secretary cardona. do you believe parents ought to control whether their children are vaccinated and whether to have input into what their children are taught in k through 12? >> thank you for the question, senator. i do believe the role of educating students should involve parental involvement. and i do believe that schools are adequately able to engage student parents through the process. >> now, you do support mandates on 12 year old and over in k through 12 because you and i had a conversation on the phone on that. >> i support efforts that states and districts are doing to protect students and staff so they can continue with inperson learning. >> that mean you are opposed to a federal mandate of children 12 and over in k through 12, a federal mandate, that would require all them to be vaccinated? >> i believe that the decision about mandating should be at the state and local level and i support the efforts being made to promote vaccines and require them in places where we know spread is high. ncht

secretary cardona, i think we could agree on this. do you accept the primary purpose of a school is to educate a child? >> yes. >> it should be. we know this, by the way, social services, we don't want to ignore. my concern is during the pandemic, science, public schools were much more likely to close. i'm looking at data from the -- and by the way, if we are going to look what's empirically works, if we are going to follow the evidence, and the primary goal is to educate a child, i think we have to look more broadly than, say, the use of masks. i'm looking at something from earshot with education services, and it is showing the nationally public schools only 47% were open in january of last year. catholic schools 89% and private schools, 92%. there's also significant disagreement from public schools as parents sought to have their child educated, even though they were being kept shut. -- recommendation among other things, the american academy of pediatrics. there's been hostility among democrats, frankly, and among the administration

secretary cardona, i think we can agreeke on this. would you accept that the primary purpose of a school is toar educate a child? >> yes. >> or it should be. be.hould >> and we know, by the way, social services, we don't want to ignore. my concern is during the pandemic, against science, public schoolsig much, much mor likely to close. i'mnd looking at data from the and by the way, if we're going at what im peericly works, if we're going to follow the evidence and the primary goal is to educate a child, i think wee' have to look more broadly than the use of masks. i'm looking at something from the institute of education services, and it isng showing m that nationally public schools, only 47% were open in january of last year. catholic schools, 89%. private schools, 92%. there is alsoho significant disenrollment fromva public schools as parents sought to have their child educated, even though they were being kept shut upon the assistance of some teachers unions, against the science and the clear recommendation of, among other things, t

cardona, yes or no? >> thank you, senator. it requires more than a yes or no.states and local districts are the ones making decisions around masks and vaccines. and i would rely on them. because i'm not a medical doctor, i rely very heavily -- >> that is the question if the cdc acknowledges a child has antibodies, would you support excluding that child from the mandate? think of the emotional impact of that child being kicked out of school for something they are already immune to and the suicide rate. secretary becerra, can you answer the question yes or no? >> senator [inaudible] i was good to say you will be disappointed it isn't a yes or no answer. science doesn't act as quickly as you'd like on those answers. what i can tell you is we have looked at the science and some of the studies and the data and for example, in the state of kentucky with regards to children, there's a study that showed that for those, actually individuals not just children, people who were unvaccinated, who had had covid showed that they were twice as likely to be reinfected with covi

joining me now is education secretary, miguel cardona. secretary, it's good to see you. >> glad to be with you. >> you're leading an education department navigating these challenges of a pandemic. it's a massive undertaking. what is your reaction to this anti-vaccine sentiment we've been seeing on the rise recently? >> right, you know, there's a lot of passion here. everyone wants what's best for their children, but we've made it clear from day one, we're going to follow the science. we're going to listen to the cdc guidance and do what we know works. you know, you mentioned a minute ago, 700,000 deaths. we have tools now that can help prevent the spread of covid and safely return our students to school and keep them there. so they don't have another year of disrupted learning. >> and this is kind of a side story, but you told politico that you're worried that education would be left out of the essential spending package this time around, help our viewers understand, what would be missing? what are the components you think or you fear may

