mayor lightfoot has alluded to that already. in may, the attorney general who you're going to be hearing from i think on friday, in may the attorney general announced a comprehensive strategy to reduce violent crimes and the department had vigorous law enforcement assistance, financial support to fight violent crimes, strengthen communities and build police-community trust. last year the department awarded over $4 billion in grants including $6 billion last month to support a wide range of programs across the country. president biden requested $7 billion for the departments in f.y.2022. i want to talk about the department's highest priorities, gun violence and hate crimes. hate crimes is top of mind from the events this weekend. hate crime are insidious. they instill fear across entire communities they polarize us, undermine the principles which our democracy is built on. you all know that instances of hate crimes have surged in the last few years. can you all hear me ok? they have been enhancing the efforts of state and local g

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lori lightfoot is standing there by herself.would do if i was joe biden's tomorrow after i gave my january 6 commentary at 9:00 a.m., i would get on a plane with dr. jill biden, with miguel cardona, with javier becerra. remember him? the secretary of health and human services? i think he might be in witness protection. he is nowhere to be found. and i would go to chicago, i would stand you had nicole hannah jones, the 6019 project, saying hey, we should be able to talk about how teachers should be in the classroom. and it goes on from there. it's across the board a terrible situation. it's a good thing to think about the future of school choice being more widely accessible after something like this. but right now you have a crisis of parents having to try to homeschool children by zoom while teachers, who should've been vaccinated, but probably will be willing to go to the bar. janine, you are very kind asking if they did all those things that were normal, but what a lot of parents have seen is that -- check these teachers insta

lightfoot cited with the teacher union in the beginning now blames them for playing politics. >> i think the only way to read it as union trying to pull aside the pandemic. this is about politics, not the pandemic. we're drawing a line. enough is enough. we need partnership not conflict right now. >> chicago is not the only school system with teachers skipping class. in california, they are threatening a sick-out over covid plans. >> we're trying to prevent shutting of schools if we do not have the staff. >> the chicago public school system warned educators, if you don't show up, you don't get paid. mayor lightfoot announced the city fired unfair labor practice complaint against the teachers. >> ashley: trey gowdy says it will affect. >> bars are open and schools are closed, good luck selling that in november. i enjoy the democrat against democrat violence that we're watching. for a party that claims to be about kids, leaving the bars open and closing the schools, good luck in november. >> ashley: the bars are open, the schools are closed. makes you wonder where people's heads are and if

joining me now is chicago mayor lori lightfoot.can cities address violent crime without resorting to the failed policies of the past? >> well, i think that's the critical question. we're in a moment, at least here in chicago, where we have transformational levels of resources. we have transformational opportunity, and the question is are we going to work in a transformational way. and that's exactly what we're trying to do here in chicago. what we know historically is that when there's been a spike in violence, almost the primary and only response is to throw more law enforcement resources at the problem. it may temporarily bring down the spike in crime, but it doesn't do anything for the long term root causes of the violence. look, in the short term we have to make sure that our police department is holding violent dangerous people accountable and that we're working with our county prosecutors and the court system to make sure that when we make arrests, we put together good cases, those individuals feel the weight of responsibilit

chicago public schools and teachers union still in deadlock as mayor lori lightfoot rejects the teachersons proposal. what this means after the break. moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? -easy? switch your xfinity services to your new address online in about a minute. that was easy. i know, right? and even save with special offers just for movers. really? yep! so while you handle that, you can keep your internet and all those shows you love, and save money while you're at it with special offers just for movers at xfinity.com/moving. mike: chicago public schools canceling classes on monday as negotiations with teachers union hit an impasse, mayor lightfoot shooting down a proposal. live with charles watson with the very latest. charles: chicago teachers union is willing to send members back to monday but won't be for in-person instruction. the union proposes teachers to help sign students up for covid-19 testing and hand out laptops for remote learning which would begin wednesday. covid infections is increased more than tenfold with nearly 11,000

