bloc.s the speaker pro tempore:

today betsy devos, the u.s. handed out the national blue ribbon school honors. you can see here six schools in the bay area made the list. among them, amelia earhart elementary in alameda, and green valley elementary in danville. in all, devos gave 36 california schools awards for overall academic performance and progress in closing gaps among students. >> very good. >>> finally tonight, a new season of "saturday night live" is just around the corner, and today really important news. the first host for the new season was announced. >> i'm laughing already. former cast member chris rock will take center stage. megan thee stallion will be the musical guest. the entire cast including kate mckinnon and kenan thompson are returning. you can also expect to see a special appearance by jim carrey who will be playing joe biden on a regular basis. "snl" returns saturday, october 3rd. >> really looking forward to that. that is a great cast. >> going to be a good season. there's so much material to get to. >> sure is. thank

donald trump and betsy devos have not stepped up. we have all seen the results. millions of students are starting a new school year in the same way they finished the last one. at home. at home. parents are doing their best. more and more are finding themselves at wits end, struggling to balance work, childcare and education duties. worrying about their loss paycheck and how they will make ends meet while trying to keep their kids on track with remote learning. on, wass are taking hours of additional training to learn how to use remote learning tools so they can still be there for their students but they are worried about all the kids who used to count on our schools. all those children who needed so badly, particularly those who need more than education. they provide meals and say places to spend the day. you now, we are all concerned about making sure covid doesn't further exacerbate disparities. disparities that already have existed in our educational system. for so many poor children, so many communities of color, it is unacceptable. it cannot go on like this.

the vice president is facing criticism from education had betsy devos. she accuses biden of putting out of children. >> joe biden does it probably doesn't remember it but in 1997 he gave an impassioned speech on the senate floor in favor of school choice. he's turned his back on the kids we are talking about. it's really shameful. >> melissa: julien turner has more from washington on all of those. gillian. >> vice president biden in just a few minutes is going to deliver his second speech in three days. the campaign says he's planning to pivot to school re-openings. how to do it safely during the coronavirus pandemic but this comes after he spent much of the week so far slamming truck president trump's escalation of violence across u.s. cities. biden's team is making the case today that trump's visit to kenosha, wisconsin, yesterday but delivered no solutions to a community and pain. the campaign is saying that trump failed once again to meet the moment. refusing to utter the words that wisconsinites and americans across the country needed to hear today

and secretary of education betsy devos.ve departments all hold important pieces of president eisenhower's legacy. tonk you for joining us celebrate this occasion. thank you for the education department housed in the building behind me for being gracious neighbors throughout the construction process. thank you speaker nancy pelosi for taking part in tonight's dedication and for your personal attention helping to make this memorial a reality. we are grateful that you are here and for all that you have done over the years for this important project. i would also like to thank the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark malley for being with us today. thank you general. [applause] i also want to recognize brigadier general robert for representing the marine corps. and the colonel representing the 101st airborne division. [applause] thank you both for being here. we are also grateful to have the ambassador of the republic of china, and the deputy chief of mission from italy with us tonight. thank you for representing

peters claimed james can't stand up to president trump, or education secretary betsy devos. me back on. steve: okay so mr. peters, the senator, is accusing you of being controlled by the devos family and supporting betsy devos' 2017 education funding plan, but he's talking about stuff that you might have felt before you ever ran for office. >> well this is the thing. i was able to stand up against terrorists i can certainly stand up against anything that the politicians throw at me these days. i've actually been shot at and these lies are going to bounce off because the american people and people in the state of michigan know the truth. the fact is the polls have been closing, rcp just rated this as a tossup, people of the state of michigan are excited for change because senator peters is running on a record of failure and lies. i not only threaten this seat. democrats are terrified putting four ads up against me in the past week because i not only threaten this seat but their entire narrative to in sin you ate that i can't think for myself or stand up for myself when the de