all of it is part of the legacy of education secretary miguel cardona.rmer teacher about his journey from public housing to the presidential cabinet. i want you to take me back to your first day of school. your parents had moved to the u.s. from puerto rico as children. you were living in public housing. you spoke spanish at home. what was that first day of school like? >> as a 4-year-old, i was intimidated. i didn't want to be there, and i remember going home early that day because i couldn't make it and saying i never want do go back and i have never left school since. >> how do you go from being the kid who's crying in the nurse's office to the kid who loves school to the top education official in the united states? >> never giving up. never giving up. having great teachers. by that i mean, you know, my parents were great teachers. right? i always say parents are the most important teachers. and i really mean that. i had in my life as a 4-year-old i was afraid of, you know, going back and they told me i was going to be okay and i trusted them and they

education secretary miguel cardona seemed to be sort of mocking the concerns of parents when he toldnsider quote, i think it's a prox lefor being mad that their guy didn't win meaning president trump. gop senator mike braun pressed him about that comment and gave him the opportunity to explain it earlier this week. >> i was a little disturbed in -- i want to see if you really meant the comment. is that something you would want to take back? >> i know that across the country our school board meetings are a little bit more intense but i will tell you, school boards are unwavering in their support for returning student to schools. the lack of civility is frustrating. >> i'll take it you don't want to retract it at this point. >> martha: so after whipping up quite a bit of controversy he tried to clarify his comments last hour. watch this one. >> i have think what the senator was trying to do there is bring up issues around some of the controversies happening at board meetings. i do believe parents have a right to voice their opinion and should be at the table. and that's how we lead at

but cardona you said it right. trust them when they tell you who they are.e who we thought they are. remember the coach thing? when the democrats tell you they are in charge and you aren't as a parent. they are not kidding. hillary clinton wrote a book about it. it takes a village no. it doesn't it takes too good parents. village is cute and nice great to have friends and cousins and uncles and buds on the corner. but it takes two good parents. if democrats would recognize that and get -- they don't want competition with the government. that's why the unions and big government hate parents and they hate anything that's competition for them. >> dagen: richard, after this week terry mcauliffe and gubernatorial debate in virginia made the slip-up what i call the basket of key plocials moment of i'm not going to let parents come into schools and make their own decisions. tale take books out. i stopped the bill and i don't think parents should be telling parents what they should teach. that kind of crosses party lines in terms of a foul up. >> richard: i think wh

joining us to talk about this and more is education secretary miguel cardona.hat would be a game changer for kids who have had some exposure in school, to another kid who tests positive but who themselves they have not tested positive, being able to continue in school would be, i think, a huge relief for the kids and the parents. is that going to happen, and in hindsight, has making them quarantine at home for ten days been a mistake over the past year? >> well, thanks for having me, alisyn, and first off, you know, i send my best to my buddy ali, i hope you're well. and you know, this is an example of what we want to see. we want to see an evolution of strategies and we want to make sure that we're providing the best opportunities for our students to learn in the classroom, and no, i don't think it was a mistake for quarantining. what we're finding is that when students are testing negative, they're able to be back in school, and we have to give them the best opportunity to learn in the classroom. but we also want to make sure we're not compromising safety. we

i'm joined by the port of los angeles and long beach and mario cardona. i apologize. and the president of the sure union atoms. los angeles and long beach are home to two of the largest ports of america and together these are among the largest in the world. the best way to make that point is if 40% shipping containers come throughip these two ports. .. >> the most of the leading countries of the world already operatey on now until now the first step in moving logistical supply chain nationwide to a 24/7 system. here is why it matters. traditionally our ports have only been open during the week, monday through friday and generally close down at nights and weekends. by staying open seven days a week through the night and in total the number of hours doubled the port is open for business. and then the trucks or railcars to get to the destination and they are critical for moving goods because highways that are less crowded at night. in fact during off-peak hours and los angeles cargo leaves the port at a 25 percent faster pace than during the day shift. by increasing the

