miguel cardona. . education, dr. miguel cardona. dr. cardona: mr. president-elect , madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i have lived those challenges alongside millions of american families, not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools, far too many of our students, this unprecedented here has piled on crisis after crisis. it has taken some of our most painful disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it has taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff who already poured so much of themselves into their work. it has taxed families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss this year has given. tryingtaxed young adults to change their dreams to advance their education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of tomorrow. it has stolen tim

cardona is not known outside of connecticut.the early discussions he might be selected as commissioner, his name was not vegan. the good thing is, it is not betsy devos. and every educator in america or almost every educator will be thrilled about that. secondly, as a public-school person. he went to public schools. his children go to public schools. he has been in public schools throughout his career. that is a big lust for many people who have been watching the attacks on public education and teachers for the past four and more years. i am diane ravitch, wondering come as you are saying, it was a surprise the miguel cardona pick. many progressives for years have been pushing for democratic presidents to name linda darling hammond, the california educator as secretary of education, but she was on the transition group that apparently pushed for cardona. --elieve cardona maybe spent the first latino to be named education secretary back when you were in the white house or the administration there was president h.w. bush secretary

cardona faces, assuming he is confirmed. but he will also be thinking a lot about broader issues in education. and he also said something perhaps a bit broader about biden's approach to putting together a cabinet. in particular there has been a lot of discussion about the diversity of his cabinet, as well as the extent to which his cabinet signals different ideological concerns in the administration, so that will be another important lens through which he sees this. lisa: thank you so much. i am going to go to dr. morrissey now. dr. morrissey: thank you so much for having me. nathan just mentioned the pandemic has widened and it really highlights gaps in our nation's education system. income, racial, ethnic, geographic disparities that have been pervasive for decades. these are not new problems, they are just highlighted and in stark relief right now. research shows these disparities are not retractable. we can make different choices to expand educational and economic opportunity. and we think president-elect biden is moving

se trata miguel cardona, el actual comisionado connecticut. biden describiÓ como.ario del sector colar. >>> yo he vivido los retos no solo como maestro y como padre de familia en las escuelas pÚblicas. dijo cardona y se emocionÓ al mencionar a sus padres, que por mucho tiempo dependieron de programas de vivienda pÚblica. cardona contÓ que en algÚn momento tuvo problemas cuando fue a la escuela porque hablaba solo espaÑol y se propuso mejorar la enseÑanza bilingÜe y multicultural. >>> entiende la lucha de los latinos en la educaciÓn y lo importante Él es una persona que sÍ va a trrab jar. >>> de ser confirmado por el senado. enfrentarÍa un reto ji gan terrg desde el primer dÍa. reapertura de las escuelas del paÍs en medio de una pandemia. antes de bre sentarlo. biden hablÓ de la necesidad de paj pagarle mejor a los profesores y proveer educaciÓn profesional mÁs accesible. >>> biden ha prometido la administraciÓn mÁs diversa en estados unidos le quedan 5 nombramientos incluyendo a quien puede ser el prÓximo fiscal general de estados unidos. randy serrano, telemundo.

joe biden nominaron a un latino para ser secretario de educación en los estados unidos, es miguel cardona nobramiento de miguel cardona, el nombramiento de joe biden, como secretario no es oficial, líderes ya celebran las noticias . >> vi la noticia esta mañana de verdad que quisiera abrazarlo, muchas felicidades, porque estoy orgullosa de él . >> de descendencia boricua, miguel cardona desde connecticut en donde fue maestro, de ahí subiendo de rango . >> le dio clases a mi hijo y a mi hija en la escuela, el impacto que el hombre causó como educador y comunicador en la sala de clases, fue un pacto a largo plazo . >> la comunidad espera que con este nombramiento las nuevas generaciones sepan que sí se puede . >> las minorías piensan que no pueden lograrlo, la mente del señor cardona es que los jóvenes sí pueden . >> después de 3 años de espera, estudiantes indocumentados se apresuran a solicitar el daca, en california tramitan esto para que cierre de nuevo, pidieron restauración del programa daca después de que fue suspendido por la administración de donald trump . >> y la universidad esta

miguel cardona. >> mr.-elect, madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for