betsy devos is also defecting from the administration. josh venable who served under betsy has joined a group of other leaders who want to see trump defeated in november as an adviser. so last night joe biden appeared in his first televised town hall and called the vice president to step down over his handling of the pandemic. >> all the way back in march i was calling for the need for us to have masks have the president stand and tell us what's going on but he knew it he knew it and did nothing it's close to criminal things get worse and worse before they get better and better, but yo've got to level with the american people, shoot from the shoulder. there's never been a time they've not been able to step up c up this president should step down. >> biden also ripped attorney general bill barr's comments likening the restrictions to slavery. >> i mean, quite frankly, they're sick think about it did you ever, ever think, any of you, you'd hear an attorney general say that following the recommendations of the scientific community to save you

you saw the attorney general bill barr and the education secretary betsy devos and a member of the coronavirus task force scott atlas all not wearing masks while there on the south lawn today. though you do see some officials wearing masks, you don't see other. and the only people tested were the ones that do come into contact with president trump. you see vice president mike pence and jared kushner. those are people that meet with the president. but the others we did not see that. and we had heard that the israeli delegation was semi concerned about this because of course they're about to go into a second lockdown in their country. a three-week lockdown where they can't go within 1500 feet of their house and here they are in washington where the rules seem to be much different when it comes to president trump and his officials. >> it is a striking difference, isn't it. kaitlan, thank you. >>> with me now, dr. rob davidson, emergency room physician and director of the committee to protect medicare. and doctor davidson, you saw the pictures today, and mostly the foreign delegation folks were we

watch education secretary betsy devos. >> martha, joe biden probably doesn't remember it but in 1997ool choice. today he has turned his back on the kids that we're talking about. elizabeth: welcome trump 2020 national press secretary, hogan gidley. great to see you. does the biden campaign have time to fix flip-flops? >> they don't have much time for anything if we're being honest. they have been all over the map on all of these issues. you heard just today, some comments joe biden made. i am glad he came out of the hidey-hole. i am glad he took questions. the answers were all horrible. you say in one breath it is important to make sure investigations go on about a shooter in wisconsin, only follow it up by saying and we need to make sure that young man is brought up on charges and arrested, which is it, are you waiting for an investigation or you want the person arrested? also how many times in the past has joe biden said he is going to ban fracking? time and time and time again. then now that he is the nominee, he gets asked about it and acts like he never mentioned that at all. it

he was betsy devos's chief of staff at the department of education. i'm hoping you'll hear from them and other advisers in repair in the very near future about what we need to fix from the donald trump presidency and how we get back on track. >> amazing stuff. miles taylor, thanks for joining us. >>> up next, what to expect at cnn town hall with joe biden. it will be a town hall unlike any you've seen. also, a closer look at attorney general of the united states, william bar's comparison of the lockdown in the united states with slavery. ce. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. and you can pay your friends back from here. so when someone asks you, "where's your bank?" you can tell them: here's my bank. or here's my bank. or, here's my bank. because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place.

i remember betsy devos saying to our dana bash saying they don't spread anything. but they spread the flu and the colds a lot. do you have any advice for us as parents and like what decisions we should make this fall and winter? for example, take my children to the playground. some other parents don't do that. i don't know how much i'm gambling i guess is the point. >> yeah. so couple of things. first is i agree with dr. fauci that we should not be cavalier about children. now, good news is, thankfully they don't -- they die at very, very low rates from this disease so that's really good news. but there's more than just we worry about other things too and kids just get sick and we have to be careful. on issues like playgrounds, i think anything that's outside is generally pretty safe for kids. i don't worry about playgrounds so much. i think we need to get kids out and playing, outdoor activity is great. obviously, get them to wear a mask, wash their hands or hand sanitizer. it's the indoor activities where people are not wearing masks that are higher risk. >> you

