thousands of people have joined protests and strikes across france nearly 2 weeks after president emanuel mike called pushed his pension reforms through parliament. public fury shows no signs of abating, but my call has refused to budge on the deeply unpopular moved to increase the retirement age. to 64. scotland parliament says confirmed holmes, the youth of the country's 1st new 1st minister. the 37 year old s n p party leader is the 1st person of color and the 1st muslim to head scotland government, the georgia use of succeeds nicholas sturgeon. he's about to restart efforts to gain independent. it all comes to israel's prime minister. benjamin netanyahu has postponed plans to overhaul the judicial system for several weeks. he said that delay will allow time to reach a compromise with opposition groups. the announcement follows months of protests which caused massive civil disruption. shutting down much of the country. 2 people have been killed and several more injured in a knife attack at a muslim center in the portuguese capital. lisbon police said the suspected attacker was shot and inju

a final show of force against french president emanuel mike horns unpopular pension reforms across france. protesters turned out in their hundreds of thousands, desperate to force a last minute turn around by lawmakers. union leaders in nonce said they had no intention of backing down. i pulled reform is bad today. it will be bad once it's been voted for all personally by force. so we'll keep fighting for it's completely draw all about electric, the raising of the retirement age remains unacceptable to us. the protests were largely peaceful though there were some skirmishes with police. oh, according to surveys, more than 2 thirds of the population opposed michael's plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. recurrent protests in recent months have drawn millions across the country and repeated war counts have disrupted the transport sector to coincide with wednesdays, protests unions called an 8th day of strikes in paris. refuse collectors walked off the job over a week ago. now $6000.00 tons of rubbish have piled up in some areas trash has almost taken over forcing pedestrians on

marty makary and mike emanuel. ing into covid-19 questioned epidemiologists about questions from the pandemic. >> are children less susceptible to covid-19 than adults? >> early on we saw they were less likely to be infected. they've always been much less likely to experience severe outcomes. >> that expert noted that masking and social distancing were not effective, so the default position should have been reopening our schools. republicans blamed political influence for keeping schools closed. >> you think the cdc license more to the teacher unions than scientific data from other countries and their own report? >> school nurses were asked nationwide about the potential risk of getting back in the classroom too quickly. >> is it safe to say that a reckless reopening process without vaccines or safeguards would have been damaging particularly to the health and possibly lives of folks, not just in our schools but those of family members back home? >> yes. >> in addition to concerns about the impact on school children

fox is mike emanuel has the story.hree countries are testing the waters with a $100 billion mega submarine deal. this is a win for us national security. it's just the initial phase of the defense partnership called august that was formed back in 2021. this military arrangement will help australia upgraded aging naval fleet and challenged china's growing capabilities the us and britain and australia need these submarines to make sure that china can take over the pacific using undersea warfare. australia will purchase nuclear powered submarines from the u. s and then from the uk, eventually australia will produce their own, but that will take years. make no mistake. there isn't an immediate impact today showing china that australia is firmly on the side of the u. s. this type of nuclear powered submarine can stay submerged underwater longer and it's silent. a big upgrade from the australians current diesel vessels. it's a move that's at odds with beijing but preemptive as conflict between china and taiwan. seems increasi

mike emanuel joins us with what is being done to try to help fill this glaring gap. mike. >> bill: it's become a very competitive environment trying to attract skilled trade workers. associated general contractors of america reports 93% of construction firms report open positions. 91% are having trouble filling some of the positions. 77% think they don't have the skills or can't pass a drug test. 66% of firms have delayed projects because of labor shortages. we talked to a family-owned business going back to 1938 and told us at a time when college is so expensive his industry offers young workers a great opportunity. >> something that we're very proud of in the construction industry is you start off without debt and you never go into debt. you start off with the american dream from the beginning creating mortgage, family, everything else and then you just continue to build from there. >> to address the problem experts say there needs to be a paradigm shift promoting the benefits of the skilled trades to parents and counselor. not every person needs to go to college. w

fox news mike emanuel is in washington with the latest, mike.tive environment trying to attract skilled trade workers. the associated general contractors of america reports 93% of construction firms report open positions. among those firms 91% are having trouble filling at least some of those positions and 66% of firms are projects that have been delayed because of labor shortages. we spoke with the ceo of superior construction family owned since 1938. he told us at a time when college is so expensive, his industry offers a great opportunity. >> something that we are very proud of in the construction industry is you start off without debt and you never go into debt. you start off with the american dream from the beginning creating mortgage, the family, everything else and then you just continue to build from there. >> to the address to problem experts say there needs to be a paradigm shift promoting the benefits of skill trades to parents and counselors that not every young person needs to go to college and with supply and demand challenges, tho