miguel cardona.e public school teacher, the youngest principal in the state of connecticut. first official latino to serve as the educational commissioner. i started to call him the secretary of education. educational commissioner. dr. cardona rose up the ranks to become an official superintendent in the school district that he attended as an english learner student. the staple district where he was born in public housing. the son and grandson of parents and grandparents who moved from puerto rico in search of new opportunities. he made it a point of taking new teachers on tours of his district's neighbors. the wealthy blocks where students grew up with every resource that they needed to get ahead. and the blocks for families that are struggling to get by where a new calculator or a nutritious breakfast weren't a given. he understands that the deep roots of inequities exist as a source of our persistent opportunities gaps. he understands the transformative power that comes from investing in public ed

miguel cardona . >>> mr. president-elect, madame vice president-elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges alongside millions of american families. not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent. and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools and far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has pild on crisis after crisis. it's taken some of our most painful long-standing disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it's taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff, who already pour so much of themselves into their work. it's taxed the families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss that this year has given them. it has taxed young adults trying to chase their dreams to advance our education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of

miguel cardona getting the nod to replace betsy devos.esponsible for getting kids back into the classrooms safely and efficiently during this pandemic. biden describing him as the man "for this moment." getting american students back to school during this pandemic. joining me, president of democrats for education reform. thanks for joining us on this. really appreciate it. i guess i first want to kind of get the 411 on miguel cardona? >> thank you. >> who is miguel and what do you expect his priorities to be? >> well, dr. cardona is one of the leaders in our country in terms of trieducation equity, a former public school teacher a principal at a public school, administrator at a public school districts and last couple of years commissioner of the state of connecticut department of education. he, himself, his leitch wife wae bawd of the power of education. so in his bones he's rooted, really, in miss soul understanding how critical education is for every young person to have access to, particularly low-income students, who often finds them

cardona ha sido maestro y director escolar. >> sabÍamos que necesitÁbamos a un secretario de educaciÓnstros y trabajadores escolares. reportera: el presidente electo tiene como meta reabrir todas sus escuelas en los primeros 100 dÍas de gobierno. >> el nombramiento de miguel cardona muestra que el aspecto multicultural de nuestra naciÓn, todas nuestras identidades se van a hacer valer bajo la administraciÓn de biden. reportera: el gobierno del presidente trump entregÓ un perdÓn a su yerno y asesor polÍtico. en 2004 se habÍa declarado culpable de mentirle a la comisiÓn federal de elecciones. tambiÉn indultÓ a su exdirector de campaÑa, quien fue convicto en 2018 de crÍmenes financieros y le dio un perdÓn incondicional a roger stone, quien estuvo involucrado en la investigaciÓn de la trama rusa. se espera que sean muchos mÁs los que reciban el indulto antes del 20 de enero. ilia: esta doctora afirmÓ que planea retirarse como ordenador de la respuesta del coronavirus a la casa blanca. afirmÓ que la controversia por el dÍa de acciÓn de gracias fue difÍcil para su familia. se refiere a que v

miguel cardona. >> mr. president-elect, madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges alongside millions of american families, not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools, far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has piled on crisis after crisis. it's taken some of our most painful, longstanding disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it's taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff, who already pour so much of themselves into their work. it's taxed families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss that this year has given. it has taxed young adults trying to chase their dreams of advanced education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of tomorrow. and it

miguel cardona as his nominee for education secretary.nted to connecticut's commissioner of education back in august of 2019. if confirmed by the senate, cardona, who is puerto rican, diversified by his cabinet. >>> and president donald trump is expected to spend christmas at his mar-a-lago club in florida, likely to remain at the resort through the new year. >>> alex padilla has a new job, becoming the state's first latino senator. governor gavin newsom tweeted the news and shared the phone call when he broke the news to padilla who became emotional when talking about his immigrant parents. >> i'm humbled because of them. >> padilla will fill the seat vacated by vice president-elect kamala harris. despite padilla's impressive resume including graduating from m.i.t. padilla was not the person many people wanted for the senate job. many have taken to social media to say the governor should have picked a black woman to replace the only black woman in the senate. and the replacement for padilla has been named, shirley weber to serve the rema