this as the education secretary, betsy devos says that the parents have the right to choose the beston a tough choice for parents. >> i feel so happy that i want to explode. >> reporter: for 5-year-old isabella and her brother, going back to school is a long-awaited return to some form of normalcy. >> it's like the schoolhouse -- i think i'll learn more. >> reporter: like millions of other students across the country, remote learning has been a struggle for the brooklyn, new york, siblings. >> i had so much stress getting my daughter to learn, remote learning. she cried most of the time. my son, he distracted himself by talking to his peers and playing on the computer. >> reporter: but returning to in-person instruction is not without risk. their mother suffered the improbable case of covid-19, and she said her asthma made her recovery much more different. >> it was very scary. i thought i was going to die. so i don't wish that on anybody. >> reporter: she worries about sending her children back to school, especially isabella who also has asthma, but says another semester on line wou

i spoke with the education secretary betsy devos on the program last night.here's been $13.2 billion that is gone through k-12 in the early stimulus bill and there's been a proposed $50 billion more. i think a lot of people, and most of that $13.2 billion has not even been used yet for a lot of the school budget. a lot of parents look at that and say why do parents think they need more money to go back to school and they're going to strike if they don't have it. the money doesn't seem to be the issue, necessarily. >> as an educator, what concerns me is that not only is money being held up somewhere in the brae argosy, but we need resources to ensure that we can clean our classrooms, give our teachers and educators the ppe that they need and ensure the safety of our students once they return. i am back teaching online in a virtual space, which is of course my home and i'm enjoying it but yes, we all want to go back to school but we must do so safely. >> martha: i think there's a big hang up that seems to be happening in the teachers union, primarily, they will

how about josh venable, chief of staff to betsy devos, head of education.es taylor, former chief of staff to former department of homeland security. again, these are not fly-by-night folk whose come in and pop out. these are senior-level officials. let's go to the second slide, which is these are former trump officials, who have spoken out but not endorsed him, at least as of yet. there's john kelly, his former chief of staff. jim mattis, the former secretary of defense. kirsten nielsen, the former head of the department of homeland security. rex tillerson, the former head of exxon mobile and secretary of state. these are serious people i would encourage our viewers to go back and google when donald trump nominated these folks, what he said about them. he talked about rex tillerson as the crown jewel of his cabinet, a man only he could recruit to do work for the good of the country. these people trusted military generals, john kelly, jim mattis. these are people with impeccable credentials through decades in the military. that they would speak out tells you

>> no, it doesn't surprise me coming from betsy devos.nk she ever felt invested in america's public schools. she didn't have a strategy. trump didn't have a strategy. there are so many things that joe already has planned to do. and that includes replacing the secretary of education with somebody who has been in the public schools. joe biden will listen to the educators. so he's already planning to give funds to schools so that they have enough supplies. he's already talking about handling some of the broadband issues and investing in broadband so that every child across america will have access to the internet. >> we know the down sides of children not being in school. what is your response to those that argue that those repercussions aren't weighed as much as coronavirus is? >> oh, i hear it from educators all the time. jill, we need more mental health support across the board. because just like you're saying, now children are at home, domestic violence has increased. child abuse has increased. children are dealing with anxiety. and then

the office of management and budget, we see what's happening in the department of education with betsy devosdoes believe there's such a thing, his actions suggest he doesn't care about it at all in terms of its effects. >> i've posed this question probably hundreds of times over the past 3 1/2 years. there was, of course, the impeachment. seems like a lifetime ago. this week alone there's the cohen book, the first woodward book, now there's this book that's a bombshell. does any of it matter, eddie, professor glaude? by that i mean, there's so much noise, does this cut through, will this make any difference in how people view the president? >> i'm not sure to be honest with you. craig, it feels like we're in "as the world turns" or "all my children." it's a soap opera, and we're addicted to it. we know the plot. we know the evil characters. we know the twists and this book, like the cohen book, like mike schmitt's book, like michael wolff's book, we can go on and on, are simply details to reveal the substance of a character that it seems to me that the country watches and reali relishes, eve

universities if they are violating the first amendment and could lose other funds, this is what betsy devoss should not be forced to choose between their faith and in education and an institution controlled by a religious organization should not factor in religious beliefs to participate in grants and programs, what is so wrong about that? >> a few things. although they may be public, they aren't free. there are parents that are paying for tuition and everyone certainly has the first amendment right via our constitution, my favorite amendment and the constitution, there is nothing in the first amendment that protects hate speech, whether it's far left or far right or maybe not a political that want to speak at an organization at a public educational facility such as this. in addition to that, you're not only stepping on what the parents want for their children but it also makes it difficult for the school to ensure the safety of the public compilation if you bring in somebody who could incite some type of violence. i don't like this because i don't think it's just black-and-white, i think t