>> well, for starters, mayor lightfoot is deflecting from the fact she endorsed for reelection kim foxx responsible for not prosecuting criminals in cook county in the city of chicago. mayor lightfoot helped her get reelected and refuses to call her candidate out for the failures and the impact it is having on our streets. the mayor can say outrage all she wants, but she has done nothing to hold criminals accountable. as we saw earlier the reports in chicago, she actually tried to re-victimized business owners who had felt frustrated by her lack of action. she sent city inspectors to them to try to find them for speaking up. the city needs a better plan, and we need to make sure if we have people in positions to prosecute, that they prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, not bring charges lower to get people out. if we have to, maybe in the city, maybe we should start prosecuting our own crimes so that we can get some justice for victims. because no one in the city is talking about the victims in a way that is meaningful or helpful to them. >> carley: you know what, i'm so glad you

i ask, mayor lightfoot and her team, when is enough enough? when will you join us to work together for the safety of us all? >> jackie: new york city mayor eric adams says the largest public school system is staying open. >> the safe oast place for our children is in a school building. we are going to keep our schools open and ensure that our children are safe in a safe environment. >> jackie: former cdc director robert redfield agrees with adams and warns of the harm of school closures. >> we have to keep the schools open. public interest of k-12 was to go to face-to-face learnings, never in their interest to go to virtual learning and we've seen a lot of negative consequences. >> jackie: connecticut and massachusetts are demanding halt to in-person learning due to the omicron surge, this is setting stage for conflict between politicians, educators and parents. >> kevin: jesse waterses we were ahead of the curve when it came. >> getting break-through cases of cron and clarity. i can tell the difference now, maybe we shouldn't be shutting scho

. >> my guests this morning, doctors ezekiel emanuel, celine gounder and mayor lori lightfoot of chicago where schools have closed. >>> president biden hits back on january 6th. >> the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. >> amid worries about the future of american democracy -- >> when you've 9,600 threats against members of congress, that's not a small thing. that is january 6th continued. >> -- republicans overwilliamingly pledge their loyalty to donald trump. >> by removing the fraud, donald trump won. >> i'll be joined by congress plan adam kinzinger, a member of the january 6th committee. >> joining me are nbc chief white house correspondent peter alexander, anna palmer, founder of "punchbowl news," democratic pollster cornell belcher, and former white house political director under george w. bush, sara fagen. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. as

lightfoot to eating that is what parents want that's what the science supports we will not relent. the two sites are reportedly in agreement on the number of union demands including providing ppe and schools in implementing health screeners but neither is said to be budging on virtual learning and now and the metrics that would lead to a virtual learning in the future. a group of frustrated parents are now suing the teachers union for an alleged illegal strike say they understand safety concerns. but something's got to give. >> the bottom line is our resource they were first in line for vaccines, they are first aligned for ppe, they are first in line for the boosters enough is enough we've got to get these kids back in school. >> despite all this mayor lori lightfoot said she believes a deal can be done before the end of the weekend. she says they will not be budging on the idea that science made it schools a safe place for students, erica. eric: thanks charles very much. >> the present and very clear once he schools to be open. including in chicago and including across the country

please join me in welcoming chicago mayor lori lightfoot.plause] lori: thank you so much, president suarez. i want to talk a little bit about what we've been doing in the city of chicago to address some of the long-standing disinvestment and racial inequity in our city. but i do want to start by thanking all of our federal partners for the leadership in getting through the american rescue plan as well as the bipartisan infrastructure legislation. in particular, listening to this conference and making sure the cities got direct allocations. it is going to make a world of difference, transform people's lives, not only in cities like chicago, but we're going to be able to do something really power. that will have generational impacts on the issues in our city. as mayor suarez said, come intg my tenure as mayor almost three years ago, i really focused on equity and inclusion. what i knew in my city is that there were too many people who had been left behind. chicago is a great, prosperous city but not all our community, all of our people, were b

