cardona. followed by senator murphy. senator blumenthal. >> thank you chair and ranking member burr. i am excited to be here to introduce dr. cordon'ta president biden's nominee for secretary of education. indeed, it is one of the proudest and most exciting of my days in the united states senate. i have known dr. cardona and his family for many years, watched him rise. his rise has been, indeed, mead yoric. almost mythical except it's based on real hard work and solid values gained from his parents as he told me just moments ago. when one member of his family does well, all do well. and i think that kind of ethic is one he'll bring to his job as secretary of education. he's a proud son of mereden, connecticut. a proud son of higher education, public education in connecticut, two institutions of higher learning, central connecticut state university and the university of connecticut. and he is a passionate advocate of english, as an english language learner. his entire career is living proof tha

doctor cardona. do you agree strengthening career and technical education can help her education recovery? and if so, and confirmed, how do you plan to support these programs both through community colleges and in middle and high school? >> thank you, senator for that question. i absolutely agree that career and technical education recovery. as education and very important role. in the wonderful experience of working with superintendent craig and resnick who oversaw programming that allowed our high school students to get access to college level courses in a community college. and get credit for that. create a pathway for them to think about career opportunities when they graduate the two-year college. and then, when i have learned in my experience not only in connecticut but throughout the country see this happening, we can really start thinking about providing opportunities for mental students pathways include many into your college or technical on starts early in the middle school, drives up their

now, to doctor cardona, welcome. welcome to you, to your wife, larissa, to your children who are in the annex behind us, and i'm told they will come out when you start your testimony. we can adhere to the separation guidelines and have them over there. i also want to welcome your parents, who i understand didn't make the trip because of covid but they will be watching this on tv. your entire family i know is proud of this nomination and the fact that you've been asked to lead the department of education at a very challenging time is daunting for anybody. you've had a media work rise from classroom teacher to principal to superintendent of a small state of connecticut. you should be proud of that, and i'm glad the president has nominated you for this position. millions of children are stuck at home trying to learn. parents are at their wits end and the adults running public schools across the country are failing to actually follow the science and open school safely. cdc experts just released a paper in the journal of

miguel cardona, the nominee, is currently connecticut's education commissioner. he has really emphasized the importance of in person learning in his state but stopped short of mandating it all together or taking actions like some other states have with threatening to remove funding for sanctioned school districts that don't return. host: for folks that don't know anything about miguel cardona, what is his background? guest: he is currently education commissioner of connecticut. before that, assistant superintendent in his hometown. he is the child of parents that moved to connecticut from puerto rico as children. he came to school as an english-language learner and grew up in housing projects, which is some of that background. that is what people have applauded with him that he can identify with a growing share of the nation's students. he went off to become an elementary school teacher and a principal at age 28, which is pretty young. he was involved in a lot of statewide work to bring together ideas about how to address the achievement gap or to spur performanc

cardona, the nominee for education secretary, testifies before the senate health education and pensions committee. at 2:00 p.m., michael regan, the environmental protection agency nominee testifies before the public works committee. coming up in 30 minutes, bloomberg news correctional correspondent previews today's house republican meeting on the future roles of representatives marjorie taylor greene and liz cheney. at 8:00 a.m., mark pocan, and member of the appropriations committee, talks about president biden's covid relief plan and other news of the day. at 9:00 a.m., evie blad on the covid-19 pandemic's impact on education. and she will preview today's confirmation hearing for education secretary nominee miguel cardona. at 9:30 a.m., blake moore, who serves on the natural resources and armed services committees, on his priorities in the 117th congress. ♪ host: good morning. it is wednesday, february 3, 2021. yesterday, several more executive orders aimed at undoing policies when it comes to immigration. the goal, the president said, was to reestablish america as a haven for people

cardona from connecticut which has been on the forefront of the transgender controversy.l males and an attorney spoke to tucker carlson last night about the frustration and how difficult it is to speak about it. >> there a biological difference between a man and female's body and that is why sports of always been segregated and that is why it should continue to be segregated to protect women and give them a fair chance. the retaliation, the death threats, the name-calling that occurs and what this is about is whether feelings and claims can trump reality. it is about the benefits of sports to women, it is about a lot more than that too. we are seeing not only women and girls suffer as a result of this ideology but millions of students, faculty members and healthcare providers are being bullied into silence over this issue. todd: president biden signed the executive order on his first day in office. >> governor andrew cuomo's handmade mountain prop cost twice the amount officials previously stated. 's office been $414 on a spray-painted piece of foam, cuomo using it as a m