>> trace: the chief washington correspondent mike emanuel in d.c. thank you. two of the putin-xi summit. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 11 in los angeles where thousands of teachers and service employees in the los angeles unified school district are hitting the picket line for a three-day strike. labor talks currently at a stand still and no new negotiations are scheduled. the walk out leaves more than # hundred thousand students without classes. fox 29 in san antonio as the public gets a review of a new elementary school in uvalde, texas, the facility would replace robb elementary. the school where 21 people were killed in a horrific mass shooting back in may of 2022. the new facility will be much larger and more secure. and a live look inside loan depot park in miami from mlb network. one of the big story there tonight, in moments the u.s. will take on japan in the championship game of the world baseball classic. japan is looking for its third title while team u.s.a. is hoping to go back-to-back af

sandra. >> sandra: mike emanuel on that. thank you.me to speak here, and you have heckled me nonstop. i am just asking for -- [yelling] >> your racism is showing! >> john: stanford university now apologizing after a school dean joined a mob of students and protesting a conservative judge who was invited to speak on campus. federal judge kyle duncan's speech was derailed when students heckled him and accused him of causing harm. let's bring in jonathan turley. but most importantly fox news contributor. jonathan, here we go again. >> yeah. this is part of what has become an academic echo chamber across the country. free speech is really in a free we've seen for years. as the number of conservatives actually invited to speak on campuses is relatively low, but also the number of conservatives on faculty's are relatively low. "the harvard crimson" did an interview recently with a 90-year-old republican professor as sort of like they discovered a white buffalo on the plans. this interview, they virtually poked this poor guy with six, describ

our chief washington correspondent mike emanuel has more. mike?american academy for arts and sciences say fewer than 1 in 10 student graduated with humanities in 2012. with college costs soaring, students need to be practical. >> students are carrying more of the load for a cost of an education. that means they're -- they want to make sure that they can pay off their loans. >> the research suggests the drop started 15 years ago when the economy was in a major recession and that trend is continued leading some schools to respond to fewer humanities students. a spokesperson for marymount university in virginia tells fox it just dropped its english major "after a persistent yearly decline in applications. it was recommended and approved by the board of trustees to remove the program from our program inventory. this decision reflects needs but our responsibility to prepare the students for the fulfilling in demand careers of the future." another expert says ideology may be turning off students. >> students that find that their study of literature inev

first to mike emanuel with more. people have signed a petition opposing governor youngkin being the commencement speaker. there's been some protests on the george mason university campus. they're upset that youngkin has passed what they consider anti-trans legislation, work to get rid of racial equity curriculum and restricted bucks in schools. they say it's harmful and disruptful. george mason has been heralded for diversity and inclusion. gmu has been named the most diverse university in virginia and the school sells parents on the power of perspectives and embrace ago multitude of people and ideas. gmu is hosted numerous previous governors like mark warner, terry mccullough to speak at commencement ceremonies. on the other side, one students says he looks forward to the speech. >> it's typical for the governor to go to the largest public school in the commonwealth of virginia. it's not atypical whether they're a republican or democrat. >> governor youngkin says he looks forward to addressing the 2023 graduates of

mike emanuel fox news administration today approved a controversial drilling project in alaska department of the interior gave the green light to a scaled down version of the so called willow project, three of five drilling sites that conocophillips had proposed were approved over the objections of environmental groups. supporters say the project will lower oil prices for u. s consumers. critics call it a carbon bomb that will harm biodiversity and slow the transition to cleaner fuels. coming up on ktvu news at 6 30 winter storms have taken a toll on stern grove in san francisco . the work being done now to protect some of the city's most historic structures, also had tonight. a resident at a skilled nursing facility was shot and killed inside his own room. and tonight we're hearing from his mother and later in sports that jimmy garoppolo era with the 49ers comes to an end joe fonzi with more on where jimmy g is headed, but who was also coming to san francisco. ♪ ♪ before the xfinity 10g network we didn't have internet that let us play all at once. every device? in every room? why are you