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

apparently also, something to keep in mind and to watch for, the chief of staff to education secretary betsy devos is also about to come out and join one of these groups of former trump officials who are giving these kinds of warnings. like i said, it has been -- it has been a nuts day. and more news for you. since we have -- well, a federal judge tonight has just issued a ruling that has just been handed to me. this ruling requiring the u.s. postal service to undo all of the things they have done over the course of the summer to slow down the mail. we had known this was coming because the judge gave what's called a bench ruling, meaning he oversaw and listened to a hearing and then he ruled from the bench, and we had heard some devastating quotes from his bench ruling we had been awaiting his actually order, which is a devastating and comprehensive ruling and order to the post office to immediately reverse the changes that trump postmaster general louis dejoy has instituted to slow down the mail ahead of the election that is just breaking right now. we just got the order. more on that next right

deciding vote for any executive branch nomination and the tie broken by the vice president until betsy devos in early 2017. so this is going to be interesting in terms of how the votes stack up and the -- how fast they can get a nominee, how fast can they do a confirmation hearing and vet the person. sometimes they run into issues with these. let's look at what happened with clarence thomas. he was confirmed. harriet meyers, one was president bush's nominees. her nomination was withdrawn. you had this with robert bork in the 80s. so just because you have a nominee doesn't mean there's something that means they're guaranteed a slot on the supreme court, especially to do it in a tight turning radius. so the chances of this happening before the election, you know, that is up in the air, laura. >> laura: chad, thanks so much. joining me now is charlie hurt, washington opinion editor, fox news contributor. scott rasmussen, pollster and raymond arroyo. scott, your history in polling is among the top in the field. given what we know that voters think about this court, the importance of the court in

officials who flouted covid-19 precautions, including attorney general bill barr, education secretary betsy devos, coronavirus task force member dr. scott atlas, and house minority leader kevin mccarthy, who removed his mask at times and then put it back on. >> i did wear it earlier. thank you. >> we saw you not wearing it earlier. >> reporter: the u.s. is on the cusp of surpassing 200,000 deaths from covid-19. though you wouldn't know it from the president's comments on fox news today. >> we're rounding the turn on the pandemic. we're rounding the turn. >> reporter: trump's medical experts have said americans should brace for difficult months ahead, but today trump defended holding an indoor rally with thousands of people in nevada and attempted to blame the state's governor. >> the governor of the state who tried to make it impossible for us to have a rally. you know, democrat, rather liberal democrat and a political hack. he tried to make it difficult. >> reporter: trump didn't mention that he also held a crowded indoor event in another state the next day. his son-in-law jared kushner says it'

. >> well, it's not my proudest work i came up with a nickname for betsy devos that's pretty devastatingu know how she's the secretary of education >> jimmy: yeah >> well, my nickname for her, "the secretary of miseducation of the american people." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i think you're hitting the same wall there. nicknames are usually catchy >> well, i only have to answer to speaker pelosi. and let me tell you, these names are very funny to an 80-year-old woman who is extremely stressed >> jimmy: that's great, bu i'll come clean. i know these names aren't good, i get it but nancy loves them she told me the key to a great nickname is for it to be, and i quote, "very long and also impossible to remember." being nancy pelosi's nickname writer is my dream job don't ruin this for me >> jimmy: it's okay. i'm sorry. i didn't mean to upset you >> maybe i can run some other nicknames by you and you tell me if you think speaker pelosi would like them. >> jimmy: yeah, sure i mean, it seems like she and i have different tastes but, yeah, let's give it a shot >> okay, this one's for steve scal