only on students and social and emotional welfare, also on families themselves. >> ashley: mayor lightfootaking aim at teachers union as classes are cancelled for a fourth straight day. >> todd: chicago parents suing the teachers union while their kids suffer the consequences. joining us is mom of three, sarah station. what are cancellations doing to your kids? >> there is not even remote learning option, which i would not take. they are not giving anything, we are just at home, extended winter break. the teachers are going in and makes copies and not accepting students. buildings are safe to do that, why not accept children? >> ashley: what do have you to say to the percentage of teachers who want to be back in the classroom and are perhaps being bullied by the teachers union to stay at home? >> we stand behind you and we fight for you and we are pushing for schools to be open. everyone needs to get a stronger backbone and realize they don't answer to sharkey everyday, they answer to the people. >> todd: sharkey is the spokesperson you see for the chicago teachers union. are you hopeful t

it is pretty remarkable when even lori lightfoot takes a stand against the teachers unions.w in virginia, people had enough of this they sought in the new jersey election incumbent democratic governor nearly lost the election the outrage of the continuing closure of school the continuing inability to get our children talked. what is the political ramification? it seems to be we could be at a pivotal moment where parents to have just decided they've had enough of this this becomes a big political issue. >> sure, we saw that movie in virginia at my home state of new jersey were education which has been forgotten over the last couple of election cycles i think it should be higher since i am a parent of a kindergartner and a second grader. we saw with glenn youngkin winning a state that joe biden won by double digits on the education issue because your point parents have had enough paper ticket with a curriculum that teaches children to see others to the prism of race for its exact opposite of what doctor martin luther king.which is judged by by the content of their character no

mayor lightfoot said city has spent more than $100 million on covid protocols. charles watson. charles: chicago teachers union is offering to send members back to classrooms monday but it won't be for in-person instruction, the newest offer proposes teachers show up to help students sign-up for covid-19 testing and handout laptops for remote learning which would begin on wednesday, according to data from chicago public schools, covid infections are surging across the district if case numbers slowdown, the union's proposal would allow in-person learning as early as the 18 and this would include weekly random school testing that allows student to opt out. in a press conference with reverend jesse jackson, the union says this is the best way going forward. >> i know that's been a concern but we are dealing with the high point of a surge, we have to have adequate safety measures in place. this is a plan that puts those in place, gives people the assurance and specific date that allows us to resume first instruction and then in-person schooling soon. charles: chicago mayor lightfoot

i ask, mayor lightfoot, and her team, which is enough enough? when will you finally join us to work together for the safety of us all? >> jackie: meanwhile, new york city mayor eric adamss the nation's largest school system is staying open. >> the safest place for our children is in a school building. we are going to keep our schools open and ensure our children are safe in a safe environment. >> jackie: former cdc director redfield agrees with adams and warns of the harm of school closures. >> we have to keep the schools open. public health interest of k-12 was to go to face-to-face learning, never in public health interest to go to virtual learning and we've seen a lot of negative consequences. >> jackie: several teachers unions, including connecticut and massachusetts are demanding halt to had november person learning due to the omicron surge. there is conflict twoon educators, politicians and parents. kevin. >> kevin: thank you. keeping schools closed could mean more bad news for president biden. listen. >> president biden: i don't think the

mayor lori lightfoot is in a bit of a tough spot in these negotiations.eally doesn't have a lot of leverage to work with to try to force or push the union to return to the classroom. legal actions take too long. she wants kids back right away. this weekend she conceded she is largely relying on public outrage to eventually force the union to return. >> well, i leverage i think we have we have the will of the people. parents are outraged. they are making their outrage known to the teachers union. this is a very different dynamic than ever before. we've got enormous amount of parent activism. they are writing letters, emails, protesting, holding press conferences. this is an unprecedented level of parent activism. reporter: a group of parents have now filed a lawsuit of their own against the chicago teachers union in an attempt to have the courts force teachers back into the schools. this morning the head of the union said that is where teachers want to be but it is mayor lori lightfoot who has not been willing to compromise enough on a deal to make that ha