hospitals and homeless shelters to expand access to the vaccine to the uninsured in washington, mike emanuel news. this is ktvu fox. two news at six spring storm creates hazards on land and at sea down trees, killing at least five people across the bay area and storm surge in the bay has left people in houseboats shaken up. it was horrific last night, the waves 34 ft swells, and it was it was tragic. storm surge hit coastal and low lying areas with big swells, knocking loose entire docs and dozens of boats. good evening, everyone and mike mibach, julie julie haener, boat owners and people who live in houseboats in the oakland estuary are trying to clean up now after that big storm six ktvu is frank mallicoat spoke with people at aquatic park and in jacqueline and square about their harrowing time in the storm and what they say it will take for them to recover. oakland's aquatic park took a direct hit from tuesday's storm once submerged sailboat and right next to it, the roof line of what was a houseboat up above sky

i'm mike emanuel. mr. mp and his former vice president mike pence have both said that the possible arrest is politically motivated. nate foy live with the latest, hello, nate. nate: posted on truth social. he claims those doj prosecutors are actually leading this effort against him and you mentioned today many republicans even trump's former vice president are voicing opposition to expected charges. trump's campaign put out a statement saying this isn't a prosecution, it's a persecution. the former president made his first public appearance since announcing expected arrest at the ncaa wrestling championship in tulsa, oklahoma, the crowd cheered him on as he walked in. president trump calls witch hunt and, of course, trump is a front runner in republican primary, former director of national intelligence tells morning future this is political. >> someone said we will not prosecute armed robberies in this office and now saying he will prosecute a misdemeanor offense against opposition political opponent, forme

first to mike emanuel reporting live from d.c. hi, mike. >> good afternoon. this comes from digging by a congressional select subcommittee in to the origins of covid-19. evidence dr. fauci prompted the drafting of a publication in february of 2020 that would disprove the theory that covid-19 escaped from the wuhan lab. the panel uncovering e-mails between dr. collins, the head of the national institutes of health and fauci showing they were trying to stop public talk of the virus escaping the wuhan lab. collins wrote to fauci wondering if there's something that nih can do to shut down this conspiracy which what seems to be growing momentum. i hope the article on sars cov 2 would settle this but didn't get much visibility. fauciry responded, i wouldn't do anything about this right now. it's a shiny object that will grow away in times. fauci sold the natural origin from the white house podium. >> there was a study recently that we can make available to you where it is now. it's totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human. >> ahead of a

good evening i'm like emanuel and for jon scott in this is the "fox report". mikeantime official say eight people are dead and several others missing after two suspected smuggling boats capsized off the coast of san diego bill melugin is live with all the latest developments from our southern border including the search for three missing women who disappeared after crossing into mexico more than two weeks ago for acting dhs secretary chad wolfe is also standing by with his reaction let's go to bill melugin live in mission texas with the very latest from the border on all three major stories. >> afternoon we are tracking breaking news out of el paso, texas a developing situation where multiple sources tell us a massive group of a thousand migrants have rush the border there and tried to get into united states via the port of entry, take a look at the video into fox news given exclusively by a contact on the ground who is with the migrants as they rush the border on the mexican side and ran onto el paso day norte bridge in el paso and started running towards the unit

i am mike emanuel. this is the fox report. bottom of the hour.and the suspicious death of buster murdaugh classmate after his father's conviction. a heckler could be heard shouting buster is next as a shackled murdaugh got into a police they on friday. stephen smith was found dead on a rural road after suffering head trauma in 2015. people in california are weighing key decisions from a reparations task force nearly two years after it was formed. a final report is expected to recommend how the state should apologize and compensate black residents for discrimination. the community must still lay out eligibility requirements after two hours of heated debate yesterday. the task force voted unanimously to set up an agency to provide certain services to descendents of black slaves. and, former maryland governor, republican governor that he will not run for the white house in 2024. the critic has long positioned himself as a possible contender. around these and other stories, download the fox out. go to foxnews.com/apps. president biden in alabama toda

