miguel cardona. . education, dr. miguel cardona. dr. cardona: mr. president-elect , madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i have lived those challenges alongside millions of american families, not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools, far too many of our students, this unprecedented here has piled on crisis after crisis. it has taken some of our most painful disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it has taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff who already poured so much of themselves into their work. it has taxed families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss this year has given. tryingtaxed young adults to change their dreams to advance their education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of tomorrow. it has stolen tim

miguel cardona. like other cabinet nominees and appointees, he is qualified and he's tested and he will join the biden-harris cabinet and it will be historic. already there are more people of color in this cabinet than any cabinet in the history of the united states. more women than ever. first openly gay cabinet member. it's a cabinet that looks like america. it taps into the best of america. it opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. like the rest of the team, dr. cardona is ready on day one. vice president elect harris and i were going through -- on this side. we were going through this and we were doing it on zoom who we were going to pick. we are getting all this advice. we looked at each other, said no, no. it's cardona. real easy. vice president elect knew we needed an education secretary who truly understands what it's been like for educators, administrators, families, caregivers, and students this past year. it's been like for educators, administrators, fam

>> joe biden nominaron a un latino para ser secretario de educación en los estados unidos, es miguel cardona nobramiento de miguel cardona, el nombramiento de joe biden, como secretario no es oficial, líderes ya celebran las noticias . >> vi la noticia esta mañana de verdad que quisiera abrazarlo, muchas felicidades, porque estoy orgullosa de él . >> de descendencia boricua, miguel cardona desde connecticut en donde fue maestro, de ahí subiendo de rango . >> le dio clases a mi hijo y a mi hija en la escuela, el impacto que el hombre causó como educador y comunicador en la sala de clases, fue un pacto a largo plazo . >> la comunidad espera que con este nombramiento las nuevas generaciones sepan que sí se puede . >> las minorías piensan que no pueden lograrlo, la mente del señor cardona es que los jóvenes sí pueden . >> después de 3 años de espera, estudiantes indocumentados se apresuran a solicitar el daca, en california tramitan esto para que cierre de nuevo, pidieron restauración del programa daca después de que fue suspendido por la administración de donald trump . >> y la universidad esta

miguel cardona to be the new secretary of education. so if he is confirmed, he really will be different in many ways from every education secretary that we had had in that he does not come directly from the school reform movement, or the teachers union. he is really an on the ground educator, he is not a politician. he is not a political crony. he has been an educator in a small school district of connecticut for two decades. and he knows teacher evaluation and accountability are huge issues in education policy for the last 16 years in the u.s. he knows that intimately because he has led efforts to design a teacher evaluation system. he also knows bilingual education, and he knows the hardship children face across the country, black and brown students in particular, because he lived in public housing as a child, and he entered school not speaking english. 10% of the children in this country are bilingual and are entering school as english learners. and he really understands that and brings that lens to the table. where he will need advi

reportera: miguel cardona creciÓ hablando espaÑol en viviendas pÚblicas de connecticut y fue el primero senado lo confirma, el puertorriqueÑo y ahora senado de las escuelas de connecticut se convertirÁ en el secretario de educaciÓn del gobierno de biden. >> soy bilingüe y bicultural. reportera: prometiÓ fomentar un sistema de educaciÓn pÚblica que otorgue oportunidades equitativas. cardona ha sido maestro y director escolar. >> sabÍamos que necesitÁbamos a un secretario de educaciÓn que de verdad entendiera lo que ha sido este aÑo para los maestros y trabajadores escolares. reportera: el presidente electo tiene como meta reabrir todas sus escuelas en los primeros 100 dÍas de gobierno. >> el nombramiento de miguel cardona muestra que el aspecto multicultural de nuestra naciÓn, todas nuestras identidades se van a hacer valer bajo la administraciÓn de biden. reportera: el gobierno del presidente trump entregÓ un perdÓn a su yerno y asesor polÍtico. en 2004 se habÍa declarado culpable de mentirle a la comisiÓn federal de elecciones. tambiÉn indultÓ a su exdirector de campaÑa, quien fue conv

miguel cardona. >> mr.-elect, madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for

miguel cardona . >>> mr. president-elect, madame vice president-elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges alongside millions of american families. not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent. and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools and far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has pild on crisis after crisis. it's taken some of our most painful long-standing disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it's taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff, who already pour so much of themselves into their work. it's taxed the families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss that this year has given them. it has taxed young adults trying to chase their dreams to advance our education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of