here is miguel cardona today. listen to this. >> it shouldn't take a pandemic for us to realize how important teachers are for this country. there are noea shortages of challenges. by the same token, there is countless opportunities for us to see. we must embrace the opportunity to reimagine education,t buildt back better. >> tammy: yeah, nicely vague and also sounds a lot like not wanting to let a good crisis go to waste. very quickly, do you think that's a dangerous approach here? >> i am so sick and tired of the politicizing of what happens to our young people. and all honesty, it's time for parents to start going to their schools and starting petitions. i stayed all the time. you have to start using your voice because your kids are being indoctrinated, not vindicated.. -- educated. >> tammy: especially when the is a crisis. but we got to stay focused, because that is when they want to move in and do that when they think you are distracted..st cynthia, thank yout very much. now, coming up, chef andrew groll say

so, he is hoping cardona can certainly help him out there. he also, biden made the promise on the campaign trail, whoever ran his education department would be a teacher and cardona certainly checks that box. he is a former elementary-school teacher and principal. also, endorsed by the hispanic congressional caucus. biden hoped to have that completed by christmas but we are told, now, the completion of the cabinet nominees is going to slide till after the holidays. he has five left. most notably, attorney general, who is going to run his department of justice. so, we await his decision on those, key, remaining nominees, that he will be announcing after the holiday. we do expect to see him, later today, to give remarks in what's being described as year-end holiday remarks. it's also possible he takes questions. he doesn't done that in a little bit. so, we may see that later today. and, of course, erica, he got the vaccine, yesterday. his first round of the pfizer vaccine. he's told americans there's nothing to worry about. encouraged them to g

the most recent pick, miguel cardona.he washington post reports the day after biden praises cardona as secretary of education. here is what the president-elect had to say. pres. elect biden: today i'm pleased to announced that nominee we have, dr. miguel cardona. he is brilliant, qualified, and tested. he is going to join the cabinet, and it is going to be a historic cabinet. already there are more people of color in this cabinet then the history of the united states. there are more women than ever. the first openly gay cabinet member. it is a cabinet that looks like america. it taps into the best of america that opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. host: joe biden announcing miguel cardona, his secretary of education pick. that was from wednesday. (202) 748-8000 line to call if you think diversity is important. (202) 748-8001 if you say no. (202) 748-8002 is undecided. this is robert from frostburg, maryland. go ahead. caller: good morning. yes, diversity matters quite a bit. what mo

miguel cardona, president-elect, biden's pick for education secretary.is introduction. biden chose cardona, currently the education commissioner in connecticut, after saying that he wanted a secretary with actual classroom and public school experience in contrast with the current education secretary, betsy devos, who has not been the biggest champion of the public school system. if confirmed, cardona will be tasked with the challenge of getting the majority of the nation's students back into schools, something biden has pledged to do within his first hundred days. joining us now, joel payne, democratic strategist, a former senior aide to hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. and "washington post" national political reporter, covering the biden transition, matt viser. matt, how steep of a hill is this to climb for cardona? reopening schools in the next hundred days? >> it is a steep hill to climb. but that was frankly one of the reasons that the biden campaign or the biden transition chose him for this role he's had a lot of experience in connecti

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cardona was named the commissioner of education last year.ucial role in improving virtual learning and bringing kids back to the classroom during the pandemic. >> for far too long we spent money on interventions and band- aids. instead of laying a wide and strong foundation of quality, universal childhood education and quality social and emotional support for all of our learners. >> cardona will also be responsible for laying out the plan to make public -- free for families making less than $125,000 per year. >>> the california's next u.s. senator and secretary of state will make history with nominations. the current secretary of state will serve out the term of kamala harris. he will be the first latino senator from california. governor newsom nominated shirley weber of san diego to take -- seat. she will be the first black woman to serve as california secretary of state. both reflected on working-class roots. weaver said her grandfather never voted. >> he died before the voting rights act. my dad never voted until he came to california. tha