lightfoot responded by saying we spent $100 million. this is not a safe tin i have battle but a political one. >> dana: and the weakness of lori lightfoot who doesn't have good relationships with the police and now the teachers union. they fought last year. she fought back against them last year but it didn't work well enough. >> meantime in arizona governor doug doocy is offering families up to $7,000 to help them cover the cost of switching schools if their local school moves to remote learning. the funds will go toward childcare, transportation, tutoring and other needs to make sure kids have access to in-person learning. governor doocy says the approach is driven by science citing new cdc guideens that schools implement stay policies. >> dana: travel nightmare is over. interstate 95 reopened in virginia. icy roads stranded hundreds of drives without food or water up to 24 hours. the travelers are relieved to be out of the freezing cold they wonder how was it allowed to happen in the first place? we're live in virginia. looks like tr

period full stop. >> strong words from mayor lightfoot there.r not a lot of strong action to back it up. at least anything that forced the union to return. the city has filed an unfair labor practices complaint. teachers who don't show up to schools won't be paid. the mayor is looking at taking legal action over what is calling an illegal strike. negotiations do appear to have made some progress and right now there isn't a huge gap between what the two sides are offering. to a degree right now as both sides have said this stand-off is to a degree more about politics and power struggle than it is about data and science. this is now the second time in a year that chicago students have been kept home as a result of the union refusing to show up for classes with kids getting caught in this power struggle between the mayor and the union. harris. >> harris: it is not a matter of just the degree. that's exactly what's happening. i've had everybody from former hhs assistant secretary to doctors here in new york treating patients after patient saying loo

mayor lightfoot, thank you for joining us.e battle over schools continues in chicago, another fight that impacts the whole country just reached the supreme court. today the justices will hear challenges to president biden's vaccine and testing mandates for large employers and health care workers and the headline says it all, the government's ability to control the pandemic is at stake. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams has the story. pete, here is the thing, it's now being challenged at the supreme court but big businesses out there, they love these mandates. it's the one thing that's helping them get their workers back. and they've worked. >> well, the ones who don't love the mandates are the ones who are suing and this is probably medium-sized businesses who say that many of their workers will simply quit and go to work for smaller companies that they can't force their workers to get vaccines. trucking companies, for example, say it doesn't make sense to impose a testing mandate that there is no parking lot for se

you've been very critical of mayor lightfoot and david brown.t they're doing is not working and nobody is saying your city. >> one thing i can say i agree with the superintendent, david brown, saying the police cannot do it alone. he cannot do it at all. every strategy he tried to implement in chicago has failed. mayor lori lightfoot refuses to think out of the box to actually achieve results in chicago, which leads to reduction in shootings and homicides. in 2020, we had almost 800 homicides. the superintendent and the mayor play games with the homicide numbers. as a matter of fact, in chicago, we have experienced over 840 homicides during the year 2021, over 4,400 people shot, 1,645 carjackings in chicago. so once people stop playing games with the numbers and become honest how they're failing in their efforts to reduce shootings and homicides, we can get somewhere in chicago. >> martha: you say you have a radical solution that needs to be tried. can you explain it? >> yeah, first and foremost, the gun violence problems in chicago, memphis, ne

joining us now chicago mayor lori lightfoot.on says it wants from you cases to substantially subside -- you have no control over that -- or an agreement for more safety protocols with the district. what more could you be doing to get these schools open? >> we have done a tremendous amount put in over $100 million in covid mitigation, hepa filters, partitions, masks, hand sanitizers. every school has a safety committee. we did all of these things and we started school in the midst of the delta surge. we want leadership to come to the table in good faith and forge an agreement. we've been at the table every week since june of last year. this doesn't have anything to do with what we're experiencing in our city. we know from studies, we know from everything else that schools are the safest place for kids to be because of the mitigations and controls that happen during the school day. where we have seen is because of what's happening outside of the classroom. teachers and staff are vaccinated and we're working to get more and more st