>> you know, no, it doesn't surprise me coming from betsy devos.a's public schools. she didn't have a strategy, trump didn't have a strategy. there's so many things that joe already has planned to do. and that includes replacing the secretary of education with somebody who has been in the public schools, knows what it's like to be a public school educator. as i was. and listens to the teachers. joe biden will listen to the educators. so he's already planning to give funds to schools, so that they have enough supplies. he's already talking about handling some of the broadband issues and investing in broadband. so that every child across america will have access to the internet. >> we know the downsides of children not being in school. what is your response to those who argue that those repercussions aren't weighed as much as coronavirus is? >> oh, i hear it from educators all the time. jill, we need more mental health support, across the board. because just like you're saying, now children are at home. domestic violence has increased. child abuse ha

mike pence confirmed the first executive nomination with betsy devos in 2017.s john roberts said, we're in for a roler costar. i want the direct everybody back to the time line. it would be hard to put the nominee on the floor to have a vote and the other senators, do they agree with mitch mcconnell that this should be pushed through as quickly as he is suggesting? >> sean: let's go to minnesota where the president is just wrapping up his speech.ly as our sources told us, the president did not -- has not been notified yet of what has happened tonight. the breaking news that supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg had w died. he's wrapping up his speech before a capacity crowd in minnesota. about 25,000 people i'm told on the ground there. john roberts also confirming with his sources with the trump team on the ground in minnesota that he was not made aware of the death before he was about ten minutes in the speech when the news crossed the wires about it. we'll keep the images up. she covered the supreme court w for fox for many, many years. very friendly wit

donald trump and betsy devos, secretary devos haven't stepped up. we're seeing the results.ons of students are starting the school year in the same way they finished the last one, at home, at home. parents are doing their best, but more and more were finding themselves at wit's end, struggling to balance work and child care and educational duties, or worrying about their lost paycheck and how they'll make ends meet while trying to keep their kids on track with remote learning. educate rers taking on countless hours of additional training to learn how to use remote tools so they can be there for their students. but they're worried about all the kids who used to count on our schools, all those children who need it so badly and particularly those children who need more than the education they provide their meals and safe places to spend the day. we're all concerned about making sure covid-19 doesn't further exacerbate the disparities. the disparities that already have existed in our educational system. for so many poor children and in so many communities of color, it's unaccept

this in our system to have charter schools that help people have choice but i have not supported betsy devos and his need to push vouchers into the system. kansas is one of the top states in the country. one of the top 10 in excellent education. we want to see a end to people having their opportunities taken away from them for things like going to college and having those opportunities when we make bad tax decisions. i stand with the people of kansas and support our excellent public education system. moderator: you have 30 seconds rebuttal. marshall: what a great job kansas does. my wife and i, college graduates, have the greatest community colleges in this country and that is why the federal scholarship money and federal dollars fund different programs juniors and seniors in high schools go to colleges, i am a big supporter of them. we have 18 hours of college credit, another solution to keep healthcare down. i visited 43 of the 45 higher institutions of learning in kansas. moderator: before we go further, for the folks in radio we need to pause for 10 seconds for station identification. yo

but ultimately, i have not been supportive of betsy devos, and this need to push vouchers into our system. we know that kansas is one of the top school -- stop top states in the country, one of the top 10 in excellent education. what we want to see as an and two people having their opportunities taken away from them, for things like going to college. and having opportunities when we make bad tax decisions. so i stand with the people of kansas and support our excellent public education system. >> congressman marshall, 30 seconds. sen. marshall: i don't want to rebut, i just want to talk about how important education is and know a great job kansas does. my wife and i are community college graduates and we have some of the greatest community colleges and technical colleges in the country and that is why i worked so hard on the perkins grant, the federal scholarship, federal dollars fund those gene dish and seniors get to go to community colleges and technical -- were juniors and seniors get to go to committee colleges and technical colleges, another solution to keeping the cost of health car