. >> reporter: as he rounds out his cabinet, cnn has learned biden intends to nominate miguel cardona as education secretary, a former elementary schoolteacher and principal. cardona is connecticut's top educational official who shares biden's goal of reopening most schools to in-person learning within 100 days of taking office. now, that announcement is expected to be here tomorrow. the education secretary. with five key spots remaining, none is more important or high profile than attorney general. the president-elect was asked today if he is considering hunter biden, of course his son, federal investigation into business dealings, if he's talking to prospective attorney general candidates about that, he says he's not. he pushed back on any suggestion that hunter biden's case is slowing down his pick for attorney general, wolf. >> jeff, i want you to stand by, but i want to go to the white house right now where even some trump allies are getting fed up with his election denials. our white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us. >> reporter: wolf, the president's allies and advis

biden is nominating connecticut schools' commissioner miguel cardona as his new education secretary.dona, who taught public school earlier in his career, will be tasked with getting kids back in the classroom within biden's first 100 days. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. the cbs news desk for the latest details. >> president trump: it really is a disgrace. >> reporter: the white house said the president intended to sign the $900 billion covid relief bill, instead tonight he surprised everyone by calling on congress to go back to the bargaining table. >> president trump: i'm asking congress to increase the ridiculously p$4,000 for a couple.r i'm also asking congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation. and to send me a suitable bill. >> reporter: the president also caught washington by surprise by pardoning 20 people, including george papadopoulos and alex van der zwaan, who were convicted and served time in connection with the russia investigation. three former republican members of congress were pardoned, stev

he's certainly hoping for cardona to help him in that effort. hear from them today about what their plans may be. i know a lot of families, pam, out there are wondering what these plans will be as we move forward into the new year. pam? >> they certainly are. jessica dean, thank you so much. >>> and frustration is boiling over for these truck drivers stranded in england after france closed the border. the move comes amid growing concerns of coronavirus spread. we will have a live update up next. i don't have to worry about that, do i? harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. crest gum detoxify works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. crest. your ring should shine the same way you do. shop exclusive styles from our collections, including vera wang love, enchanted disney, endless brilliance and so much more. shop online with a virtual consultant. exclusively at zales. the diamond store. >>> chaos and confusion at the uk/france border this morning after fran closed it over the confusion

biden is nominating connecticut schools' commissioner miguel cardona as his new education secretary. cardona, who taught public school earlier in his career, will be tasked with getting kids back in the classroom within biden's first 100 days. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. tonight, states are deciding who should get the next wave of covid vaccines, sparking the debate over which groups should receive priority. for example, should it be corrections officers or teachers? cbs' adriana diaz continues our series, "vaccinating america." >> reporter: it's week two with more than 600,000 vaccines administered, including to dr. anthony fauci today. ( applause ) the c.d.c. recommends the next group should be those 75 and older, and frontline essential workers. but that's 49 million people, and so far just under five million doses have been delivered. do you feel like you're almost in competition with other essential workers? >> yes, for sure. >> reporter: sylvia tanguma heads the teachers' union in mcallen, texas. she eats in her car to not remove her mask at schoo

cardona is puerto rican and grew up in public housing. his career in education began as a fourth-grade teacher. he became the state's youngest school principal at age 28. during the pandemic, cardona has advocated for the reopening of schools. although only about one-third of connecticut's public school students are able to attend in-person classes. he has pushed for using federal aid to buy personal protective equipment for teachers and classrooms. his administration has also allocated federal funds to purchase laptops and internet access for students who remain at home. in immigration news, an undocumented couple from jamaica has moved out of a philadelphia church after living there in sanctuary for over two years to avoid deportation. oneita and clive thompson walked ouof the churcmonday morning as community supporters cheered them on wi applause and the sound of bells and whistles as they celebrated news the federal government has killed their deportation order. the couple h seven children, three of whom are u.s. citizens. the thompso

to draw on our resolve, our ingenuity and our tireless optimism as a people. >> woodruff: cardona alsoports re-opening schools during the pandemic. president-elect biden has pledged to re-open most of them by the end of his first 100 days in office. e f.b.i. says iran was behind online efforts to incite violence against its director, christopher wray, and other topa officialier this month. they targeted individualses who refuted ent trump's false claims of widespread election fraud. ousted homeland secu department official christopher krebs was also among more than a dozen people threatened. their images, home addresses, and other personal information were posted on a website, with crosshairs over their photos. in ethiopia, more than 100 people died in a new massacre over ethnic tensions today. the ethiopian human rights commission sai the attack happened in the western part of the country, separate from the ongoing conflict in tigray. it is not clear yet who the attackers were. a massive fire eruteed today at orary migrant camp in northwestern bosnia. thick black smoke billowed over t