same with mayor lightfoot. i'm glad some democrats are finally saying these things.led and indulged and enabled exactly these types of really abuses for the last year and a half. flying in the face of science these teachers are learned they can get away with these things and belatedly try to catch up to public opinion and finally acknowledge the science here is better late than never. but still not particularly impressive, i would say. that he was the issue that democrats are facing. the one silver lining, bret, in my view, and it's hard to find one because kids are hurting as they have been for two years. is that some of the things that conservatives have been saying about teachers unions and school choice, have basically been amplified playing out in a commercial. >> bret: well, byron, to that point, we should point out that illinois' democratic governor pritzker is missing in action on this issue about the chicago schools and we haven't heard from him. i do want to read this "new york times" newsletter. no way to grow up. it was really well-written and accurate. f

weiss and another twist, mayor lightfoot announced she tested positive for covid. she says she is working from home while experiencing cold like symptoms. for more on all of this, i am joined by brenda's treatment of chicago tonight. thank you so much for joining the newshour on this busy day for you. did anyone benefit from this five work stoppage in the end? the agreement lead to concrete safety measures that we will see implemented tomorrow when students go back? >> i think the teachers union will say to some degree that they were able to move the ball a little bit in getting closer to some of what they wanted. he felt like the testing was insufficient in chicago public schools so they will say that since they have finally got the district to agree to at least 10% of all students in all schools being tested that that is something. it is not what they fully wanted so union is taking a bit of criticism from some of its members who don't think this is the best deal they could have gotten. especially since they were out of school, off of work, not getting paid for f

that's not just a surge here in chicago. >> chicago mayor lori lightfoot joins me tonight. right now? i mean, will teachers and students be in school on monday? >> bell, well, i think we have significant progress over the last two days but i want a deal done this weekend. our kids need to be back in school. schools are safe. um, there's been no question about that. uh, we have, as all school systems across our city, across our -- our -- our state and our nation -- when there is a need to shut down a classroom or even a school because of a surge, we -- we have been doing that. and we have been doing that all year long. so, this is an unnecessary and illegal work stoppage and i have drawn the line. we are not going to remote for the whole system. it's completely unnecessary. look. i get that people are scared. this omicron surge is real. and we're doing everything that we can across our city to mitigate it. and answer to all of these questions is vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. and i wish the ctu leadership would work with us but we need our kisbids back in school. not only becaus

john. >> john: we will see if and when lightfoot does. garrett, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: testing has been an issue throughout the pandemic, even more so now and the white house says it is working to expand access to covid testing nationwide. this one day after admitting the availability of tests is still not where it needs to be. meantime, confusion continues over the c.d.c. updated quarantine guidelines. agency is now saying people should test after five days if they have access to a test and want to use one. ok. clarity needed. jacqui heinrich live, just stepped out of the white house press briefing with jen psaki. what is the white house saying about the confusing new c.d.c. policy. >> sandra, saying it is still led by the science. jen psaki, i asked her what were the driving decisions around this because it seems like there are some gaps in this new c.d.c. guidance. it says you don't have to test after day five of isolation, but if you can get a test, if you want a test, go ahead and do it. and if you turn up positive, keep isolating until day ten.

mayor lightfoot is buckings idea, schools safest place for students to be.0 million to put mitigations in place keeping kids safely in school where they can learn and thrive we should all be focused on. father of three chicago parents collective brian griffin joins us now. joining us on "fox & friends" as you look at the prospect of chicago teachers possibly walk out over covid-19 what are your thoughts? >> will, thanks for having me. it's touch to articulate our frustration as parents. right? we are simply relying on public health guidance and from every level of the public health experts out there, they say in person school chicago teacher's union. to exert their leverage and unfortunately. aren't the ones, you know, paying the consequences. >> will: accomplish? >> yeah, will, you would have to talk to them about that. it's perplexing on what they want. they continue to come up with a long list of demands related to public health issues. testing, vaccinations, they want the school district to become a health clinic. again, that's not a core competency of o

