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

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

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, and for covid testing, surveillance, vaccines, and therapeutics. >> joining me now is mayor lori lightfoot of chicago. chicago's public schools canceled class last week because of a dispute with the teachers union. mayor lightfoot, welcome to "meet the press." >> my pleasure to be here. >> in some ways, what's happening in chicago is an outsized version of what's happening in a lot of cities and communities. let me start with this. are kids going to be in school this week in chicago? >> i'm doing everything i can to make sure that that happens. to be clear, what the chicago teachers union did was an illegal walkout. they abandoned their posts and abandoned kids and their families. we're working diligently every single day at the bargaining table to narrow the differences and get a deal done. our team has been working every single day. they're back at it again here sunday. they were at it yesterday. we can get a deal done if there's good will on both sides. fundamentally what we cannot do is abandon the science. we know that the safest place for kids to be is in-person learning in schools.

joining me now is chicago mayor lori lightfoot. an 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 responsibility

i know that has been a concern. >> and chicago mayor lori lightfoot maintained schools are safe places for children was quick to shoot the idea down on twitter accusing union leadership of not listening and calling for a return to in person learning immediately. 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 we

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

ezekiel emanuel and gounder and mayor lori lightfoot of chicago where schools are 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 9,6030 threats against members of congress, that's not a small thing. that is january 6th continued. >> republicans overwhelming prej their loyalty to donald trump. >> i i'll be joined by congress plan adam king zinger, a member of the january 6th committee. >> joining me are nbc chief white house correspondent peter alexander, anna palmer, democratic pollster cornell belcher and former white house political director under george w. bush, sara fagan. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. as we've said before, as covid goes, so goes joe biden's presidency. right now covid is a major health and political problem. a combin

lori lightfoot accusing unions of politicizing the pandemic and that is what she has done since march of 2020 and leaders across the country have done. let's get to the unions, your point is well taken. they will push until they get more, more, more. when is it going to stop? it is important you brought up the teachers. oftentimes, the teachers want to go back to class and they are desperate, i've seen an outpouring of support for teachers. this is different situation in chicago. you have 70% of teachers saying they do not want to go to work. they voted for the union proposal to not go to work and that is what i think differentiates this situation from the situation in a lot of countries where teachers are shouldering the burden and doing amazing work. all the teachers are doing is defying the science and what the experts say that school is the safest place to be and defying what the white house is telling them to do. it all comes back to what trey gowdy said, democratic party did not learn a lesson from virginia. parents get mad when you go after their kids and do something to jeopar

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

lori lightfoot wants to not pay them? good! don't pay them.ow up for your job, you should not get paid. what i find really encouraging is that there have been some teachers who have bucked the trend, bucked 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 the 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 last 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 h

mayor lori lightfoot blasted the union for jeopardizing public schools trying to score political points. >> what we should not be doing is allowing this leadership to shut down an entire school system for what? when our district was fully remote our children suffered. there is no disputing that reality. we should not be poll itizing the pandemic. that is a mistake. ultimately hurts our children and families. >> the big question now is how long will the stand-off last? how long will students be kept out of school because of it? the teachers union told its members this could go on as long as until january 18th. negotiations are ongoing today and the hope is they will be able to get back into class sooner than that. >> for now it's a stand-off. live in chicago. thank you, dana, here is why it's so frustrating for parents. we have learned two things. science showed us schools are not spreaders, right? not a covid spreader. we've seen studies from sweden, germany, u.k. and united states. not spreaders. but they are dangerous mentally having kids home. i want to put this up. suicide rates in

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

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

the chicago teachers union is now up against mayor lori lightfoot who is now considering legal actionst what she calls an illegal strike. the union for the nation's third largest school district is leaving hundreds of thousands of children and their families in limbo once again. teachers skip class for a straight second day. the city's school district, white house and health officials all with a resounding chorus kids need to be in school. former cdc director robert redfield with this. >> it is so important to keep our schools open to face-to-face learning. i've said this before, we can do it in a safe and responsible way. reality is school is probably the safest place for these students to be. so i don't think their decision really is grounded in science. i don't think it is grounded in our knowledge of what the situation is. >> harris: garrett tenney live in chicago. garrett. >> the negotiations are expected to pick back up this afternoon and what tomorrow looks like is still up in the air. but one encouraging sign the district said yesterday 10% of teachers showed up for classes in

