education secretary, betsy devos's new book, hostage is no more. the fight for education, freedom and the future of the american child. many of you may were never that secretary devos was a recipient of our 2019 alexander hamilton award. we are honored to have her with us tonight to celebrate her tenacious and impactful efforts to unlock the potential of america's youth, and our nation's most creative and effective educators. etsy and our esteemed friend of mi, dan seymour, will engage in conversation for the next 20 minutes and we will open it up to questions. dan seymour, an equity partner, chief officer and -- has served as a senior advisor to wes senator mitt romney and former u.s. speaker of the house, paul ryan. dan was based in baghdad for a year, where he served as chief spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq rate prior, he was a senior defense department official. for his service and his wills, dan was awarded the pentagon's highest civilian honor, the u.s. department of defense medal for service. in addition to his prestigious accom

betsy devos has always stood up for school choice. host: what do you think school face as they deal with issues of covid. they have received money from the federal government to deal with covid, what are they face? guest: it is an ongoing challenge that they are dealing with. when there aren't enough school drivers to take them to school. they feel this when their kids get covid and have to stay home from school for a. of time. we can move on as a country broadly from the dangerous threat that existed beginning of the pandemic but it will still cause disruptions. we will have to figure it out and make sure that students are healthy and safe and also recognize that we can't sweep learning loss under the rug because we don't want a whole generation of students to graduate from high school without the requisite skills that they need. host: from wisconsin we will hear from the parent. caller: good morning mr. campanella. i really appreciate your diligence with important questions of the day. i was on a school board for 15 years and my chi

we also learned a betsy devos, former secretary of education, is in talks. trump's former national security adviser is said to be interviewed by the committee virtually tomorrow. we know especially with these cabinet officials, the committee has been very focused on discussions about the 25th amendment. chao and devos both had conversations about the 25th amendment, the possibility of removing trump from office in the wake of january six. both of those women resigned on january 7th. >> obviously, chao and the devos denied cabinet officials to engage with the committee. do you know who the others are, and what the committee wants enough for them? >> it is very stunning the amount of information they already have been able to get out of a cabinet officials. we know that pompeo, the former secretary of state, he appeared before the committee this week, treasury secretary steve mnuchin has appeared before the committee, jeffrey rosen, former acting attorney general, even eugene scalia, former labor secretary appeared before the committee and said he encouraged d

education secretary, betsy devos's new book, hostage is no more. the fight for education, freedom and the future of the american child. many of you may were never that secretary devos was a recipient of our 2019 alexander hamilton award. we are honored to have her with us tonight to celebrate her

devos wrote a handwritten letter urging trump to back dixon.d she believed trump won the 2020 election in michigan which trump lost by 154,000 votes. when asked on "fox news sunday" if the election was stolen, she was less definitive and her opponent businessman spoend. >> there were definitely things in the 2020 election that left us concerned how it was operated. >> within 48 hours after being endorsed by the president now she is flopping? this is what the people of michigan don't want. this is what we don't like about politicians. it's wrong. >> he is the only candidate who acknowledges trump lost michigan. other candidates include real estate broker ryan kelly, arrested for participating in the capitol riot and a -- democrats have paid over $2 million in ads against dixon. she says that only proves that dems think she is the most formidable opponent against governor gretchen whitmer. democrats have spent money in the michigan third congressional district primary race bolstered john gibbs, the trump backed candidate against the incumbent pet

education secretary, betsy devos's new book, hostage is no more. the fight for education, freedom and the future of the american child. many of you may were never that secretary devos was a recipient of our 2019 alexander hamilton award. we are honored to have her with us tonight to celebrate her tenacious and impactful efforts to unlock the potential of america's youth, and our nation's most creative and effective educators. etsy and our esteemed friend of mi,