. >>> education secretary nominee miguel cardona was on capitol hill for his confirmation hearing.e was asked about the pandemic's impact on students, getting teachers vaccinated, the cost of higher education, and the participation of transgender students in school sports. mr. cardona began his career as an elementary school teacher and has been serving as education commissioner of connecticut since august of 2019. [inaudible conversations]

the senate health education labor and pensions committee holds a confirmation hearing for miguel cardona to serve as education secretary, watch on c-span three. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. utah senator mike lee talked about the senate filibuster at an event hosted by the heritage foundation. this is just over 30 minutes. >> will the nature of the senate be preferred in favor of ramming through an agenda the that's -- that does not enjoy broad-based support amongst people or in the united states senate. to sort through this question, senator mike lee is with us and it's our great rebels to have them with us. the senior senator from utah is the chairman of the joint economic committee and chairman of the senate steering committee but i wanted to speak with him about this particular issue. he has the most keen understanding of senate rules and procedures and where they intersect

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confirmation of jennifer granholm to be energy secretary and then move on to the nomination of miguel cardona to be education secretary. yesterday louisiana senator john kennedy talked about reopening public schools and russia. here is a part of what he had to say. >> thank you, mr. president. i want to talk just a few minutes, mr. president, about the need to open our schools. i think you would agree with me, mr. president, because i've followed your career, with admiration, by the way, that our country is only as good as its dreams and we're only as valuable as our children. and in my judgment we are doing immeasurable damage in this country to our children. we all know that we had to close down our public schools and our parochial schools and our private schools. pre-k to 12 because of the coronavirus. but i think most fair-minded americans understand that we need to open them. the future of this country is education. it's not the level of the stock market, it's not the unemployment rate, it's not who the president is. it's education. and we know that. so why aren't we opening our public s

president biden's nominee to be education secretary, miguel cardona, says he is okay with the idea ofiological males competing in female sports. senator rand paul challenged his thinking yesterday at cardona's confirmation hearing. >> what do you think in general about boys running in girls' track meets like they've been doing this connecticut? >> i think that it's critically important to education systems and educators respect the rights of all students including students who are transgender. >> does it bother you that like the top 20% of boys running in track meets beat all of the girls in the state? do you think it's fair to have boys running in the girls' track meet? >> i think it's appropriate -- i think it's the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities, and this includes students who are transgender. >> you're okay then with boys competing with girls. >> respectfully, senator, i think i answered the question. >> the vast majority of america is just wondering who are these people who think it's okay. from what planet are y

the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee holds confirmation hearing for mcgill cardonawatch live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3 come online at c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> delaware governor john carney gave the state of the state address at the state capitol in dover. he said delaware is resilient and the

with me now, cnn political commentator and republican strategist alisson stewart and maria cardona, cnnator and democratic strategist. the co-hosts of "hot mics". maria, i've heard you talk about this in the past, but i'm going to start with alice on this question of the intelligence briefings. where do you stand on that? do you think that they should be held back from former president trump? >> i believe the former president trump should be given the same privilege that former presidents receive with access to these briefings if they request them. and former presidents have had the same opportunity to do so. if he doesn't request them, it's certainly not an issue. but hearing what president biden just said is rather disturbing because we're starting to see a trend and this punitive action and punitive behavior that democrats are taking against republicans they don't like is going to be problematic and they're starting to set a trend or set a precedent that will be quite harmful just because someone rubs you the wrong way. i think that's a really dangerous road for democrats to start ta

. >>> the senate education committee today considered the nomination of miguel cardona to become educationretary. in this next portion, kentucky republican rand paul questions the nominee about transgender students taking part in sports. >> the office of civil rights sent a letter to connecticut saying that boys can't compete with girls in sports -- to allow boys to compete in girls sports. if you're confirmed, will you enforce that office of civil rights opinion? >> hello, senator. thank you for the question. i understand that there are a lot of concerns about that. it's -- if confirmed, it's my responsibility and my privilege to make sure we're following civil rights of all students. and that includes activities that they may engage in high school or athletics. >> what do you think in general about boys running in girls track meets like they've been doing in connecticut? >> i think that it's critically important the education systems and educators respect the rights of all students, including students who are transgender and that they are afforded the opportunities that every other stude