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

charles: maybe lori lightfoot get as quarter. she is pushing back against the teachers union.nkenstein monster, it is out of control, even for progressives who see their city going down the tubes. >> she is completely panicked over omicron which is another problem here. charles: larry, thank you so much, my friend. of course -- liberate chicago. you got a lot on your plate. keep the taxes affirmative first. kudlow, i see the numbers, you watch him every day. those who might not, 4:00 p.m. is the time. right here on fox business. we'll be right back. your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you

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

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

even mayor lori lightfoot who has been wrong on virtually everything else, is rightfully furious. >>ualify for free or reduced lunch which means they live in households that are poor and working class. which also means that they live in households with single parents, mostly women of color, who have to work to be able to keep the home together. so, this walkout by the teacher's union which is illegal, has had cascading negative ripple effects not only on the students and their learning, their social and emotional welfare but also on the families themselves. >> rachel: good point. so, what does the teachers union have to say for themselves? >> the mayor is being relentless, but she is being relentlessly stupid. [cheers] >> she is being relentlessly subbe stubborn. >> rachel: joining me now is dennis prager, founder and president of prager u and quisha king. i'm all about opening up the schools. i think our kids need to go into classrooms and learn in person from real teachers face to face. but i don't know if i want my kids being taught by these marxists. >> well, i just want to say a

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

. >> the union is blaming the ongoing standoff on chicago mayor lori lightfoot for not compromising enough. it says it wants teachers back in the classroom this week just without students until the number of covid cases goes down or until it gets a deal that includes more robust testing. >> the mayor has been rebentless but she is being relentlessly stupid. she is being relentlessly stubborn. she is relentlessly seeking to refuse accommodation and we are trying to find a way to get people back in school. >> staffing shortages are impacting other schools across the country as well. in minneapolis, several districts held class virtually today due to a shortage of bus drivers and teachers infected in the current surge. and in connecticut the rising number of cases in several districts forced schools to shut down and prompted a group of parents to push for the state to allow remote learning as an option for any family that wants it. >> i should not have to risk my child's education because i don't feel it's safe for them to be in school. >> here in chicago, negotiations are continuing tonight.

take a listen to chicago mayor lori lightfoot on some of what she saw got them across the finish line. >> we reached an agreement on the metrics for, at a school-base level for when we needed to convert a classroom or a school to go remote. not surprisingly, the component parts of that depend upon staff and/or student absences. as c.e.o. martinez said, we test in every school every week now, but we've added some layers to enhance the testing. >> reporter: now, on those school-based metrics, the chief of staff for the school union said during designated high transmission, it will take 40% of the student body to have a covid-related absence for a school to move virtual, and 50% during other periods of the pandemic. testing was also a major part of this dispute between these two sides, specifically increasing the capacity for it. this past saturday governor j.b. pritzker announced his office secured 350,000 additional rapid tests for chicago public schools. his office confirmed late monday that all 350,000 of those were delivered, which may have made an impact on this. but details about

lori lightfoot is blasting that chicago's teachers union that voted overwhelmingly to stop in person learning because of the covid surge. even though 90% of teachers are vaccinated. lori lightfoot saying it happens within the legal work stoppage that has ramifications for her city. >> nobody signs up for being a homeschooler at the last minute. you can't forget about how disruptive that remote process is to individual parents who have to work, who can't afford the luxury of staying home and being with their kids. >> kayleigh: harris, so 50% of america's schools are closed or an remote learning, they are in chicago the state of illinois had $5 billion from the federal government for schools, and to get at 28:00 p.m. nearly midnight this goes out to parents that there won't be in class instruction. >> harris: two things stand out. they did not have enough about plan to make sure they learned today, if they were going to be virtual, they did not put an apparatus in place, because it is all about the union and how do we know that? because the teachers are being allowed to stay home, but

chicago's mayor lori lightfoot blasting union leaders for, quote: politicizing the pandemic. correspondent garrett tenney has the latest from chicago. >> we failed by the public health office. >> chicago teachers refusing to show up at schools today. after 73% of union members voted against in person instruction. the union argues schools are no longer safe, due to a surge of covid cases and are demanding more testing, better face masks and clear metrics for closing schools if any outbreaks occur. >> all we are asking is that we work in safe and fair conditions. >> those concerns are aren't supported by the sints, according to chicago's public health commissioner who says schools are still among the safest places for kids to be. >> i make a lot of hard decisions. i give a lot of advice. you look at the data on this one, the answer actually is very clear. >> the district says it spent more than $100 million over the past year on safety measures and given that transition of the virus in schools is extremely low and 91% of teachers are fullly vaccinated, there is no reason to mov