this was somebody who was somebody who was backed by betsy devos and all of the devos money and influenceto up his win-loss record and jumping on this at the last minute because she's not the trumpiest candidate of the bunch. >> no. but she is a leading candidate for governor there. what do you make of this strategy, eva? >> well don't know if it is a strategy. i don't know if the former president employs strategy. but she appears to be dynamic. she was in television. she is telegenetic and she's a woman. for both women and men are telejen. and it also helps if he gets a win in michigan. if she asended to the governorship, it is really helpful for the former president to have a political ally in a swing state. so those could be some of the reasons that he is coming in with this final hour endorsement. >> and she's also criticized michigan's top election fo official. even though there is ambiguity about what she thinks an the 2020 election, she still has ployed trumpism in some of her rhetoric as well there. but it is interesting. you see on the flip side of this, democrats also kind of tr

we know that betsy devos and elaine chow resigned january 7th.rsations across the administration about whether they could use the 25th amendment to remove donald trump from office. debt si devos even talked to "usa today" about this how it would not be successful and resigned. >> they're just two of nine cabinet officials who have engaged with the committee. you mentioned robert o'brian, who is not a cabinet level official, but there are others they want to talk to. >> that's right. mike pompeo, the former secretary of state, was in there. steve mnuchin, the former treasury secretary. they've had a number of big names. john ratcliff, the former director of national intelligence, is still in talks and dealing with sensitive, classified information. so those are negotiations that they have to work through. but they heard from a number of high level cabinet officials and with others, talks are still on going. >> they're clearly trying to piece together how far the discussions into the 25th amendment went, and what it means for a potential trump cand

. >> betsy devos got that position, but betsy devos's brother went to hillsdale. >> yeah.o hillsdale. he's a graduate of the school. the devos family foundations have been connected to it for a long time. you know, pretty much many of the think tanks or conservative media figures that you can think of, many of them have connections to the school. >> how is hillsdale -- talk more about the connection between hillsdale and ron desantis specifically. we know that larry arnn is a big fan of ron desantis. but hillsdale is actually in some of the florida laws regarding education. what happens there? >> absolutely. several years ago, florida decided to completely overhaul its civic standards, which is basically kind of the overarching framework that -- civics curricula would be based on in the states. they want to make it more, quote unquote, patriotic. >> we reported on that on wednesday. >> that was wonderful. and so, hillsdale college is one off the organizations that florida tapped to advise on this project. more recently, and i believe i saw this in your coverage on wednesda

betsy devos, her spokesman says maybe she's not negotiating with the committee. >> i felt that therecould've done to stop the activity to turn it back to avoid all of the things that ensued, and it was just a bridge too far. i had conversations with a number of my colleagues, and then, importantly, i also spoke with the vice president, and he made clear to me that that was not a direction that he was going to move in. >> there is a lot there in the sense that, you know, it's pretty right there confirmation that this was a serious conversation among members of the trump cabinet and then mike pence was, like, i don't think that's the way to go. >> it is striking that we have now had a former cabinet member go out there on the record and confirm that she was having discussions about the twenty-fifth amendment. we also know that elaine chao was having discussions. they found out pretty quickly that these were unlikely to be successful in removing him. and both of those women tendered their resignations on january 7th. it's pretty clear the committee does want to get the full picture of j

we know elaine chao and betsy devos both explored removing him from office. it became clear made mike pence would not go along with it, and so both tendered their resignations on january 7. but this is an indication that the committee is still working quietly behind the scenes to get information from new witnesses. sara murray, cnn, washington. >> those new witnesses do not include members of the secret service and some say that they still may be protecting donald trump. we're learned that the watchdog buried a memo about missing text messages from the day of the capitol attack, texts we later learned had been erased. officials from the inspector general's office say they prepared a memo on how the secret service deliberately stole it into the agency's, as on january 6. but after the report was sent to the chief of staff, details about that had been removed from the report. >>> president biden's ambitious plan to curb inflation meanwhile and tackle climate change will be taken up by the u.s. house of representatives in the coming hours. the $750 billion piece