when miguel cardona is confirmed, this will be his top priority. we will leave it to him and his team at the department of education working with the cdc to determine how quickly and efficiently it can be done. >> is there a reason the goal to reopen schools does not include high schools? press sec. psaki: i would suggest you ask the cdc if there are differences between the schools. >> on impeachments, president biden said he was anxious to see what is republican friends would do. was he signaling for them to vote to convict mr. trump? if not, what else did he mean? press sec. psaki: as you know, the president was in the senate for 36 years. he watched as many americans did, as the very institution he ascended for decades was under assault. this week he watched new videos. we all did. it was a reminder how shocking that assault on our democracy was. i talked to him this morning. for everyone's context, he was having his morning coffee, looking at the new hearts on the front lawn, when he was asked this question. he means the senate should take the

cardona was the first town to go into strict lockdown.n followed by other towns and eventually the entire country. one year on, residents echo sentiments felt by many across italy. >> it's crazy. i don't want to live like this, anymore. no. it's -- no. no. >> reporter: the mayor is optimistic that things have improved. last year, we were really fighting bare handed, he says, an enemy that we couldn't see and didn't know. this year, we make giant steps both in prevention and in diagnosis. the mayor says he is proud of his town. a frontline, he says, where the battle was fought and where resistance and resilience continue. >> and, you know, robyn, resilience is still being required of italians. still, under curfew. under travel restrictions. but win thone thing has changed. italy has a new prime minister. mario draghi just installed last week. while respected economists and many hopes are pinned on him not only for the vaccine rollout plan to help speed that up. but, also, importantly, for an economic recovery plan for this country. robyn.

eastern on c-span3 miguel cardona education secretary nominee, and a 2 p.m. michael reagan environmental protection agency administrator nominee. on thursday at 10 a.m. eastern marty walz, secretary of labor nominee. watch the confirmation hearings live on c-span3, on demand at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> alaska governor mike dunlevy thank healthcare workers and law enforcement for the work during the coronavirus into the cookie talked about economic relief for small businesses and creating more jobs in the state. >> lieutenant governor meyer, president micciche, members of the thirty-second legislature, and fellow alaskans: exactly one year ago tonight, the pandemic landed on our nation's shores just a few miles from where i sit. from the beginning, the deck was stacked against us. they pointed to our lack of infrastructure and hospital capacity. they claimed alaska would suffer the fate of third-world countries. health experts warned us of 14,000 hospitalizations and over 10,000 dead. i would be lying if i said the tragedy of 1918 didn'

the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee holds confirmation hearing for mcgill cardona. watch live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3 come online at c-span.org or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> delaware governor john carney gave the state of the state address at the state capitol in dover. he said delaware is resilient and the coronavirus pandemic and he think thanked nurses, d law enforcement >> lt. governor hall-long, mr. speaker, mr. president pro temp, members of the 151st general assembly, members of the cabinet, distinguished members of the judiciary, and my fellow delawareans, thank you for inviting me into the chamber today, and thank you for tuning in virtually during this very unusual time. section 15 of the delaware constitution reads as follows: the governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly information of affairs concerning the state andti recommend to its consideration such measures as he or she shall judge expedient. and so my task today is to give you, the general assembly, the state of our state. over the course of this p

the secretary of education, or the nominee for that position, miguel cardona knows the importance of online working. he has championed it in connecticut. yesterday he testified about it to the health, education, labor and pension committee, and he is going to be a very steadfast advocate, a trusted champion for online learning. but he too needs the tool and the resources. think of it not as a spending item, not as a funding measure, it's an investment. it's an investment in the basics of devices and connectivity. it's an investment in our young people. connecticut has made that investment and we should not be skimping or cutting corners on our young people. we should not be, in effect, shortchanging them at this critical time when connectivity, broadband, online learning are really the lifeline for them. let's put them online with this lifeline, give them the ability to continue their education even as the pandemic locks them out of classrooms. it may be -- they may be physically no longer in person, but online they can connect and if they are denied that online access, they are trul