miguel cardona to be his education secretary.onsible for getting the majority of the nation's students back into school. nbc news has also learned from two advisers familiar with the matter that biden's covid advisory team has discussed invoking the defense production act to ramp up vaccine supply. so for the very latest i'm joined by mike memoli in wilmington, delaware. biden is about to inherit a number of crisis, two of the most immediate being covid and this russian hack. how is he laying the groundwork right now to address them? >> well, as it relates to the pandemic we got at least a down payment as joe biden would call it in the congress' action last night approving the $900 billion covid relief. biden saying in a tweet overnight this is good work but certainly is only the beginning. he's calling on congress to be ready to move quickly on passing his covid relief plan. we heard him lay out some of his goals for his first 100 days, including asking all americans to wear a mask. getting 100 million injections in the first 10

for this post, he's someone that really fulfills a campaign promise of joe biden's. >> so miguel cardona, we know there are five major openings left in the biden administration, including attorney general, also labor and commerce secretaries. the biden team had originally said they wanted to get all the nominees in place, at least announced by christmas. there are two front-runners for biden's ag pick. lisa, how monumental is that particular decision going to be? >> oh, it's a huge decision. of course, one of the highest profile positions in the cabinet. the leading front-runners are doug jones who is the former senator from alabama. he lost his re-election. and merrick garland, of course, obama's pick for the supreme court, refused to even get a confirmation hearing by the republican senate. both of those contenders are white men and there's a contingent in the democratic party that feels strongly that post needs to go to someone who's black, given the voting issues, the crim na juinal just issues the attorney general plays such a big role in over the next four years. that's a frontline

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cambiar de tema, el presidente electo, joe biden podría suamr a su gabinete a otro latino, miguel cardona hace historia en california por ser el primer senador latino en representar el estado, ocupará la vacante que dejará kamala harris, tenemos reacciones, francisco, buenas noches adelante con la información . >> ¿qué tal? el nombramiento de alex padilla es histórico porque llega en un momento en el que javier becerra también se une al gabinete de joe biden, ahora habrá dos latinos representando a una comunidad que ha estado olvidada por décadas . >> (hablan en inglés) (información en pantalla) alex padilla recibió la padilla del gobernador de california visiblemente emocionado porque es el primer representante latino en el senado federal desde 1850 (hablan en inglés) (información en pantalla) (hablan en inglés) (informac el importante puesto en el senado fue dejado vacante por kamala harris, quien envió una felicitación por twitter . >> hijo de inmigrantes, sus padres llegaron de méxico como mis padres, también es un gran representante. >> es un triunfador . >> significativo es el nombr

electa se reunieron con su equipo de asesores, en esta semana el presidente electo presentÓ a miguel cardonaauci. le han reconocido por su labor y su lucha contra coronavirus y coincide que hoy es su cumpleaÑos nÚmero 80 aquÍ en la zona, hicieron lo propio. >>> seguimos hablando de doctor fauci, mÁs que un prominente mÉdico es hombre de familia, padre del 3 hijas y extraÑa la vida antes de la pandemia como todos. >>> lo hemos visto en entrevistas tras entrevista y desde la casa blanca. dor fauci se ha convertido en la cara de la lucha contra la pandemia, su visiÓn es monumental, resguardar al pÚblico de un virus sin precedentes. (hablan en inglÉs). fauci que ha sido director de instituto nacional de alergias por 6 presidencias... ha puesto su vida en pausa para hacer frente a este reto. dijo que lo que mÁs extraÑa es su pasatiempo favorito, salir a correr, al igual que la cotidianeidad que extra snach es todos. >>> esta semana, le tocÓ el turp a Él para po snner se la vacuna hizo ante cam praes convencer a quien no confÍa. (hablan en inglÉs) mientras la vacuna hace su trabajo Él como todo an