. >> martha: a big win for tudor dixon and also backed by betsy devos and the devos family in michigan in particular. now she's hoping that she is flip that governor's seat red against gretchen whitmire in november. >> said look, this is a national story. we're here to get this woman out of there. you can go against her. i knew that you were the one that could go against her. aleve x. its revolutionary rollerball design delivers fast, powerful, long-lasting pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible. research shows that people remember ads with young people having a good time. so to help you remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here's a pool party. look what i brought! liberty mutual! they customize your home insurance... so you only pay for what you need! ♪young people having a good time with insurance.♪ ♪young people.♪ ♪good times.♪ ♪insurance!♪ only pay for what you need. ♪liberty liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ ♪♪♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 2 system.

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and now, betsy devos has talked about some of those conversations.ident mike pence told her he would not support invoking the 25th amendment. and his support would have been required for a step like that. but wolf, these are the exact types of conversations that the select committee wants to learn about. they want to learn about how concerned cabinet officials were about trump's behavior and how serious were those conversations about the 25th amendment. >> important questions indeed. melanie, thank you very much for that report. the reaction on capitol hill tonight to the stunning announcement by the attorney general, merrick garland, that he's asking a judge to unseal the warrant authorizing the search of former president trump's florida home at mar-a-lago. jessica dean is working this part of the story for us. jessica, very bold move from the justice department. what are you hearing up on capitol hill tonight? >> reporter: certainly, it's important to remember that right now the house and senate are on recess. the members are not physically here, b

so, do you agree with secretary devos about the president's culpability or responsibility in some way january 6? >> the secretary knows that she and i differ on that subject. i want to make sure political speech is always protected because that could open a can of words for anyone on both sides of the party. but the secretary knows i disagree with her on that point. >> what is the most important challenge facing michigan? >> a while, we are in a serious education crisis right now. you add an inflation in education those two things are hitting the state very hard. we have been in a steady decline in education for many years but we are 38th in the nation. we are hearing if we stay on this trajectory will be in the bottom five states in the nation. our literacy exams came back in our third-graders failed at 50% print in detroit it was nearly 90 per b also had kids out of school longer than almost any other states. we need to look how we can get education back on track because that is really the foundation for that is how we get businesses here, that's how we get families here. they have

he's one of a number high level trump officials who are in talks we've also learned betsy devos is in robert o'brien, trump's former national security adviser, is set to be interviewed by the committee virtually tomorrow. the committee has been focused on the discussions about the 25th amendment. chow and vause had discussions about the 25th amendment and both of those women re-zioned. >> obviously chow and devos are two of the members that engaged with the committee. do we know the others? >> it's stunning the amount of information they've been able to get out of high level cabinet officials. we know mike pompeo appeared before the committee this week. treasury secretary steve mnuchin has appeared before the committee. jeff rerosen, former acting attorney general, has appeared. even the former labor secretary appeared before the committee and said he encouraged donald trump to concede after the election results were clear. i think they're getting to these sincere misgivings around the trump administration around january 6th and anymore they can learn about how serious these conversat

one of the high-level of officials have been in touch with the committee and we've heard that betsy devos committee. she's the former trump education secretary as well as robert o'brien. he's trump's former national security adviser. he's scheduled for a virtual appearance before the committee tomorrow. one of the things they really wanted to hear from these folks is what the discussions were like around the 25th amendment. we know elaine chao and betsy devos were potentially removing trump from office and both of them submitted their resignation. >> it gives an opportunity for cabinet members to vote and decide if a sitting president should leave office. >> exactly. they were essentially told that mike pence was not going to go along with it and it was unlikely to succeed and they both tended their resignations. >> any other cabinet members about to testify as well before the committee? >> what's sort of stunning is the number of cabinet members and senior officials who already have and we've seen steve mnuchin and eugene scalia, and the former labor secretary and john ratcliffe, former