el secretario de seguridad nacional alegando mallorca y tambiÉn el secretario de educaciÓn miguel cardonamera vez un latino lidera la agencia encargada de la vigilancia en todo el mundo. >> estamos en todas partes del mundo. locutor: ¿cuÁl es la misiÓn real de la agencia? >> nuestra misiÓn es proveer un espacio seguro para que la diplomacia estadounidense se haga efectiva con otros paÍses. locutor: el nuevo lÍder de la agencia tiene una gran trayectoria. el director mathews es un agente con 34 aÑos de experiencia y llega para poner Énfasis en el poder detrÁs de la diversidad. por sus venas corre sangre nicaragüense, pero fue en colombia donde viviÓ gran parte de su niÑez. >> tuve que aprender una cultura nueva, todo nuevo.... fÚtbol. locutor: una de sus misiones mÁs importantes fue cuando en coordinaciÓn con agencias internacionales y fuerzas armadas evacuaron a personal diplomÁtico de afganistÁn. ¿cÓmo califica el trabajo de sus agentes? >> un trabajo excelente, 100% excelente. ellos estuvieron hasta el Último vuelo de afganistÁn. seguimos en esa misiÓn, nos sacamos a todo el mundo, toda

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that has sort of irritated you or the person that took over your job, miguel cardona as secretary of i want to play if we can do these back to back, this is miguel cardona, the secretary of education and the virginia governor candidate terry mcauliffe wanting to put parents in their place when it comes to schooling. watch this. >> do you think parents should be in charge of their child's education as the primary stakeholder? >> i believe parents are important stakeholders, but -- >> primary. >> i believe educators have a role in determining education programming. >> i'm not going to let parents come in to schools and take books out and make their own decisions. >> you vetoes it. >> yeah. >> i don't think the schools should be telling parents what to catch. >> martha: what do you think about that? >> evidence that this administration continues to side with the teacher's union and their demands and their desire to control everything at the expense of families and parents who want to be involved in their children's education and need to be involved. again, these intimidation tactics are

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secretary miguel cardona joins me now. mr. secretary, welcome back to the "newshour".r making the time. let's talk about the guidelines issued today. how do they address this crisis right now? >> i appreciate the academy of pediatrics making those statements because it's critically important we continue to work together to give our students what they need and across the country they need more support, mental health support, more social-motional well being checks, and we are pleased at the don't of education to be able to respond in a way that addresses what we have been hearing from students, from educators across the country, as we visited schools. they need more social-emotional support, more access to mental health support. so the manual, the guide we put out today provides not only links to good research around mental health supports but also wonderful examples from across the country of what educators are doing to provide access to students in ways that maybe weren't available just two years ago. >> reporter: tell us about some of those examples. i don't need to t

>> secretary cardona?> the reopening date is clear in places they're more relaxed, they're 3 1/2 times more likely to have spread which results in school closures. >> does banning localities from implementing public health measures disproportionately impact students with underlying health conditions and disabilities? >> kids with disabilities are more vulnerable. therefore more susceptible to covid. we have to do everything we can to keep them safe and the most effective way to do that is all the different strategied i just mentioned. >> secretary cardona? >> students with disabilities are disproportionately impacted. >> has masking and vaccine on tech platforms negatively impacted kids getting back in the classroom, secretary becerra? >> again, the science should guide us. the facts should guide us, the data that shows where to go should guide us and not social media, not politics so i hope that families who are concerned for their kids' safety at school will follow the science and the facts. >> secretary

al cardona dreaded up up was the new law gives academics and professionals that chance to run independently. there are minority, but at least they'll pay the way for a new political roadmap. one that's completely different from the one before they of our own. ah, let say key live now to taipei, where taiwan is president. residing when is delivering a major policy speech at an event marking national day. yes. have a listen. listening and on internet. at 1401 and today is the 100 tenths national day of the republic of china. and every year on his special day will gather together to celebrate our country's birthday. we are very swollen with that. we're seldom emotion. we will sank old thank to the previous generations for all fault for his country. and in order for their sacrifices they gave to this beautiful country and to day they one ah, a thing, the community, we are the life community for the call you already with the previous generation. and for the generation who are living on the ball fighting tower from a dish. last year, we faced the say case on the most severe challenge and a gap in

al cardona dreaded up up was had the new law gives academics and professionals that chance to run independently . there are minority, but at least they'll pay the way for a new political road map one that's completely different from the one before say of our own. more than $640.00 international observers will monitor the election. however, the european union, steam will have a different mandate. we watch, we document, we take note and we report, we have no mandate for interference. we have no mandate for super wise into fear, into domestic affairs. ah, the main political parties am dreadfully politicians do most of their campaigning at large meetings. candidates are making big promises and gatherings like this. they're aware of the discontent among the voters who are going through a crisis of frost with politicians many or say they want the election to be a vehicle for drastic change. but this is not what those running for office can or are willing to as well. the selection isn't only about domestic politics and other countries are expected to influence the vote. it's only natural that there wi