left holes of people dead in 3 states bandits burned down houses and killed at least 800 villages in cardona and katsina states now these attacks came off to 9 children playing on a football field well killed when suspected islamised fired rockets at civilians in my glory in borno state on tuesday evening in all hundreds of people have been killed in all the nigeria by criminal gangs carrying out robberies and kidnappings adding to security challenges in nigeria field by communal violence in central states and is not just insurgencies in the north east. it's the worst attack on the city of my degree in over a year suspected insurgents targeted a residential area using rocket propelled grenades locals say the assaults began in the evening just as many were finishing work and went on for hours. among the places reported to have been hit are a children's playground and a football pitch. when it was happening my place of work was close by i just saw something red coming and it fell hit many people and it killed many people that you. know everybody was distressed and the only possible solution fo

of getting the -- our nominee, the president's nominee to lead the department of education miguel cardonaobviously at a time where the american people are focused on the reopening of schools, focused on doing that safely. this is a step that congress could take. he's obviously a key partner in ensuring we can get that done swiftly and safely. alex, let's kick it off. >> reporter: i wanted to ask you about the hacking of the florida water supply. does the white house have any details on the hacking and is there any plan for water supply stations across the nation or an effort to shore up those -- the cybersecurity measure bs at those stations. >> the fbi are undergoing an investigation. that's certainly we would defer to them on. broadly speaking, the president, the vice president, members of our national security team are focused on elevating cybersecurity as a threat is that has only increased over the past several years. that's why they've made it an across-government focus and why he's elevated positions in the white house and other parts of our government. >> and then can you share an

reiterate the importance of getting the president's nominee to lead the department of education, miguel cardona, confirmed. obviously at a time where the american people are focused on the reopening of schools, focused on doing that safely. this is a step that congress could take. he is obviously a pivotal and key partner in ensuring we can get that done swiftly and safely. with that alex, let's kick it , off. >> i wanted to ask off the top about the attempted hacking of the florida water supply. does the white house have any details on who committed the hacking and is there any plan for water supply stations across the nation or an effort to shore up those cybersecurity measures at those stations? >> as was announced earlier today, the fbi and secret service are undergoing an investigation. that's certainly we would defer to them on any specific details of their findings of that investigation. i will say, broadly speaking, the president, the vice president, members of our national security team are focused on elevating cybersecurity as a threat that has only increased over the past several yea

. >>> the senate education committee today considered the nomination of miguel cardona to become educationin this next portion, kentucky republican rand paul questions the

modell -- miguel cardona. >> is it fair? >> legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities and this includes those who are transgender. >> interesting conversation with rand paul. the white house was pressured about whether mister biden have already broken a campaign promise by pushing for $1,400 stimulus checks when he said in january that $2,000 checks, quote, would go out the door immediately if john ossoff and rafael warnock won the election. jen psaki says the current proposal was in addition to the $600 relief checks handed out during the trump administration which to be clear is not what mister biden promised. shannon: you never make mistakes, you said we all do. as to why. great to see you. the cdc director is ramping up the pressure on teachers unions tonight to get back their membership into classrooms with and without the vaccine. >> i want to be clear there is increasing data to suggest schools can safely reopening the safe reopening does not suggest teachers ne

. >> january 22, president biden reauthorized suspension of payments when introducing miguel cardona, president biden pushed to cut student loan payments. neil? >> neil: thank you, chad for that. i want to go to david bernstein, democratic strategist, what he makes of this latest push. kat timpf also joining us. welcome to all of you. david, i have to begin with you. this money has to come from somewhere. when joe biden said i could kick around a $10,000 student debt forgiveness plan but he hasn't gone as far as $50,000. this is getting a little extreme. who pays for it and who gets it? >> look, i think we have to look at how impactful this is on the economy. you heard the point there from senator warren in the intro. we paid for many, many things, republicans and democrats without getting a good answer to that question. so i think congress has to find an answer to that question and find some answers. there's plenty of places to do the offsets. the outcome in the pandemic, we're talking about a generation of people that had to go through the great recession and now this. so it's reall

connecticut public schools commissioner miguel cardona told a senate committee he favors reopening schools during the pandemic with science-driven guidance from the cdc. he also pushed back at republican senator rand paul, saying transgender students should be allowed to parcipate in sports based on gender identity. >> so you don't have a problem with boys running in the girl track needs, split needs, you name it? you're ok with boys competing with girls? >> i believe i answer the question. i believe school should offer the opportunity for students to engage in extra curricular activities, even if they are transgender. i think that is their right. amy: meanwhile, president biden's nominee to lead the environmental protection agency told a senate panel wednesday he would restore science and transparency at the epa while working to address the urgent threat of climate change. if confirmed, michael regan would be the first black man to lead the epa. the senate has reached a power-sharing agreement that will see democrats in the evenly-divided chamber control senate committees and set their ag