she previously had the endorsement of a very prominent republican with state betsy devos, the well devoshas a healthy early lead, and you'll notice looking at the, map the yellow every county reported so far. about a ways to go. yeah but that's an encouraging sign clearly for dickson there. she would face the democratic incumbent, gretchen whitmer, if she is the nominee. and we switch to that senate race in missouri. you see purple on the map right. now that is the attorney general, eric schmidt. one of the two, erica few. well donald trump said he totally endorsed eric. is it eric schmidt are eric greitens? eric smith is leading with 40% of the vote. eric riddance is running a distant. third again, this is only about 3% of the votes right now. vicky, the republican ngond athe moment. i just want to note, anderson, as you watch a map fill in, you see her support out here in the west central part of the state. that's your current congressional district. so vicky hartzler, not all these counties, as we move further east, these are outside for the district, but these counties, writer not a

that includes betsy devos, the former education secretary, she also resigned on january 7th and also the 25th amendment. then john ratcliff, the former director of national intelligence. but first up today, the committee will virtually interview robert o'brien. he was trump's former national security adviser. he considered resigning post january 6th, ultimately did not. and while he is not a cabinet-level official, he is someone who was known to have talked about invoking the 25th amendment. so clearly that topic is of keen interest to the select committee. we also know earlier this week they interviewed mike pompeo, the former secretary of state. and cnn has learned that the 25th amendment was a topic of conversation. so clearly the committee is trying to learn just how serious those conversations were. and just how concerned were these cabinet-level officials. >> yeah. melanie, thank you so much. clearly the committee hard at work for sure. >> reporter: yeah. >>> next, house majority leader steny hoyer will join us live as the house meets to vote on a groundbreaking health and clim

including betsy devos who served as education secretary in the trump administration. and over the weekend, dixon would not say whether she still believes that trump won the 2020 election. she previously called that election stolen. >>> kansas will become the first state since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, to road vote on the legality of abortion. voter today will decide whether to uphold or abolish abortion protections currently written into the state's constitution. abortion is currently legal there, until 22 weeks of pregnancy. if it passes, the abortion would no longer be constitutionally protected in the state and given the republican controlled state legislature the opportunity to pass laws to further limit the procedure. the failure could be seen as a political warning sign to leaders of other states contemplating similar abortion restrictions. >>> still ahead, we've got a lot more to get to, including a plan who took part in the capitol riot who gets the longest sentence for january 6th defendant so far. we'll take a look at what happened in the cou

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devos wrote a handwritten letter to back dixon.ction in michigan which trump lost by 154,000 votes but when asked on "fox news sunday" if the election was stolen picks son was less definitive and her opponent responded. >> there were definitely things in the 2020 election left us concerned how it was operated. >> within 48 hours after being endorsed by the president, now she is flopping? this is what people of michigan don't want. this is what we don't like about politicians. and it's wrong. reporter: rinke is the only candidate who acknowledges trump lost michigan. other candidates real estate broker ryan kelly who was arrested by the fbi on misdemeanor charges for participating in the january 6th capitol riot. and -- who organized rallies against covid-19 lockdowns. democrats, jackie, spent two million dollars on advertisements against dixon which she says means that they believe she is the most formidable opponent against governor gretchen whitmer. jackie? jackie: bryan llenas, great to see you. inflation, recession fears weighi

the leading candidate is dixson, a conservative commentator, someone who is supported by betsy devos, former education secretary. this should likely seal the deal for her nomination. host: then in michigan, you have a republican number of congress facing an uphill better. guest: one of the 10 house republicans who voted for president trump's impeachment and may end up facing a big backlash as a result. the opponent of congressman meyer, he is a trump-endorsed candidate. he didn't raise a lot of money on his own. he didn't put together much of a campaign. the democratic congressional campaign committee poured in half $1 million to boost the trump candidate in hopes of taking out one of the more anti-trump republicans. host: let's go to kansas. guest: there is a big referendum on abortion, whether they should codify pro-life provisions into the state constitution. kansas is a very conservative state. this is one of the first testings of the political issue, how it's going to play, even in a republican state like kansas if a majority of kansans reject this pro-life plank to the constitut