secretary cardona: on our republican -- post: on our republican line, doc. i live in the nation's capital, washington, dc. what i have noticed in the d.c. superior court, particularly with one judge. and, this is a very liberal town. judge elizabeth wayne gone on the d.c. superior court is ricotta find what i believe to be laws on the d.c. books. as it relates to the what you are talking about with preempting speech and having due process, talk to me about how you feel about speech being abridged that is not harassing, not hostile speech or threatening speech, but, just speech in general and how they d.c. superior court is re-codifying things at abridging speech and ignoring the argument, as you put it, which i really appreciate you saying that way. when you limit the speech, you limit the persons ability to make an argument. we have lost that in our society. the ability to debate issues and be heard. host: thank you don. we will hear from brad smith asked. guest: i am not familiar with particular rulings out of the d.c. superior court. historically, the rul

. >> education secretary miguel cardona and health and human services secretary xavier becerra testified on schools reopening during the covid-19 pandemic at a senate health, education, labor and pensions committee hearing. send it from both sides of

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. >> this morning on capitol hill education secretary miguel cardona told a senate committee that partthe solution is federal money for better salaries and training. >> if we are serious about reopening schools and making sure our children have the best opportunities to engage not only in the classroom but are extracurricular activities, getting to school on time. we have to make sure we are addressing these. >> in brooklyn, reports of staff shortages forcing a school cafeteria to close. starting monday, the nation's largest school system, new york city, is requiring the bulk of its workers to show proof of vaccination. union leaders are warning of employee shortages. others from states with lower vaccination rates same mandates would create major problems in school districts. >> we can't shut down alabama or some of these other state something for the fact we might not be taking as many vaccines. >> city officials in new york say they have thousands of substitutes standing by for teachers who failed to present vaccination cards. union officials say there too about staff beyond teacher

. >> secretary cardona? >> the last year and a half have proven yes. >> yes or no, does banning loyalties from implementing public health measures undermine the effort to rescope keep schools open? >> senator, we have to use common sense, and we have to do everything to keep our kids safe. we would want to make sure we're using the different treatments and therapies and strategy that is keep our kids safe, and masking, vaccinations, distancing, ventilation, hygiene, that you will works, and we should be able to do all those. why should any parent not be able to do that? >> the reopening data is pretty clear. in places where they're more relaxed, they're 3 1/2 times more likely to have spread, which results in school closures. >> does banning localities from implementing public health measures impact students with disabilities and underlying health conditions, year no? >> kids are disabilities are more vulnerable, therefore more success he wantible to covid. we have to do everything so keep them safe, and the

in fact, days ago miguel cardona, secretary of education, try to cite a study -- and when he used thiso justify a political decision, the senior author of the study said that he had no idea what he was talking about and completely misrepresented her research, which by the way had no control group, so by definition doesn't prove anything. but don't bother, don't even bother getting rational on this subject. if you dare to cite scientific conclusions, you are a domestic extremist in the media will demand you be investigated by the fbi. and they are justifying this in exactly the same way the chinese government explains the way murders are committed. they are accusing people who have been completely wronged by the government of undermining domestic stability by complaining about it. what used to be called legitimate civic disagreement is now a threat to the nation. >> is this really about people being upset about mask mandates or are there underlying disruptive forces? white nationalists, anarchists, whatever in this country that are using mask mandates in a public health crisis to wage c

joining me to discuss is maria cardona and alice stewart why the dream team otherwise known as.u both. so i'm going to kick it off with you. you have pramila jayapal says that progressives will not accept $1.5 trillion for the spending plan. democrats say we'll get it done but that's not a sure bet so if it doesn't get done if biden's agenda seinks will the progressives be to blame? >> that won't happen because we'll get it done and look. jayapal has been very clear. this is biden's agenda. it is not just the progressive agenda. this is where i think the media has gotten it really wrong. this is what joe biden ran on. and look. if it was easy we would have done this a long time ago. but the fact of the matter is that where i see things is that you have every democrat on the hill in the senate and in the house prioritizing and focused and committed to passing historic investments that will be transformational for the lives of working class families, middle class families. and what should be the greatest country in the world where the american dream should be available to everyone