in washington, mike emanuel, fox news.c: the texas state republican party voted to censor one of its own. congressman tony gonzales. comes after the two terms lawmaker broke with the party to support new gun safety laws there after the uvalde school shooting in his district. gonzales is angry the gop. the government to defend same-sex marriage and opposing sweep house immigration proposal. it allows state republicans to spend money and remind primary voters about the rebuke if he does indeed seek reelection. arthel: the new nuclear threat from north korea after the u.s. and south korea make plans for massive military drills. details for you on that coming up next. ♪ kim young moon is at it again, north korea making new threats after the announcement the u.s. and south korea would conduct large-scale military exercises this month. the regime calling for an end to the drills before they spiral out of control. ryan lived in london with more on this. >> tough talk from north korea with the foreign ministry saying the korean pe

mike: another norfolk southern train running off the tracks s welcome to fox news live i'm mike emanuel. officials say the train derailed in springfield did not carry hazardous materials and claim there's no risk to public health. the site remains active. nate foy with the latest on this crash, hello, nate. >> it doesn't appear that this is a repeat of last month's toxic disaster in east palestine. state and local officials do not believe it was carrying toxic chemicals and any evidence of any spillage. take a look. one person caught it on camera. you see reminiscence of derail meant here, 5:00 p.m. last night. state epa says there's no risk to public water systems as a result of this wreck. the cleanup is underway right now. we will have more in a second. state leadership in ohio stays something needs to be done about this as a pattern is emerging. >> what we have seen to risk to communities is unacceptable. luckily it seems we may have missed a bullet. the train is empty and hazardous materials is a threat to the community. >> regarding the cleanup, mike, and what was in the trains, n

mike: another norfolk southern train running off the tracks s welcome to fox news live i'm mike emanuelcarry hazardous materials and claim there's no risk to public health. the site remains active.

that does it for us in washington, thanks for joining us, i'm mike emanuel, thanks for joining us andt "fox news sunday." this incident and the person of interest who is now in custody. and we're getting a better idea of just how much damage was caused by the flooding in monterey county. we will run the numbers for you. and it's one of the bigger races in the bay area each year. today runners will have to deal with some very wet conditions. from ktvu. fox two news this morning's onto welcome to ktvu mornings on to today is sunday march 19th. i'm christian caftan, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat happy sunday. you know, the

mike emanuel will tell us whether or not it will happen. >> nearly 7,000 signed a petition opposing governorlenn youngkin being the commencement speaker and protests on the george mason university campus upset that youngkin has passed anti-trans legislation and restricted some books in public schools. they suggest it is harmful and disrespectful to many students and argue the university is compromising its values. george mason has been heralded for its diversity and inclusion promoting it jumped five spots to seventh in the country. "u.s. news and world report" has named them the most diverse university in the state and embracing a multitude of people and ideas. they hosted numerous previous governors like mark warner, tim kaine and terry mccaul i have. some students say they don't want youngkin to speak or even attend commencement. on the other side some students are pleased. >> republican governor come to mason for the first time in a long time is exciting. i was excited to hear that. >> a nonprofit free speech for the foundation for individual rights and expression is encouraging students

mike emanuel reporting live with the details. >> journalist matt taibbi reveals the great covid-19 lie, stanford, var alt projects. strain forward's project financed by the federal government told twitter that true stories that could fuel hesitancy the closure of a central new york school due to reports of post vaccine illness should be considered standard vaccine misinformation on your platform. he adds in one email to twitter the project addressed what it called the vaccine passport narrative saying concerns over such programs have driven a larger anti-vaccination narrative about the loss of rights and freedoms. this was framed as a misinformation event. one former big tech employee drawing this conclusion. >> the biggest takeaway from this is that a bunch of experts got together and decided that the american people couldn't handle the truth especially if the actual truth conflicted with the narrative. >> one medical expert says his concern is people have lost confidence in public health officials and may not listen next time. >> medicine right now is tribal. we have lost trust in pu

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chief washington correspondent mike emanuel has a wrap-up this evening. >> it's nearly 11 months untild, still, a number of likely presidential candidates spend spent the weekend at high profile political events. former president trump was the headliner at cpac in maryland emphasizing more work to do. >> that's why i'm standing before you because we are going to finish what we started. we started of something. [applause] >> we're going to complete the mission. >> trump was the overwhelming favorite in the cpac straw poll held at the event with 62% support. florida governor ron desantis, who is not a declared candidate yet, was second with 20% support. though he was a no-show. >> a leader is not captive to polls. >> desantis was out at the reagan library and followed president's 11th commandment not speaking ill of another republican. instead, desantis blasted california governor gavin newsom who some consider a future potential democratic presidential candidate. >> thank you. hello, california. i knew you guys had a lot of problems out here your governor is very concerned about what we