devo samuel on the field and under contract to the browns.hat's got to be one of the potential options. i think at this point we find out later whether deshaun watson will have to stay out the six games exactly or more. it's going to be six for sure. exactly that was good night crowd. there are the living room. s launches one style website and she can afford all of this? i wish "1950s closeted father" was a look people were clamoring for. oh, it is not that simple. the formula for nerp is very specific -- former actress plus confidence based on nothing equals millions in sales of iffy wellness products. we should get her a gift for letting us stay here, but what do you give someone who's researching charcoal toothbrushes in sri lanka? oh, actually, she's judging a placenta-cooking contest in minsk. maybe we should stay away from the fridge. so, we're in wine country. when does the wine tasting start, because i could use it after the public bashing i've had to endure. here we go. no more boo-hooing, manny. the review wasn't that bad. he called

here is secretary devos's resignation letter. in resign on january 6, secretary devos said that, quote, " there is no mistaking the empire of your words had -- impacts your words had" -- as i am sure is the case with many of you, this is troubled me in a way that i cannot satisfy". we have asked you about what the presidential advisers were urging him to do during the attack. you describe three different caps off thoughts. can you tell us about those? ms. hutchinson: there groups that were strongly urging him to take immediate action. mr. ivanka trump in that category of -- miss vodka -- about ivanka trump in that category of pleading him to take action. there was a neutral group where advisors were trying to tell the line, knowing that president trump didn't want to take immediate action and condemn the rights --riots. they needed it to be done in there was the last group that was stuck letting blame -- was deflecting blame. it is my understanding that mr. meadows was in the deflecting category but he was seeking a neutral rest

under the trump administration and that betsy devos administration, we did not live up to our promise that if they worked 10 years they would be forgiven their loans. during that administration, they ended up owing more money. we need to forgive the loans. we know it not only affects teachers, it affects public service workers all over the country. if we do that, it is not only an investment in our schools and students, if we don't do that and we lose more educators, that impacts our students. we also know that for people to make that choice to go into public service, it is important that we forgive these loans and help the economy. it will make sure that families have what they need. it will ensure that other students will make that choice to follow us in the education profession. we will fight for that. i'm encouraged by the secretary and the administration saying they are hearing this. we are waiting to hear what they are proposing. we will continue to fight for student loan forgiveness. host: let's hear now from a retired educator from massachusetts. caller: good morning. thank yo

betsy devos has always stood up for school choice.ost: what do you think school face as they deal with issues of covid. they have received money from the federal government to deal with covid, what are they face? guest: it is an ongoing challenge that they are dealing with. when there aren't enough school drivers to take them to school. they feel this when their kids get covid and have to stay home from school for a. of time. we can move on as a country broadly from the dangerous threat that existed beginning of the pandemic but it will still cause disruptions. we will have to figure it out and make sure that students are healthy and safe and also recognize that we can't sweep learning loss under the rug because we don't want a whole generation of students to graduate from high school without the requisite skills that they need. host: from wisconsin we will hear from the parent. caller: good morning mr. campanella. i really appreciate your diligence with important questions of the day. i was on a school board for 15 years and my child

what we saw here was trump and the devos family have been at war with each other and so many other racesote him this letter that made no mention of january 6th and said, you should endorse this candidate, and they came together on this race. so it's such an interesting dynamic in that state. on the democratic side, if they cannot win the governorship, what does that say about their chances in 2024? >> and if we can put on the screen again, you see five or who decided not to run for election or not to run in their primary. the chieny primary this month, three today. do we see any evidence that the january 6th hearings and trump's reemergence have changed? can cheney survive? are republicans having second thoughts about one of this is the question? >> that's the thing. we have all been writing about trump's grip on the party with this primary. so now is where the rubber hits the road now that we've had the public january 6th hearings. we saw some damage to trump's reputation and brand with some of those damning heavy lagss that came out. we'll see whether or not there's a future. >> candid