california, noticias telemundo >> otro latino que perfila en el futuro gabinete de joe biden, i miguel cardonan varias fuentes de nbc news, tendrÁ el retor de llegar el regreso de la normalidad de las escuelas pÚblicas. mientras que el dÍa de hoy, joe biden defendiÓ la decision de no de n detener de inmediato todas las restricciones creados por el presidente trump. al hablar desde delaware en una rueda de prensa dijo que esto podrÍa acabar con 2 millones de pe personas en la frontera con mÉxico el futuro del programa daca serÁ otro tema urgente para la administraciÓn de biden. por lo pronto una audiencia en texas para escuchar argumentos de los estados que piden eliminarel programa termina el dÍa de hoy una decisiÓn definitiva. tenemos la informaciÓn en esta corte se escucharon los argumentos a favor y en contra del programa daca que beneficia a 700,000 jÓvenes, pero hay otros como ana de 17 aÑos que apenas hoy se registrÓ como joven dreamer no tener que preocuparnos por la policia y todo eso, que nos r r regresen para ataras porque te tenemos un permiso para estar q aq aqui los abogados que r

we know that president-elect biden is expected to pick mcgill cardona.is a puerto rican education official. he was connecticut's education official. he was schoolteacher. much different from betsy devos. he has pushed for schools to reopen during covid. people w are allies of cardona h say this someone who will be trying to turn the education department back to supporting publicchools. betsy devos, he says, was focused too much on school choice in the private sector an enough for public schools. he says there are tooeiany children left behind in the middle of the pandemic. rsa control idea. there are people --s othy it is just not safe. judy:, finalrning to president trump. he is continuing to push unfounded claims of widespread fraud. today, we see two of his primary allies in the media backing away from that. yamiche: this is pretty remarkable. we saw a really unusual walk newsmax, a smaller conservativee ork. they both backed away from reporting they were doing which nswasuating that votes may have been changed because of voting machines. what we sawe

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cardona is the head of connecticut's school system.ng about the need to return students back to the classroom. that certainly is one of the goals of the president-elect, but it largely depends on funding from congress next year and that was a central theme of a wide ranging news conference the president-elect had on tuesday. he was praising republicans and democrats alike in congress for passing the $900 billion covid relief bill, but he said that is a beginning, the downpayment. i asked him how that's possible to get more when this was so difficult. do you believe you will have a honeymoon to get things accomplished? >> i don't think it's a honeymoon at all. i think it's a nightmare everybody is going through. it's not a honeymoon. they're not doing me a favor. you have a different team in town. i'm not going to villain niize opposition. >> reporter: he said they sent a divided government to washington to try to get something done. that of course remains to be seen in the new year, but one thing everyone else is waiting for, if presid

announcement at least here while we're with him, but we do know that he's going to be naming miguel cardona. >>as his education secretary, we know that cardona has more than 20 years of experience in public education from an elementary school teacher to becoming a principal to becoming an assistant superintendent and then most connecticut's commissioner of education and really biden was talking about well a lot of parents are worried about which is the kids going back to school how do you do it. >>how do you make the school safe and that's going to be a big part of t >>55 and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a new covid testing site is open in san francisco starting today, we'll tell you where it is and to get tested and 10's of millions of americans are still going to travel and the airports and on the roads this holiday season, even though you're not supposed to we'll tell you more about what could happen. two medical societies have strongly recommended to doctors to treat acute, non-low back muscle and joint pain with topical nsaids first. a formulation they recommend can be found i

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he is expected to name miguel cardona has his education secretary. is he a former elementary schoolteacher and has been vocal about reopening schools saying students are falling behind and that is in line with biden's plan which is to reopen most schools with in 100 days of taking office. >>> deadly shooting in san francisco overnight it. happened in the southbound lanes at ceasar chavez. someone reportedly shot into a car killing the driver. a passenger in the vehicle was shot in the leg and rushed to the hospital. no word on any arrests. >>> also overnight firefighters battling a fire at a san jose office building it. happened around 2:00 on forest avenue. started as a gas leak which then erupted into a building fire. no injuries reported. >>> still ahead here on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a new season for the nba. what's different this time, prompting some coronavirus concerns. >>> and a reminder, check out our kpix5 news app. that gives you easy 24-7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix newscast and realtime news updates. you can sign . >>