se trata miguel cardona, el actual comisionado connecticut. biden describiÓ como. rio del sector colar. >>> yo he vivido los retos no solo como maestro y como padre de familia en las escuelas pÚblicas. dijo cardona y se emocionÓ al mencionar a sus padres, que por mucho tiempo dependieron de programas de vivienda pÚblica. cardona contÓ que en algÚn momento tuvo problemas cuando fue a la escuela porque hablaba solo espaÑol y se propuso mejorar la enseÑanza bilingÜe y multicultural. >>> entiende la lucha de los latinos en la educaciÓn y lo importante Él es una persona que sÍ va a trrab jar. >>> de ser confirmado por el senado. enfrentarÍa un reto ji gan terrg desde el primer dÍa. reapertura de las escuelas del paÍs en medio de una pandemia. antes de bre sentarlo. biden hablÓ de la necesidad de paj pagarle mejor a los profesores y proveer educaciÓn profesional mÁs accesible. >>> biden ha prometido la administraciÓn mÁs diversa en estados unidos le quedan 5 nombramientos incluyendo a quien puede ser el prÓximo fiscal general de estados unidos. randy serrano, telemundo. >

i am diane ravitch, wondering come as you are saying, it was a surprise the miguel cardona pick. progressives for years have been pushing for democratic presidents to name linda darling hammond, the california educator as secretary of education, but she was on the transition group that apparently pushed for cardona. --elieve cardona maybe spent the first latino to be named education secretary back when you were in the white house or the administration there was president h.w. bush secretary of education but i believe that cardona may be the first puerto hean deaf person apart or can ancestry ever to serve on a president's cabinet. so that is certainly a breakthrough in terms of the tina representation and a federal government that are specially in light of the reality that so much of the public school system in that united states is increasingly latino. 55% of all the public school arels in california today hispanic. state .exas, the entire 40% of new york's public school population. even north carolina, 16% of the .ntire public school the problem of solving the education obstacl

i guess i first want to kind of get the 411 on miguel cardona? thank you. >> who is miguel and what do you expect his priorities to be? >> well, dr. cardona is one of the leaders in our country in terms of trieducation equity, a former public school teacher a principal at a public school, administrator at a public school districts and last couple of years commissioner of the state of connecticut department of education. he, himself, his leitch wife wae bawd of the power of education. so in his bones he's rooted, really, in miss soul understanding how critical education is for every young person to have access to, particularly low-income students, who often finds themselves on the low end of the stick. dr. cardona will join the biden administration with all of this behind him. >> we understand biden's team there is assembling a mully billion dollar testing scheme for students. what can you tell us about this? >> well, this is, i think, very promising. you know, dr. cardona in his capacity in connecticut really was a national leader on getting scho

the most recent pick, miguel cardona.he washington post reports the day after biden praises cardona as secretary of education. here is what the president-elect had to say. pres. elect biden: today i'm pleased to announced that nominee we have, dr. miguel cardona. he is brilliant, qualified, and tested. he is going to join the cabinet, and it is going to be a historic cabinet. already there are more people of color in this cabinet then the history of the united states. there are more women than ever. the first openly gay cabinet member. it is a cabinet that looks like america. it taps into the best of america that opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. host: joe biden announcing miguel cardona, his secretary of education pick. that was from wednesday. (202) 748-8000 line to call if you think diversity is important. (202) 748-8001 if you say no. (202) 748-8002 is undecided. this is robert from frostburg, maryland. go ahead. caller: good morning. yes, diversity matters quite a bit. what mo

miguel cardona. >> mr. president-elect, madam vice president elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges alongside millions of american families, not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools, far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has piled on crisis after crisis. it's taken some of our most painful, longstanding disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it's taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff, who already pour so much of themselves into their work. it's taxed families struggling to adapt to new routines as they balance the stress, pain, and loss that this year has given. it has taxed young adults trying to chase their dreams of advanced education beyond high school and carve out their place in the economy of tomorrow. and it