during the cabinet meeting betsy devos asked me what is a squirrel's favorite drink. before i could answer she yelled nut punch. and then did that to me. >> so download jared kushner's breaking history today. >> okay guy, i'm done with the reporting. okay. the door is locked. ha ha, real funny. who turned off the lights. ivanka. >> it's the late show with stephen colbert. tonight's feel fast better plus stephen welcomes patton oswalt and energy secretary jennifer granholm. featuring jon batiste and stay human with special guest james taylor. and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city it's stephen colbert. >> stephen: oh hey. (applause). >> stephen: thank you my friends, thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: okay. hey, everybody. welcome one and all to the late show. i'm your host, coco show. happy monday. it's the first of august. typically, a month when the news slows down. americans go on vacation, congress gears up for recess, and wolf blitzer hits the situation hammock. and that slow news may explain

here was devos only target during the game. he got tangled up with texans cornerback steven nelson.ner in a couple weeks. but of course, we will be monitoring that injury helping deebo. you just got paid for the forty-niners finished the preseason 2 in one. now no one is counting preseason win, loss records. but well, we are taking a harder look at is some potential offensive issues. trey lance and company were under constant pressure against the texans. >> niners quarterbacks averaged only 6.8 yards per pass with 2 picks that was sacked 3 times. now that said kyle shanahan definitely puts his playbook to self during the preseason and gives a pretty vanilla version of his plays to his opponents. so >> we might see completely different offense in week. one, the team practiced today and afterwards george kittle was asked how the regular season offense will look to trey lance in charge. he was worried that the forty-niners offense heading to chicago. >> and yes, and only there's going be a lot of similarities. but obviously you know, trey runs the ball into a lot of zone, read stuff. s

trump had a falling out with betsy devos after leaving office. >> i think he got bad advice.ross several states where he's gotten bad advice from his adviser. >> it wasn't that he didn't endorse me, he endorsed the people. we're bringing a movement. >> meanwhile, in michigan third congressional district, republican primary race, democrats have spent about half a million dollars to boost trump backed candidate john gibbs who believes the 2022, 2020 election was stolen over peter meyer. today representative meyer blasted candidates that they deem too extreme and easier to beat in november. meijer says as the january 6 co continueses to warn, their party dues are helping elect the same villains they're against. martha? >> thank you very much. bryan llenas in michigan. on this story, we told you that this is what would happen, right? now there's a brand new study that confirms i'm. roughly 1.3 million public school students never came back to their school after they went home to zoom learning and that number is a historic drop in this country's past in a decline, a withdrawal of

and i think he's concerned about the devo solution of our culture.idn't ask the question but that would be my speculation that he doesn't like the direction it's going. >> laura: the president's intimating people could commit violence, another january 6th. but you're saying that's not what you believe. >> not at all. president trump -- correct. not at all. president trump loves this country and he's never supported violence. although the left has. so i think it's a bit hypocritical and ironic that they would try to throw that narrative out when he has been peaceful and brought peace to the world and peace to this nation. and is trying to bring peace to this nation. he reached out to merrick garland and said, you know, anything i can do, after you ra raided my personal residence, sorry, this is through his attorneys but he wanted a specific message to merrick garland, not them directly saying i want merrick garland to know that i support bringing this nation together and lowering the temperature, as you've said. what can i do? you know, my resources a