people allies of cardona says will be turning the u.s.to education backpublic schools h. a lot of critics of betsy vos say she was focused too much on school choice, the private sector and not doing enough to help public schools especially during thpandemic. i also think it's interesting he is pressing for schools to be reopened during the perching. re's saying essentially there are too many chileft behind in the middle of the pandemic. that's in some waysa controversial idea but there are, of course, people who want to see more students in hools and others, who have been, who say it's just not safe. >> woodruff: and finally, yamiche, turning president trump, he is continuing to push thesede unfo claims of wired fraud in the election that want l to his defeat, but today we see two of his prominent allieths ine media backing away from that. what have you learned about h whatpened here? >> woodruff: this is pretty remarkable. we saw unusual walkbacks from fox news and newsmax, a smaller conservative network. they brtked away from reping they were doing insinuating that voti

úemphasized his plans to reopen schools while introducing his education secretary nominee, miguel cardona >> early next year i will put forward before the congress our plan of what comes next. but i sure it includes funding to keep educators on the job. >> the former public school teacher and principal currently serves as connecticut's education commissioner. >> it shouldn't take a pandemic for us to realize how important teachers are. >> in a surprise move, president trump is demanding that lawmakers revise the $900 billion covid relief package. >> increase the ridiculously low $600, to $2000, or $4000 for a couple.>> moments after the president treated his demands, congressional democrats responded an overwhelming agreement. house speaker nancy pelosi tweeted "at last the president has agreed to $2000. democrats are ready to bring this to the floor." but in order to do that pelosi would need the cooperation of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. the president's demand for the changes has caused a split with some members of his party. >> it is a really foolish left handed thing to pa

the most recent pic, miguel cardona. cardona ases secretary of education.ere is what the president-elect had to say. >> today i'm pleased to announced that nominee we have. dr. miguel cardona. he is brilliant, qualified, and tested. he is going to join the cabinet, and it is going to be a historic cabinet. already there are more people of caller in this cabinet then the history of the united states. ever.are more women than the first openly gay cabinet member. it is a cabinet that looks like america. that opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. host: joe biden announcing miguel cardona, his secretary of education pig. (202) 748-8000 -- education packet. (202) 748-8000 line to call if you think diversity is important. (202) 748-8001 if you say no. (202) 748-8002 is undecided. frostburg, maryland. go ahead. caller: good morning. matters quite a bit. what most americans don't whitetand is, when colonial supremacy controlled yearsf the earth and 95 to 1993, in the far east, every country over in the far east from 1898 to 1975,

cost of character commit president elect joe biden announced more cabinet nominations tapie miguel cardona as education secretary the president a left in his year-end address yesterday also freed americans need more financial relief. >>wanna push for more generous stimulus checks and the next but he also made clear families and businesses need help now signaling there should be no further delays. kareem wynter reporting for us tonight, house republicans spent the day on a conference call. >>trying to decide what to do next since the president has blasted this bill democrats are expected to vote tomorrow on possibly increasing the amount in stimulus payment. >>earlier today kron 4 caught up with or that north bay congressman jared huffman for his thoughts on the president's demands. >>this this is the part that's much harder to make sense because the president has been completely absent from these negotiations so what what does all this mean or does it go i really don't know i don't know if this is just trump being trump and liking to keep you know loving to keep everyone off guard. or if h

miguel cardona spoke about his background and challenges facing american students during the pandemic. president-elect biden: i heard there

miguel cardona is a life-long educator and currently the education commissioner in connecticut. his parents wi s are from puert rico. he would face the most urgent education crisis in decades, with so many children studying remotely in this pandemic. >>> and when we come back, dramatic new images from that volcanic eruption in hawaii. and the warning tonight to tourists. >>> and the high rise explosion in baltimore today. the blast triggering a scaffolding collapse. window washers stranded ten stories up. to customizes yourcan gocar insurancetual.com so you only pay for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> next tonight, the high rise explosion in baltimore that caused a partial roof collapse and left workers stranded on scaffolding ten stories up. several injuries have now been reported. abc's trevor ault has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, stunning images and a daring rescue after a massive explosion rocks downtown baltimore. >> two male hanging off scaffolding. >> reporter: tw