as we discussed today in 2017, betsy devos rescinded key guidance that secured the rights of transgender students. this left transgender students now more vulnerable to ongoing his cremation at school. can you speak to how this revision of the guidance does just that? >> the good thing to know is that transgender students are more likely to experience discrimination and harassment in school and study after study has shown that. the harassment that they experience that when they do go forward they are less likely to be believed or told to change who they are rather than having the schools enforce their rules. we are already starting out at a place that is worrisome. the commendation of the message that the department of education is sending that they don't really have to do what they need to do with the decision and plus the changes in the title ix sexual harassment rules could have devastating effects especially for lgbtq students and trans students gender specifics. >> i would also like to break down the supreme court decision that we heard a lot about today and how that decision contra

rights found civil ranking member mentioned the secretary of education, betsy devos, by name. t found the secretary of education, betsy devos, has escinded critical guidance to protect students' civil rights. now the scope to reduce the and r of investigations decrease the budget and staffing capacity at the office of civil rights at the department. commission's report indicated that o.c.r. issued 38 to improve uments program understanding of and ompliance with civil rights statutes under the obama administrati administration. comparison, the o.c.r. under the trump administration has issued few guidance documents rescinded has critical guidance documents. 2018, secretary devos rescinded guidance of ments against the youth race in admissions or assignments to improve diversity and k-12.education also, in 2018, secretary devos 2014 school discipline guidance package which provided ocal educational agencies with technical assistance to reform discipline policies and ractices that, although racially neutral, disproportionately impacted in violation lor, of title 6. it goes on and

donald trump and betsy devos, secretary devos, haven't stepped up. we are all seeing the results.ting a new school year in the same way they finished the last one, at home. at home. parents are doing their best, but more and more we're finding them at wit's end, struggling to balance work and child care and educational duties. or worrying about their lost paycheck. neil: we are going to continue monitoring the speech of joe biden in delaware, talking about virus concerns, might bring up law and order issues. he is supposed to go to kenosha, wisconsin tomorrow. the president of course was there yesterday. we will be monitoring this very close because we do understand in a rare event he will be taking questions. i don't know how many or how soon but it's possible. that's something you always wait for when either candidate is speaking. we will keep an eye on that. >>> also keeping an eye at the corner of wall and broad right now. markets racing ahead. the dow now up better than 300 points. have the markets already factored in the election? charlie gasparino was talking to a lot of fo

the first one was betsy devos, the education secretary.broke that tie back in february of 2017. two others that he has broken ties on the budget director, a position to be the deputy budget director, and also the former senator from kansas, sam brownback to be the religious freedom ambassador. the fact it happened three times they probably want to avoid it on a nomination. another nugget that i've heard. it seems as though when they go to the actual pick there were some other names out there that they talked about how wide the vote was when they were confirmed for other district judge and appellate judgeships. it sounds like the administration is doing an inside strait here trying to do it with the most narrow margin of votes and probably what it will come down to, trace. >> trace: you are exactly right. chad pergram with insight on capitol hill. chad makes an important point there, it comes down to who they nominate. we talked a lot about amy comey barrett and she fits what mitt romney laid out there moments ago. she fits the mold of a co

mike pence broke the tie, vote to confirm betsy devos as education secretary., it will extremely difficult to the get the selection, move it forward, get hearings in the judiciary committee, then get a vote in the senate? i would say that is almost impossible before the election. what say you? >> it's a pretty tight timetable when you look at the average and in modern era about 40, 45 days. president indicated he would not make the nomination until friday or saturday. the family for ruth bader ginsburg is sitting shiva until fruit need. that might be out of respect until the for the ginsburg hearing this will be closest confirmation vote that would come before a presidential election. in january of 1940, frank murphy was confirmed to the supreme court in january of a election year. john clark, july of 1916, also a presidential election year. william woods, who was confirmed for the supreme court in a lame-duck session in late 1880, not 1980. 1880. stuart: i'm not sure those long ago precedents have any meaning in today's toxic political world. i think you agree