the fact that mitch mcconnell, betsy devos, others are so upset shows you that this will help working-classople. amy: i want to go to your article, "freedom dreams: black women and the student debt crisis," struggling under the weight of hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. it begins with former ohio state senator nina turner. >> let me give my testimony, if i may, that i am a first-generation college graduate. i tried to break the cycle of poverty in my family's lives. everybody has a hope and a dream for better. but because you decided to go and advance yourself through higher education, -- no how, no way. >> student debt punishes poor and working-class people for pursuing higher education. today, student debt is a nearly $2 trillion weight crushing 45 million people, with women, and especially black women, disproportionately burdened. debt teaches us that education is a commodity, that we need to choose degrees and careers based on pay. that we are alone in our financial struggle. that we do not deserve to be free. >> i owe over $120,000 in debt. i did not talk about it

dixon is one of the few candidates in michigan that both trump and betsey devos, his former education were on the same side as, betsey devause of course resigned after january 6th and she was opposing trump on a lot of races up and down the ballot. >> fascinating contests where 35 states held their primary. we've got about 15 to go through. >>> up next the justice department and january 6th. the new subpoena reaches deep -- very deep into donald trump's west wing. at fidelity, your dedicated advisor will work with you on a comprehensive wealth plan across your full financial picture. a plan with tax-smart investing strategies designed to help you keep more of what you earn. is is the planning effect. republicans in congress call them "entitlements." a "ponzi scheme." the women and men i served with in combat, we earned our benefits. just like people earned their social security and medicare benefits. but republicans in congress have a plan to end so-called "entitlements" in just five years. social security, medicare, even veterans benefits. go online and read the republican plan for y

very first pitch, he sees fair about an left-field corner, betsy devos.u hugs all the way around. at last check it is 3-0 a's in the sixth. castro field his one-game suspension for having a cell phone come out of his pocket last week. i've never seen that. for some, they get suspension because of the possibility of cheating in cell phones, castro said it was an honest mistake. who is he talking to? the nba schedule is going to be released tomorrow at noon. multiple reports say the warriors will host lakers october 18, opening night, ring ceremony night. in a hobo opening with the grizzlies opening day. -- yesterday the warriors hosted there all hands volunteer day. warriors legend chris mullins was out there to land -- lend a helping hand. 1800 volunteer hours were served to restoration projects, including planting gardens, painting murals and general park cleanup. this is year two of the nir, worse college student athletes can profit off of name image and likeness. a college student may have the grace that i've ever seen. >> i'm so glad we called sos, ra

read education department office of legal counsel memo to then education secretary betsy devos in which have the statutory authority to cancel compromise, discharge or forgive on a blanket or mass basis principle balances of student loans and/or to materially modify the repayment amount or terms thereof. suggesting that would have to be congress that does that. this president says this is an emergency basis through the department of education because of covid even as its cdc is dialing back on the guidance about covid and the emergency status of it your thoughts, leslie? >> the emergency status in that one word make it a game changer as to whether the president has the authority, education department without congress. you know, i don't always agree with ari but i will agree with one thing, please, please, wipe out those debts that we, myself included, owe the irs. in all seriousness, the president campaigned specifically and specifically about this dollar amount with student loan forgiveness when he was elected one. two, less than two months ago, 55% of the american people supported stu

they have also reportedly sought information from trump's education secretary, betsy devos.e committee's chairman, benny thompson, told reporters that they have spoken to pretty much every senior person in the cabinet, and for the most part, they have all indicated their willingness to talk to the committee. in other words, we may soon learn a lot more about what trump's own cabinet was prepared to do to stop their own boss on january 6th. back with us again is luke broadwater, congressional reporter for the new york times, who's been reporting on the january 6th interviews with trump cabinet officials. you've been reporting on and everything that we're covering tonight. thank you for sticking around. the first question i have for you is do you see an intersection between the documents and the work of the doj down at mar-a-lago and the january 6th committee? >> well, yes. i mean, we do know that at least in terms of trump's record-keeping, but that has an impacted some of the january 6th committee's work. some of the documents they initially wanted were torn up. we know that