miguel cardona. public school teacher, the youngest principal in the state of connecticut. first official latino to serve as the educational commissioner. i started to call him the secretary of education. educational commissioner. dr. cardona rose up the ranks to become an official superintendent in the school district that he attended as an english learner student. the staple district where he was born in public housing. the son and grandson of parents and grandparents who moved from puerto rico in search of new opportunities. he made it a point of taking new teachers on tours of his district's neighbors. the wealthy blocks where students grew up with every resource that they needed to get ahead. and the blocks for families that are struggling to get by where a new calculator or a nutritious breakfast weren't a given. he understands that the deep roots of inequities exist as a source of our persistent opportunities gaps. he understands the transformative power that comes from investing in public edu

here is miguel cardona today. listen to this. >> it shouldn't take a pandemic for us to realize how important teachers are for this country. there are noea shortages of challenges. by the same token, there is countless opportunities for us to see. we must embrace the opportunity to reimagine education,t buildt back better. >> tammy: yeah, nicely vague and also sounds a lot like not wanting to let a good crisis go to waste. very quickly, do you think that's a dangerous approach here? >> i am so sick and tired of the politicizing of what happens to our young people. and all honesty, it's time for parents to start going to their schools and starting petitions. i stayed all the time. you have to start using your voice because your kids are being indoctrinated, not vindicated.. -- educated. >> tammy: especially when the is a crisis. but we got to stay focused, because that is when they want to move in and do that when they think you are distracted..st cynthia, thank yout very much. now, coming up, chef andrew groll say

union officials remain divided over whether to reopen schools on that timeline and miguel cardona, biden's selection, endorsed, navigated the cross-currents very well in his home state of connecticut, head of the school system. he was endorsed by all unions in that state. something that carried a lot of weight with the biden team, to throw their energy behind this lower-profile pick. an assistant superintendent in connecticut as recently as two years ago. compared to some of the other big names floated for this post, he's someone that really fulfills a campaign promise of joe biden's. >> so miguel cardona, we know there are five major openings left in the biden administration, including attorney general, also labor and commerce secretaries. the biden team had originally said they wanted to get all the nominees in place, at least announced by christmas. there are two front-runners for biden's ag pick. lisa, how monumental is that particular decision going to be? >> oh, it's a huge decision. of course, one of the highest profile positions in the cabinet. the leading front-runners are doug jo

. >> reporter: as he rounds out his cabinet, cnn has learned biden intends to nominate miguel cardona as education secretary, a former elementary schoolteacher and principal. cardona is connecticut's top educational official who shares biden's goal of reopening most schools to in-person learning within 100 days of taking office. now, that announcement is expected to be here tomorrow. the education secretary. with five key spots remaining, none is more important or high profile than attorney general. the president-elect was asked today if he is considering hunter biden, of course his son, federal investigation into business dealings, if he's talking to prospective attorney general candidates about that, he says he's not. he pushed back on any suggestion that hunter biden's case is slowing down his pick for attorney general, wolf. >> jeff, i want you to stand by, but i want to go to the white house right now where even some trump allies are getting fed up with his election denials. our white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us. >> reporter: wolf, the president's allies and advis

a cambiar de tema, el presidente electo, joe biden podría suamr a su gabinete a otro latino, miguel cardona hace historia en california por ser el primer senador latino en representar el estado, ocupará la vacante que dejará kamala harris, tenemos reacciones, francisco, buenas noches adelante con la información . >> ¿qué tal? el nombramiento de alex padilla es histórico porque llega en un momento en el que javier becerra también se une al gabinete de joe biden, ahora habrá dos latinos representando a una comunidad que ha estado olvidada por décadas . >> (hablan en inglés) (información en pantalla) alex padilla recibió la padilla del gobernador de california visiblemente emocionado porque es el primer representante latino en el senado federal desde 1850 (hablan en inglés) (información en pantalla) (hablan en inglés) (informac el importante puesto en el senado fue dejado vacante por kamala harris, quien envió una felicitación por twitter . >> hijo de inmigrantes, sus padres llegaron de méxico como mis padres, también es un gran representante. >> es un triunfador . >> significativo es el nombr