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

mayor lori lightfoot is heading into a second week where the local teachers union is resisting callsn-person learning at public schools. but this is much more than covid groundhog day. a lot has changed in the last year, like vaccines. a year ago they were brand-new. with just 16.5 million doses administered january 20th, biden's inauguration day. now we've had 519 million doses given, according to the cdc. that is 74% of the u.s. population with one dose, including kids over the age of 5. so that's a very different ball game. even with the omicron variant tearing through the country, which seems to be far more contagious but less serious, at least if you're vaccinated. over the last year, we have learned remote schooling is a lousy substitute for in person. especially because it can take a serious toll on kids' mental health. not only that, we have learned a lot about the spread of covid in schools. according to the cdc, several studies show transmission among students is relatively rare, particularly when prevention strategies are in place. speaking of prevention strategies, congre

those are the words of chicago mayor lori lightfoot after the teachers' union voted to return the third largest school district to remote learning amid a surge of covid cases. sandra, good day to you. >> sandra: and good day to you, john. we have a parent here to respond later in the show and i'm sandra smith in new york. classes in chicago are canceled after 73% of the union members voted to go virtual until at least january 18th. why? the union says they want to see the safety standards met and case numbers to fall before they head back to the classroom. the mayor is firing back saying the decision is not based in science and the union is giving into fear mongering. jen psaki was asked about this a moment ago and what she said about keeping the schools open. >> we are more than equipped to ensure schools are open and will keep our children and educators who selflessly serve their community safe and ensure children are not enduring the mental health impact of not being in school, not gaps in learning. this includes schools everywhere, including in chicago. >> john: fox team coverage ah

has become a good friend very, very quickly, a sister, the mayor of the great city of chicago, lori lightfootyor lightfoot has been a leader in the conference in criminal and social justice issues, following the murder of george floyd, briana -- breonna taylor and too many others that occurred in the sum over 2020. mayor lightfoot guided our council of mayors and police chiefs to come up with ways to reform police departments and achieve racial justice. she's made equity her north star and made a commitment to all 77 of the city's neighborhoods. she's here to tell us a bit more about her work in communities, a great kickoff for the discussion we'll have with our federal partners later. please join me in welcoming chicago mayor lori lightfoot. [applause] 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 th

. >>> the chicago mayor lori lightfoot has tested positive for a breakthrough case of covid-19.t comes as chicago students are expected back into the classroom tomorrow. the city and teachers union reached a deal allowing individual schools to switch to remote learning if there is a covid outbreak resulting in teacher absences. back at home, california is backing down on price gouging. >> with demand at an all-time high, not every retailer is listening. >> reporter: this mother of two was desperate for an at-home covid test. >> i needed it so might son could go to school, and this whole town has been scribbling for them. >> reporter: she heard through friends that kramer's pharmacy was selling them. their big signs out front advertising a hot commodity. she asked for 2 tests. >> they told me $45, and i saw that the kids were actually pieced out one by one, because i bought those previously, and they were actually selling them to me from the open package, with a xerox copy of the instructions to which to me didn't seem right. make those same tests, sold in pairs, retail for less

the move comes after 73% of union members voted in favor of remote learning, mayor lori lightfoot said it was unacceptable and unnecessary meanwhile, they filed a lawsuit over vaccine requirements for the national guard >>> this as america surpasses 57 million covid cases. nbc news' peter alexandre has the latest. >> reporter: another covid record setter. more than a million new infections reported nation wife. some due to a holiday back lovmg nearly one in 100 testing pos testify in the last week hospitalizations up 41% in two weeks. president biden saying the unvaccinated are hardest hit >> there is no excuse. no excuse for anyone being unvaccinated. >> reporter: the president came to office vowing to shut down the virus but now faces an unprecedented covid surge. the president under fire for not being prepared on testing. last month, he promised free at-home tests for americans starting now >> rapid tests will start going out in the beginning of january, because they're being produced now. >> reporter: but the white house acknowledging it still has not finalized a contract with test

city and union battle it out, but it looks like some progress is being made with chicago mayor lori lightfootoductive yesterday. parents there want to know what does that mean and mayor lightfoot joins us now. mayor, it's safe to say chicago families feel like your city is failing them. >> well, look, the practical reality is that when the teachers union engages in a unilateral legal strike, i understand parents' anger. i've been hearing from them nonstop, email, text message, calls, watching and following parents chat groups. they're angry and i understand that because they feel like their voice, their choice has been taken away from them, and i've got to be the advocate for those parents and that's why i've drawn the line and said enough is enough. no more unilateral actions. we have to resolve this at the bargaining table but the union doesn't get to speak for every single person in the school community and usurp the role of the parents and the students. so we are making progress. >> how does you putting your foot down translate into getting back to school? what happens monday? >> well, my