. >> education secretary cardona weighed in on the topic too first saying that parents had an important role in their kids' teaching but later shared a change in perspective. >> parents are the child's first and most influential teacher, and any educational program worth having keeps parents and their voice at the center of the conversation. that's clear. >> back in virginia, mcauliffe does still hold a slight lead. doug inhofe joined mcauliffe on the campaign trail this morning. mcauliffe has been focused on trying to [inaudible] to former president trump. a tactic democrats nationwide are eyeing up to see if it works. jon? >> jon: alexandria hough from washington, thank you. >>> former president donald trump looking to get back on twitter, asking a federal judge in florida to force the social media giant to restore his account. twitter permanently banned the former president after the january 6th capitol riot, citing a risk of what it called further incitement of violence. in a lawsuit, mr. trump claims members of congress, quote, coerced twitter to ban him from the platform. the laws

[captions copyright national ca education secretary mud cal cardona and javier bass sarah testified on schools reopening during the covid-19 pandemic at a senate health education and labor contentions committee hearing. senators from both sides of the aisle questioned the secretaries on several issues, including mask mandates and schools, as well as the availability and affordability of rapid co

just last week education secretary cardona weighed in on how much role parents should have in their kids' education. >> do you think parents should be in charge of their child's education as the primary stakeholder? >> i believe parents are important stakeholders but i also believe. >> primary. >> educators have a role in determining educational programming. >> harris: i guess ambassador he didn't get the memo? >> the one question i wish someone would ask joe biden is are you saying that parents are domestic terrorists when they show up at school board meetings? are you saying parents are domestic terrorists because they care how you are teaching the kids how they see each other and everybody they come acontrols in the world. joe biden needs to answer this? are you defending this? there is a reason his approval ratings are so low. he is failing at everything from the border, from tax and spend, to how he is doing mandates, to education and to how he is heavy handing government on every aspect of every american's life. it is a problem. there is a reason his numbers are going down and a re

secretary cardona, hhs, the justice department, can help create some guidance in how to deal with issuesf september in schools at a number that's way out of bounds. it happens in so many different ways. we need basic health guidelines for schools across the country. it's shocking for the republicans to find a way to undermine the health and safety of all. criticism of school board policies is fine. but violence is not. and let me just say, as a social studies teacher, one more thing, which is we are about the freedom of everyone. and to have the freedom to think and the freedom to speak, you need to actually know how to critically think. and that's what we do in schools. so to threaten us about that is just plain wrong. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell responded to the doj's announcement with a letter to attorney general merrick garland stating that he was in favor of parents telling their school boards what to teach and that those interactions are the basis of representative government. i think constructive conversations between schools and parents are one thing. threatening vi

parents had an important, but not primary role in their kid's teaching, education secretary miguel cardona change of perspective. >> parents are the child's first and most influential teacher and any educational program worth having keeps parents and their voice at the center of the conversation. um, that's -- that's clear. >> it's not so clear though to terry mcauliffe, the democratic candidate for virginia governor. >> i'm not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions. i don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. >> mcauliffe's opponent republican glenn youngkin vows to give parents a say in their childs' education appearing here on "special report" last night. >> if parents want their children to receive a great education and they want to be involved in it, and what we have heard from terry mcauliffe is he doesn't want them involved in it. >> in 2016, mcauliffe vetoed a bill that would have given parent the ability to block sexually explicit books from school libraries. he defended that decision by stating