important positions right now as we face trying to get schools open and i don't know if it's because cardonaening schools and schumer is putting them on the back burner but you would've thought he would've been in the first week of confirmation. if they were truly trying to get schools open. mike: to the scandal in new york state, andrew cuomo there's been use of the iwork, impeachment, is he in serious trouble? >> i think is in serious trouble i'm not sure if he'll be impeached over this or how far it will go but the fact that we do have an open investigation and has been confirmed in new york state and so many people in his own party who served under him have come out and spoken out against him going so far saying he's personally threatened them like ron kim the assembly member, it's not a good couple of weeks for the new york governor and i wish that he would have months ago but also even today would go a long way to come out and talk about what happened and offer an apology. we are a forgiving country and we had no idea what copan was going to do and working and people made mistakes, gov

that will be secretary cardona's first priority. it will be up to the local school districts to determine the implementation of the mitigation steps. >> thank you, everyone. >> so that was jen psaki. they started with the solar winds hack. they came in and confirmed that they believe russia is behind the attack. called it a sophisticated, advanced, and persistent threat. as of today nine federal asians and about 100 private sector companies were excised. also a lot of questions on school reopenings. the biden team getting a lot on this lately. they want to get schools open five days a week and that joe biden thinks teachers should be a priority in vaccinations, but she said that the federal government will not mandate that. instead of the vermont urging them like they did last night. she said that fema is getting involved, she was asked about texas's power grid. she didn't want to delve into that. it seems refers those questions to the department of energy or at least until a later date when the immediate need is no longer there. th

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and a vote on jennifer granholm to be energy secretary and after that moving on to miguel cardona to be education secretary. c-span 3 the senate holds a confirmation hearing to the u.s. surgeon general, a position he previously held during the obama administration. they'll also consider the nomination of dr. rachel levine to assist as hhs secretary. that's live at 10 a.m. eastern. >> there are several events streaming live today on our website. at 9:30 a.m. eastern defense department officials testify in front of the senate armed services committee about the pentagon's covid-19 response. at 10:00, katherine tai has confirmation hearing to be u.s. trade representative and also house appropriations subcommittee hears from the acting u.s. capitol police chief and acting house sergeant at arms about improving security at the capitol following last month's attack. again, you'll find that live at c-span.org. >> book tv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors at 9 p.m. sunday evening after words, nationally syndicated radio host on his book "fish out of water" a search for the meani

cardona of connecticut to be secretary. mr. schumer: madam president, i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance of the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of miguel a. cardona of cth to be secretary of -- of connecticut to be secretary of education signed by senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: thank you, madam president. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: my extended family and generations of ancestors who have sacrificed so much to be here today. i acknowledge on the and accosted has getaway people. as many of you know, my story is unique. today i serve as member of congress and vice chair of the house natural resources committee if co

. >> my name is christian cardona, i'm and a mcdonald's worker here in other land orks florida. >> my name is carrie burkett, i own a boutique in lexington, kentucky. my name is lotonya jones. i have been caring field. i am a housekeeper, a confidant. prescription official, shover, i do all this for my clients. and make $10 an hour. i ask my daughter today how me being in this field has impacted her. she didn't get to see me a lot because i'm working so much. she sees me struggling to make sure the bills are paid, to make sure that we have food. and that's a hard thing to hear from your child. >> workers are all college age. so the minimum wage increase sounds great to all the college girls and for the business owners, i think it's a little different. you start to think, can i even afford to have the girls that i have on a schedule? if i want to keep all of them because i would want to. i'm going to have to cut their hours. i would try to keep all my employees, but it would be very hard. eventually, something would have to give. >> 10 years ago, my father and my sister and i came to t

earlier today, capitol hill, senator rand paul questioned the education secretary nominee, miguel cardonansgender student athletes. take a look. >> what do you think come in general, both boys running in girls track meets in connecticut? >> i think that it is pretty -- educators respect the lights of all students, including students are transgender, so i understand that this is a challenge. i look forward to working with you and others to -- >> do you think it is fair to have boys running in girls track meet? >> i think it is appropriate -- i think at the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities, and this includes students who are transgender. >> sean: here with reaction, fox news contributor tammy bruce. you know, it's been interesting to watch the reaction, not only to that, but the whole issue, and a lot of people feeling it's unfair to -- we have, for example, title ix, but to women's sports, your reaction? >> well, that's true, and that is why i think he was hesitant at giving a direct answer, because he knows that it is, i th