in a joint statement late yesterday, mayor lori lightfoot and the head of the chicago public schools said, “the sessions remain productive, but must be concluded this weekend”" in australia, tennis star novak djokovic remains in quarantine as his lawyers prepare to challenge that country's decision to deny him entry, because he has not revealed his covid vaccination status. court documents filed today show djokovic tested positive for covid last month, and recovered, which would mean he has grounds for an exemption, according to his attorneys. when djokovic landed in melbourne this week ahead of the australian open, his visa was revoked. djokovic is a vocal skeptic of vaines. supporters and anti-vaccine campaigners continue to rally on his behalf. australian officials say the athlete is free to leave the country at any time. his court hearing is set for monday. >> sreenivan: for more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: the most powerful telescope ever launched into space made another succsful step on its journey to a point a million miles away

and everyone so you know, we are standing by for the mayor of chicago lori lightfoot who has made it schools open and ceo of chicago public schools. so we are going up to update you as soon as they take that podium. thank you, mike shelds as well. >>> next, the january 6th select committee turning its attention to trump's former press secretary. >>> plus, australia tonight ordering tennis superstar novak djokovic, once he landed in the country, they said, sorry, that visa, actually, no good. got to turn around because you are not vaccinated. right now at cvs, get $10 in extrabucks rewards when you spend $30 on select wellness support products. with this offer, there's no room for excuses. we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it's innovative. my go to toothpaste is going to be pronamel repair. my daughter has type 2 diabetes and lately i've seen this change in her. once-weekly trulicity is proven to help lower a1c. it lowers blood sugar from the first dose. and you could los

chicago mayor lori lightfoot stopped a few businesses to thank them for compliance, not on her tour. the irish nobleman pub, the new mandate has the owners shutting down for the month saying it's just not worth it. we can't afford to put a dormant on. >> on 10 hours a day, $20 in our in generous norm was last month. the year for us in upstate new york proof of vaccination has been a welcome change at abc fitness and like them. assoc. >> that just not a fun thing to it's also slightly danger to the staff because people are was very nice. we have to go in time to put up their mask to wear them correctly in much of the nation's population centers. the vaccine mandate. in addition to a mask mandate is appreciated. i guess it's better than not having that actually are safe in my opinion. >> that was nancy loo reporting for us tonight. right now, kron 4 dot com. you can get the latest covid-19 headlines, including the most recent cdc recommendations were to find test site and vaccines just scan the qr code on your screen there with your mobile device and you'll be taken to our website. >>

. >> reporter: mayor lori lightfoot, who has repeatedly clashed with the teachers' union over covid policy the city won't buckle under what she calls an illegal work stoppage. >> we are going to fight to get our kids back to in-person learning. >> reporter: with only 33% of children ages 5-17 fully vaccinated, new pediatric cases are rising across the country. of the five largest school districts, only los angeles requires a negative test before coming to class. the others rely on social distancing and masking. and in new york, as cases and hospitalizations increase, the city's new mayor insisted the only option for the nat only option for the nation's largest school district is keeping kids in the classroom. >> this is beyond deja vu. >> reporter: in philadelphia, nearly half of the public schools were forced to go virtual because of staff shortages due to the virus. that's where maya mcgeathey's kids are back home and learning online. >> yes, it is very frustrating. but for their safety and their well-being, i will be glad to do it. >> reporter: with omicron cases soaring and no real end

. >> reporter: chicago mayor lori lightfoot canceled all classes but threw parents a life line.hool doors open so children had a place to get their meals and stay if needed, but there would be no class work at least for the day. >> when our district was fully remote, our children suffered. there's no disputing that reality. we saw triple the amount of failures in elementary school testing and learning, triple. and that fell most disproportionately on black and brown and poor kids across our district. >> reporter: with only 33% of children ages 5 to 17 fully vaccinated nationwide, new pediatric cases continue to rise, and schools across the country continue to struggle with balancing student and staff safety with making sure the learning continues. of the five largest school districts, only los angeles requires a negative test before coming to class. the others are opting for social distancing and masking. this morning, new york city's new mayor, eric adams, insisted the only option for the nation's largest school district is keeping the classrooms open. >> the safest place for a

the city of chicago's mayor lori lightfoot said it's in-person learning only, and that's the same sentiment we're hearing in new york city as well with their teachers and lawmakers urging for remote learning, at least for a period of time 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