only as she got trump's endorsement, she coalesce the devos family money, share the chamber of commerce crowd and the trump crowd. but then she started something when she realized, you know, she as she did, one tonight. and in a position of understanding as she is now heading into a general election, that perhaps she wants to shave that a little bit and perhaps not be that adamant. and that dance that they do, that is gonna be a very tricky proposition. >> yes, well we saw this last year in virginia, right, where grand youngkin who ended up getting elected governor of virginia was much more amenable to the idea that something was amiss, much more amenable to trump generally. and soon as he secured the nomination, which did not require primary, he very quickly shifted away from that. >> i don't work for him. >> it did work for him. but the question is, is that what we are going to see with these candidates who are not outright declare or's, once they have the threat of trump in a primary in their rearview mirror, do they think have to get well with voters by moving away from this positio

joining me now with the breaking news as everybody gets back to school, betsy devos. great to have you with us. obviously schools have suffered so much. students have suffered so much over the past several years. now we're doing to give it another go. kids going back to school today. what do you think about the fact that some of these districts in new york, california are still having some form of restrictions? >> well, martha, interestingly, these are in places most heavily union controlled and by the adults, not what is right for kids. parents are upset in those place and others mchlt parents are making choices themselves. more than two million kids leaving the public school system. this is just another -- these are other examples of their totally being out of touch with the needs of american families. >> we know 50,000 kids didn't show up for school in los angeles. what do you think that is about? >> well, i'm hoping that for those 50,000 kids, their families have found other good options for them. my fear is some of them are completely lost in the system. again, i

ford, this one is a letter that was sent to frank devos. this one was sent to me personally by mrs. ford. from after they left the white house, there is a company, hauserman orchids in illonois when they found out that mrs. ford was going to be a keynote speaker at one of the allied floral conventions in colorado in 1982, the hauserman orchid organization wanted to also bring out the orchid that would be named after mrs. ford. and at that time what they were producing they asked if mrs. ford would allow them to name that. this is the result of that effort. in the words of the grower, elsie betty ford orchid was by far the most complex of any first lady hybrid today. it had an exceptionally long lineage comprising seven generations of breeding, and 12 different species. to be honest with you, i think that truly reflect mrs. ford. kind, compassionate, and when she walks in a room she makes a statement. i think the orchid reflects that personality of mrs. ford. she has been such a role model for many of us. a role model for the woman, and young ladies, and this nation really. we are so

trump endorsed at the last minute, she previously had the endorsement of a prominent republican, betsy devosunted. every county that has reported votes so far, dixon is leading. she would face the democratic incumbent gretchen whitmer if she is the nominee. the senate race in missouri, purple on the map right now, that's the attorney general eric schmitt who is leading with 40% of the vote. eric greitens running a distant third, the former governor. vicky hartzler, republican congresswoman, you see her support in the west central part of the state, that's her current congressional district, not all of these counties. these outside her district, but these counties right here are hartzler's congressional district, not a surprise she's running strong there. >> john, do you know every county in every state? >> not every one, but 3,000 plus, it's a lot to study, america is a great place. >> the fact that you remember all this is incredible to me. kansas voters are weighing in on a constitutional ban on abortion. any sense of that? >> democrats have a theory that because of the supreme court decis

. >>> the january 6th committee met with elaine chao and is in talks with betsy devos.ssed invoking the 25th amendment. robert o'brien will appear virtually before the committee today. >>> the cdc is ending some of its covid recommends including keeping six feet apart from others and the guidance to quarantine people exposed to the virus. it also eliminated the need for a test to stay in school after potential exposure. >>> the ukrainian operator of the zaporizhzhia power plant says nearby strikes from russia are threatening their operations and may violate radiation standards because of the damage. this after the u.n. called for inspection and demilitarized zone around the plant. >>> and anne heche's family do not expect her to survive her injuries from last week's car crash. she has a severe brain injury and is being kept on life support to see if her organs can be donated. >> more on those stories all day on cnn and cnn.com and don't forget to download the "5 things" podcast every morning. >>> there are new details this morning about a gunman who was killed by police