a few weeks ago when i spoke with education secretary miguel cardona, he said that community college game changer. >> two-year colleges lead to four-year colleges. they lead to better preparation for workforce. it leads to 21% on average better income for graduates of two-year schools than high school. we're close to something monumental that address the inequities since we've been collecting data. >> also raising the stakes for the reconciliation bill, the close governors races in virginia and new jersey. touting the vision for the next generation. >> so right now we're helping to determine what kind of democracy are they going to inherit. what kind of planet are they going to inherit. what kind of economy are they going to inherit. what are we leaving for them? that's our choice. >> joining me now, democratic representative ruben gallego of arizona. he is a member of the house armed services committee. congressman, always good to see you. your colleague representative pramila jayapal struck a pretty positive note this morning about where things are headed. take a listen. >> we are

we start with democratic strategist maria cardona and republican strategist alice stewart with us.t with you, i thought what the chair of latinos for youngkin said about his decision making in recent elections was really interesting. he voted for mcauliffe in 2013, said he was offended by ken cue cha nelly the republican candidate at the time, some of his anti-immigrant policies, last fall chose trump. he's sick of racial politics. i've spoken to a number of democrats including former elected officials that lost in 2020, they say they're concerned that democrats rely too heavily on racial identity to court voters. why do you think there's been this uptick in support for republicans among latinos? >> i think there's a couple things going on there, boris, and one of them is exactly what many latinos have known for a long time and that is that latinos are not a base vote for the democratic party, latinos do focus primarily on pocketbook issues, on the economy, on what it is that the candidates are offering so that they and their families can reach, can have success, and get the americ

education, tune in tomorrow to our invest in your digital town hall with education secretary miguel cardona cnbc's sharon epperson hosts, beginning at 1:00 eastern time at cnbc.com. >>> a lesson in mental health today for students at the university of north carolina following two suicide investigations the call for help. how the school responded and why many students and parents say it's not enough. >>> jon gruden steps down as the head coach of the raiders, after his emails with racist and homophobic remarks came out. the emails, part of a larger investigation, and there are hundreds of thousands more what it could all mean as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news from cnbc do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have one hundred thousand dollars or more of life insurance you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy la

i'm joined by the executive director of the ports cardona. i apologize, mario. and the president of the international longshoreman's union, willie adams. los angeles and long beach with home to two of the large st pors in america, and together these ports are among the largest in the world, and the best way to make that point is that 40%, 40% of shipping containers that we import into this country come through these two ports. and today we have some good news. we're going to help speed up the delivery of goods all across america. after weeks of negotiation and working with my team, and with the major union retailers and freight movers, the ports of los angeles, the port of los angeles announced today that it's going to begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. this follows the port of long beach's commitment to 24/7 that it announced just weeks ago. 24/7 system, what most of the leading countries in the world already operate on now, except us, until now. this is the first key step toward moving our entire freight, transportation and logistical supply ch

reporter: mcgill cardona joining us tonight.. >> thank you. ♪ judy: jury selection is underway in the high-profile case of white men accused of murdering an unarmed black man in georgia. one of the cases that set in motion a wave of racial justice protests nationwide in the summer of 2020. william brangham has the story as part of our ongoing coverage of race matters. reporter: jury selection is underway for the three white men on trial for the murder of ahmaud arbery. he was jogging near his home in southeastern georgia in february of 2020 when two of the men stopped him, claiming they thought he was involved in a stringf burglaries. a fight took place, one of the men had a shotgun and arbery was shot and killed. e two men were not initially arrested until 10 weeks later when video of the incident was revealed. e third man on trial is the one who took the video. to talk about this highly anticipated trial, i'm joined by gerald briggs, vice president of the naacp atlanta chapter. thank you very much for being here. can you give

president's cabinet, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, education secretary, miguel cardonacy advisers told me beginning 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. for now, it is full time for ayman. >> before you go, i got to ask a quick question because i'm so fascinated by this conversation you had. it's rare to get one cabinet secretary or a high-ranking official. you managed to get several. what surprised you the most when you were putting this special together? >> not sure if it surprised me, but what has stuck with me is the number of challenges that these administration officials are up against and the way in which a lot of issues we talk about, whether you talk about the pandemic, whether you talk about access to education, equity and healthcare, all of those big american issues, they impact the latino community in unique ways and the way in which they've been able to focus on that, super interesting. >> i can't wait for it, a fascinating conversation, i'm sure. thank you so much and have a great evening. >> thank you. you too, ayman. >> thank you. >>> good evening, everyone. what d