here is chief washington correspondent mike emanuel. >> she loved church. loved god. >> kayla hamilton was 20 years old, a young woman with autism living an independent life who was brutally strangled and raped in her own bedroom. >> it could have been anybody's child, anybody's daughter. you know, she wasn't doing anything wrong. she was just living her life, going to work. >> a 17-year-old illegal immigrant with suspected ties to the ms-13 gang has been charged with the crimes and will be tried as an adult. now two prominent republicans house judiciary chairman jim jordan and subcommittee chairman tom mcclintock are demanding answers from two biden administration cabinet secretaries. writing to alejandro mayorkas of homeland security, quote: criminal aliens and gang members exploit the u.s. immigration system to harm americans. authorities say the suspect was stopped by border patrol in rio grande texas a year ago. and then transferred to an aunt in frederick maryland. jordan mcclintock also wrote to health and human services secretary xavier becerra sinc

here is the chief washington correspondent mike emanuel. >> our children have paid the price. >> houseating covid 19 dug into the intended end and intended consequences a full closures during the pandemic. >> posing the schools proved to be harmful for students. >> the congressman sent more than a dozen letters to agencie and unions today including the centers for disease control and the american federation of teachers writing his subcommittee is concerned about the potential for undue influence of nongovernmental groups on cdc scientific guidance. the witnesses were more pointed. >> we will stay closed primaril because the teachers unions in our country have more power. >> recalled that social distancing and masking were not necessary and not evidenced -based. >> we did not obtain any new high-quality evidence during th covid 19 pandemic that masks ar effective mitigation strategy brett get the who, cdc and the ama among others disagree. some does democrats cautioned against monday morning quarterbacking quarterback quarterbacking. >> in case no one remembers, covid and those days of

chief washington correspondent mike emanuel has the details. what did they find?: the controversial question asked students in an a.p. government course to choose an accurate comparison of liberals versus conservatives and the choices are a bunch of stereo typical i dent fees such as young white males, middle age urban lesbian. catholic and west coast hispanic teacher. leaving a dad to blast the school system. >> telling a student that certain people belong in a political philosophy because of who they are, what their gender is, what their race is, that's not following political trends. that's telling somebody they should believe one certain set of beliefs because of their identity. >> the school system says fairfax county public schools accepts an a.p. government test question designed to assess 12th graders understanding of american political ideology did not meet the division's high expectations. the question that formed part of an assessment for 12th graders enrolled in the online campus will be removed from future tests and a review of all a.p. government onl

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but first, mike emanuel lays this out for us. >> one father said regardless of your politics, this shouldunder the liberal column, middle age urban lessian. white upper middle class suburban male. under the conservative column, the choices are east coast ivy league educated scientists, sail male migrant laborers, catholic midwestern middle aged male, west coast hispanic teacher leading a fairfax virginia dad with a background in politics to blast the school system. >> telling a students that certain people belong in a political philosophy because of who they are, what their gender is, what their race is. that's not following political trends. that's telling somebody that they should believe one certain set of beliefs because of their identity. >> in a statement to fox news, the school sample says fairfax county schoolses says the question was designed to understand 12th graders using of american ideology did not meet the division's high expectations. the question will be removed from future tests. the college board, the national organization that creates an overseas advanced placement pro

mike emanuel ktvu fox two news coming up on ktvu news at 6 30, the head of a local police officers unions accused of distributing opioids all across the country. also ahead. a san jose city employees accused of sexually assaulting minors and investigators hope more victims come forward. plus everyone knows what has happened to us. you can look up under bridges, you can look everywhere people have their say on a state plan to award reparations to black, california and state leaders now trying to figure out how to make it a reality. and cal has a new basketball coach, and he's a familiar face to bay area sports fans. jason appelbaum has the details later in sports. ♪ alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with ret