it would help lori lightfoot who really needs some help right now.: ing you make a great point about lori lightfoot and what she should do. nancy, look at our children. the kids of america are being disadvantaged. you compare that to the kids for example in china. american students are going to have a hard time in the next five, 10, 15 years when they're looking for work. nancy: yeah. i agree, maria. and one of the other things that isn't talked about at all is what all this seclusion is doing to their immune systems. one of our colleagues at laffer tangler has a 3 and-a-half-year-old that spent time in isolation and when she went to preschool she spent time sick since then. many kids are kept away from many germs. that's a problem. secondarily, the mothers who started to re-enter the workforce are going to be forced to stay home again. this is also having a he deleterious effect on families and womens advancement in corporations because they have to pull out, not to mention the educational issues which are horrendous. i had a teacher who in fourth g

>> lori lightfoot wants to not pay them? good! don't pay them. you should not get paid. what i find really encouraging is that there have been some teachers who have bucked the trend, booked the union and said "i'm showing up anyway." this wonderful teacher who was on fox earlier today, being treated for cancer, he said "these children are my priorities." that's why my mother went into teaching. my sister is an amazing teacher. they love their children. they want to be there. you are right: these individuals have changed people's idea of teaching. people need more agency. that's why they are taking it. 7% drop in enrollment in the chicago public school system in the past three years. in places like west virginia, arizona, florida, you can take your dollars and spend them the way you want. they spend way too much money in chicago on each child. it's not working. you can spend a lot less in catholic schools and charter schools and get a lot more for your money. >> geraldo: stay right there. one of the world top sports stars being held hostage over

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parent understandably furious, lori lightfoot is a top union and yesterday she rightly called the strikeegal walkout. today union president and forever blowhard jesse sharkey didn't hold back from unloading on the mayor. good one. >> being relentless, she is relentlessly stupid. [cheering] she's being relentlessly stubborn. kennedy: of the union and they are at each other's throat, who's looking out for kids and the ones caught in the crossfire here? running me, federation of children, cory deangelis, i cannot believe this is still happening, this is insane. if there are a lot of schools left onto remote learning, chicago has completely shut down, they don't have signs on their side, 190 billing dollars in the federal government, not just chicago. chicago is like 3 billion, that's fans and ventilators and tests in the other demands the teachers have, when will the mayor fire them all? >> this is nonsense, nearly two years into this and parents are still stuck between the tug-of-war between the government school districts and teachers union. status ridiculous in any other sector workers w

he was slamming lori lightfoot the day before, before they worked it all out.n. >> we don't have enough on the take to be able to go back to the table who frankly break the law and constantly say help us ensure our safety. we are basically, the mayor has been relentless, but she is being relentlessly stupid. [cheers] >> she is being relentlessly stubborn. >> brian: there is a legitimate question did the money go to the schools when they got those big checks? because a lot of it went to social engineering programs and some form of crt. i got it you come out and talk about ventilation and separation. i love there are so many blue states now that are saying we have got to get the kids back in school. parents aren't democratic or republican they are concerned about 3rd grader 8 grader and senior. not waiting until the vice is gone. omicron changed all of that prevalent but far from lethal. now i think you see a bunch of parents side go aheading with republicans have been saying over the past one couple of years. mayor lightfoot who sounds much like a republican the

lori lightfoot, the mayor says, you can be fired if you don't show up.ill actually push that when push comes to shove? who will take it to that level? >> that's why we filed this lawsuit. the law and the contract are clear that the union can't go on strike. the problem is that nobody is enforcing the law or the contract against the union. so that's why our parents are seven parents of cps kids have stepped up and they have said enough is enough. the last 1 1/2 years, the union has threatened the strike or engaged in strikes and now they're doing it again. they're keeping kids out of school. they're deciding for everybody what they want without parent input, without student input. >> martha: is there any indication from the mayor that she will follow-through and fire these teachers for not showing up at work? >> no. cps and the mayor have had plenty of opportunities to stop the mayor from engaging in this illegal strike tactic. that's why we filed the lawsuit. >> martha: i looked this up. the teachers have to have 176 days of teaching. is part of this neg