precautions during his confirmation hearing today, the president's nominee for education secretary, miguel cardona, pledged to do everything in his power to safely reopen schools. but he did not give many specifics about how he plans to do it. the well-being of america's children hangs in the balance. so does the future of the economy, so which officials say can't get back to normal until parents have their kids back in school cnbc's kate rogers tracking the fight. >> reporter: from coast to coast, the battle over when and how to reopen schools is heating up as vaccines slowly roll out and covid cases continue to surge. in san francisco, the city sued its own school board to force it to develop a reopening plan. in chicago, one educator is teaching remotely from outside of his classroom to limit his family's exposure. and in wake county, north carolina, the school district calling forsubstitute teachers ahead of its planned reopening the american federation of teachers says widespread testing is key to reopening safely, as has been the case in places like colorado this as a new cdc report says it'

lead the education department is being tested by lawmakers at his confirmation hearing today, miguel cardonae questions about how he would lead the nation's schools. senators particularly focused on how to reopen claw. classrooms as some school systems say all students and teachers need to be vaccinated before returning to in person learning despite negotiations, some unions have refused to move away from remote learning. we certainly hope and encourage progress on that front, but the president's focuses on the school's re opening safely. we all want to make sure we can get our students back into school safely. republicans have accused democrats and president biden and bowing to pressure from teachers unions to keep schools closed until teachers are vaccinated for the coronavirus. in the south bay. the vita is temporarily suspending fare collection to minimize interactions between bus drivers and passengers starting february 8 passengers will be able to enter busses and light rail through the rear door without paying. it's something to be ta tried over the summer when there was a surge of co

cardona the leader of the anti castro cubans has denied that the central intelligence agency is implicated in his plans. this may be true but reports from authoritative american sources suggest that it is not richard bissell the head planner for the operation said in 1967 a few years later. we didn't realize the extent to which it was believed by everyone everyone else that this was a us government operation. apparently cia wasn't reading the newspapers. i'm being critical of my former agency because it deserves to be criticized on this. so on april 15th 1961 two days before the invasion the first wave of air attacks by six b-26s fewer than planned for damaged many cuban planes on the ground, but failed to destroy them all. the attacks alerted the cubans that it's coming. got the attention of the united nations. where the un ambassador ally stevenson found himself to be lying about us non-involvement in this operation kennedy president kennedy had ordered the first air strike to be smaller than planned foreign and then he canceled the second planned air strike. cia was afraid to recommend

not really a big precedent for this they want to be able to look at that data and of course terry cardona is a former educator himself, he will be leading the effort and working with school districts. >> one more on a different topic because it's an issue that come up in congress and is being talked about in dc is the president given his relationship with the senate have a view on permanent fencing around the us capital, it's something would be likely to happen given an appropriation. >> it's up to congress to determine what measures need to be taken and i'm sure they're working with their own capital police and others to make that determination but we don't have any further comments or evaluations . >> atop cdc official and transportation secretary blue jays both said publicly that domestic flights were under consideration and i know you said those reports were inaccurate and the cdc issued a statement saying it's not recommending it . but i guess what just domestic testing no longer on the table at a time when countries like canada are significantly increasing covid travel restrictions

. >> my name is christian cardona. i am a mcdonald's worker here in orlando, florida. >> my name is carrie burkett. i own jamesc boutique in lexington, kentucky. >> hello, my name is latonya jones costa, i am a home care worker. i've been in the health care field for over 23 years and at the present time i make ten dollars an hour. housekeeper, a confidante, a medical manager, prescription filler, a chauffeur. i do all this for my clients and i make ten dollars an hour. i asked my daughter today how me being in this field has impacted her. she doesn't get to see me a lot because i'm working so much. she sees the struggle on me. she sees me struggling to make sure the bills are paid to make sure that we have food. and that's a hard thing to hear from your child >> our workers are all college age, so the minimum wage increase would definitely it would it sounds great to all the college girls and, you know, for the business owners. i think 's a little different. you just start to think like, can i even afford to have the