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chief washington correspondent mike emanuel takes a look this evening. >> i want to be able to predictc, prepare for a pandemic, also protect us from a pandemic and maybe even prevent one. >> at tomorrow's hearing a congressional subcommittee says dr. anthony fauci prompted the drafting of a paper in february of 2020 that would disprove that covid-19 leaked from the wuhan china lab. in february of 2020, dr. christian anderson wrote to the journal nature medicine to request the publication of the report on the origins. he wrote in an email that there has been a lot of speculation, fear-mongering and conspiracies put forward in the space and we thought that bringing some clarity to this discussion might be of interest to nature. fauci and others also requested the report providing a no, sir stick and scientifically informed hypothesis aren't the origins of the virus. then two months later, fauci sold natural origins from the white house podium without acknowledging that he initiated the study. >> the munitions it took to get to where we are now # totally will jump from an knoll human. >>

mike emanuel fox news. ktvu fox two news at five starts now.hat we faced this year is unprecedented, significant, much more so than any year that i can recall over the last three decades, five the bay area being hit by another strong and slow moving spring storm, and after the winter that we've had we're all watching to see what the additional wind and rain will bring. good evening, everyone i'm mike mibach julie julie haener. another dose of wind and rain could mean trouble. much of the bay area has seen rain today. this is burlingame in san mateo county. and so far, the storm has not knocked out too much power across the bay area right now, if you're within 2000 customers are without power here in the bay area, the majority in the east bay, but just 780 customers there are without power. p. jeannie says it has thousands of employees in the field ready to respond tonight. we do have team coverage. ktvu is evan sernoffsky live in san leandro, where some vehicles were crushed by a falling tree. jesse gary, right there in the south bay, where pg

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mike emanuel fox news, the biden administration approved the controversial drilling project in alaska. the department of the interior approved a scaled down version of the so called willow project , three of five drilling sites that conocophillips had proposed , were approved over the objections of environmental groups. those groups argue the plan violates biden's climate goals. supporters say the project will lower oil prices for u. s. consumers and critics call it carbon bomb that will harm biodiversity and slow the transition to cleaner fuels greener and cleaner ferry has arrived in the bay area and new all electric zero emissions very arrived in san francisco by tugboat from washington state yesterday afternoon. the sea change is considered the first commercial maritime vessel in the united states, powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cell technology. the san francisco bay area water emergency transportation authority is looking to phase out diesel ferries, which emit black smoke that impacts passengers. the new ferry will anchor at the san francisco waterfront, though its exact rout

mike emanuel ktvu , fox two news. san francisco based first republic bank is in talks with some major banks about a rescue plan, reportedly in discussion with banks, including jpmorgan chase bank of america, wells fargo and citigroup. first republic could get up to $30 billion in deposits from those big banks. a decision could come this afternoon. the bank's problems were due to continued worries about the banking system in the aftermath of the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank. first republics credit rating was downgraded yesterday over concerns that depositors could pull their cash . let's run over to stocks. stocks rallied on reports that first republic is in talks with multiple larger banks on a takeover. we see the dow jones is exactly up by one full percentage point after spending the first part of the session in the red. that pattern is the same as whatsover happening over on the s and p, which is now up by a good one and two thirds of a percent. nasdaq is up by pretty close to 2.5. coming up w

mike emanuel ktvu fox two news there are reports this morning that a san francisco based bank could befor sale. first republic stock prices dropped by more than 70% of the past five days and is expected to continue to dip in trading today. the regional bank could be an attractive buy for larger banks , but so far no decision on a sale has been made, and first republic could choose to remain independent. the san mateo county board of education and superintendent have filed a lawsuit against the biggest names in social media. the lawsuit claims tiktok's snapchat , youtube and others created destructive environment for children and leave educators and parents to address the growing childhood mental health crisis. the companies have yet to comment on the lawsuit. i had a chance to speak yesterday with the attorney behind the lawsuit and the superintendent of schools on the peninsula. we know that google has pointed to recent moves to heavily invest in protections for children. but let's see what's happening this morning. we welcome to the nine and marie murphy, a partner at the law firm re

boxes mike emanuel has more now from washington, d c. americans want accountability, especially as it pertains to their children. more than a year after the nationwide shortage of baby formula left families scrambling to find nutrition for their infant children of former top food safety official says his agency was slow to respond to the contamination concerns at an abbot plant in michigan. had the agency responded quicker to some of the earlier signals. i believe this crisis could have been averted. frank yana served as the deputy commissioner for the food and drug administration during the height of the shortage, but has since resigned . the nation remains one outbreak one tornado flood or cyberattack away from finding itself in a similar place to that of february, 17 2022 on the same day as the house hearing, the fdaational strategy focused on strengthening the baby for. the market. part of the plan ang ways to mitigate future supply disruptions, even with the best structure, leadership and resources, the fda is only as well equipped