mayor lori lightfoot says the ct-u is holding kids hostage.ch. really appreciate it. joining us from house oversight, house education committee, congressman james comer. great to have you back on, congressman. there is an uproar, chicago educators, mocking their strike on facebook saying they will take sick pay, days out for sick pay, even while on strike. that they could do this until june. should they quit and give other jobs. the mayor said if they don't show up for work they shouldn't get paid. where do you come down on this? >> i agree with the mayor first time ever. their job is to teach our children, unfortunately, what we're seeing is, the teachers unions have taken control of the public school systems in the largest cities in america. guess what, those are the school systems failing, those are the school systems we see the test scores decline the most. it is direct correlation to having virtual learning. students need to be in the classroom. if teachers, teachers unions are going to still work with democrat party to create an environm

jimmy: it takes me a lot to side with lori lightfoot.ut her added nine on a scale of bill de blasio, she is right and this is shameless on the teachers union to make a comparison to a snow day or a blizzard. were not talking about snow weeks and to be clear a snow day is an act of god this is an active teachers union brigade in its own snowmachine and snowing these kids out of the classroom despite the fact that every available piece of data that we have tells us kids are not only better off in the classroom physically but academically there's no comparison. my wife is a teacher and she wants to be in the classroom it's the union giving teachers a bad reputation but if you look at the data we know the reason they call it remote learning because most kids are using the remote to watch tv when they should be engaging in the content. it drives me crazy is a parent, this is not a republican point, this is not me this or just kids every kid being veiled mother liberal or republican or libertarian and i voted for kanye west, all kids are being

so they can get testing and advantages nagsd na -- vaccinations but eric adams much like lori of lightfoot only want in-person learning. they haven't been swayed and listen to both of them talk about why. >> science dictate one thing. the safest place for children is in a school building, and what we want to do is not get in the way of preventing children from entering that building. >> we can't abandon the science. we know that the safest place for children to be is in-person learning in schools and we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars to make our schools safe. they are safe. we've got the data that demonstrate that. we've got to get the touchers union to get real and get serious about getting back into in-person learning. >> reporter: let's talk about that science that you heard both of the mayors talking about in both chicago and new york. across the country we're seeing pediatric hospitalizations for kids who are 5 and younger, that age group not eligible for vaccinations up about 48% when you compare december 4 through the january 1st so just that -- about a month period, the l

the mayor lori lightfoot is speaking. >> everything the parents have done over the difficult few days to make sure their voices are 45 heard, i encourage you keep going. we need you at the table always. some will ask who would be and lost. nobody wins when we're out of the place to learn the best and where they're safest after being out of school for four days in a row, i'm sure many students will be excited to get back into their classroom with teachers and peers and parents and guardians with breathe a much deserved sigh of relief. i know that there are hardships that people endured through this process. we've got to make sure that we are understanding that and doing everything we can to support you to get over these difficult days. this most recent fight if you want to call it that that we've been in is a fight for access to in person learning, learning far superior to the remote programming our students had to endure for far too long last year and let me remind you, when we were remote before we lost contact with 100,000 children. that's nearly one-third of our cps school populati

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the white house confirmed those conversations with pritzker and mayor lori lightfoot to assess theire while, students have been out of class and parents have been frustrated. lopez is also a parent to two 7-year-old twins and trying to find a balance, especially as she remembers what remote learning was like last year. you walked that line. >> right. trying to juggle watching them and making sure they're engaged in their activities and trying to make sure i'm also teaching my classes is almost like playing a game of russian roulette it feels like. as a parent, i think what could be done better for next time is let's get those parent voices in there. let's get solutions provided that if this is something that may happen in the future, we already have some alternatives in place so that parents feel like they're supported. >> reporter: a spokesperson for chicago public schools says they plan to continue negotiations through the weekend, and in a joint statement with the head of public schools, mayor lori lightfoot says their bargaining negotiations went into the evening today, but that