electa se reunieron con su equipo de asesores, en esta semana el presidente electo presentÓ a miguel cardonaauci. le han reconocido por su labor y su lucha contra coronavirus y coincide que hoy es su cumpleaÑos nÚmero 80 aquÍ en la zona, hicieron lo propio. >>> seguimos hablando de doctor fauci, mÁs que un prominente mÉdico es hombre de familia, padre del 3 hijas y extraÑa la vida antes de la pandemia como todos. >>> lo hemos visto en entrevistas tras entrevista y desde la casa blanca. dor fauci se ha convertido en la cara de la lucha contra la pandemia, su visiÓn es monumental, resguardar al pÚblico de un virus sin precedentes. (hablan en inglÉs). fauci que ha sido director de instituto nacional de alergias por 6 presidencias... ha puesto su vida en pausa para hacer frente a este reto. dijo que lo que mÁs extraÑa es su pasatiempo favorito, salir a correr, al igual que la cotidianeidad que extra snach es todos. >>> esta semana, le tocÓ el turp a Él para po snner se la vacuna hizo ante cam praes convencer a quien no confÍa. (hablan en inglÉs) mientras la vacuna hace su trabajo Él como todo an

california, noticias telemundo >> otro latino que perfila en el futuro gabinete de joe biden, i miguel cardonan varias fuentes de nbc news, tendrÁ el retor de llegar el regreso de la normalidad de las escuelas pÚblicas. mientras que el dÍa de hoy, joe biden defendiÓ la decision de no de n detener de inmediato todas las restricciones creados por el presidente trump. al hablar desde delaware en una rueda de prensa dijo que esto podrÍa acabar con 2 millones de pe personas en la frontera con mÉxico el futuro del programa daca serÁ otro tema urgente para la administraciÓn de biden. por lo pronto una audiencia en texas para escuchar argumentos de los estados que piden eliminarel programa termina el dÍa de hoy una decisiÓn definitiva. tenemos la informaciÓn en esta corte se escucharon los argumentos a favor y en contra del programa daca que beneficia a 700,000 jÓvenes, pero hay otros como ana de 17 aÑos que apenas hoy se registrÓ como joven dreamer no tener que preocuparnos por la policia y todo eso, que nos r r regresen para ataras porque te tenemos un permiso para estar q aq aqui los abogados que r

and we are learning more, this morning, about miguel cardona. president-elect biden's pick to be his secretary of education. one thing we know is cardona is a leading proponent of getting kids back in school. and that has been one of biden's top priorities. he said it is one of his top priorities, as he goes into office. he wants as many schools open in the first 100 days of his administration, as possible. so, he is hoping cardona can certainly help him out there. he also, biden made the promise on the campaign trail, whoever ran his education department would be a teacher and cardona certainly checks that box. he is a former elementary-school teacher and principal. also, endorsed by the hispanic congressional caucus. biden hoped to have that completed by christmas but we are told, now, the completion of the cabinet nominees is going to slide till after the holidays. he has five left. most notably, attorney general, who is going to run his department of justice. so, we await his decision on those, key, remaining nominees, that he will be announc

vamos a seguir con mÁs informaciÓn: otro latino en la lista del gobierno biden, miguel cardona, el comisionadoescuelas pÚblicas para ese cargo. cardona se ha destacado por luchar para que los centros de educaciÓn sigan abiertos con clases presenciales durante esta pandemia. asÍ nos gusta, ver latinos en el equipo de biden. un juez federal de houston escucha hoy argumentos en una demanda presentada por ocho estados que podrÍa ponerle fin a las deportaciones de los dreamers amparados por daca. este caso se presenta como uno de los desafÍos mÁs grandes que presenta el programa de acciÓn diferida que protege a unos 700.000 soÑadores que llegaron a este paÍs cuando eran niÑos, y que fue creado en el aÑo 2012 por la administraciÓn de obama. estaremos muy pendientes porque es un informaciÓn importantÍsima para nuestra comunidad. al regresar: un poderoso incendio devora un camiÓn cargado de un peligroso gas, y tras varias explosiones de las autoridades piden evitar el Área. unos padres que perdieron su hijo en el tiroteo de parkland responden con galletas de navidad a un tweet de la asociaciÓn naciona

miguel cardona to be his education secretary.onsible for getting the majority of the nation's students back into school. nbc news has also learned from two advisers familiar with the matter that biden's covid advisory team has discussed invoking the defense production act to ramp up vaccine supply. so for the very latest i'm joined by mike memoli in wilmington, delaware. biden is about to inherit a number of crisis, two of the most immediate being covid and this russian hack. how is he laying the groundwork right now to address them? >> well, as it relates to the pandemic we got at least a down payment as joe biden would call it in the congress' action last night approving the $900 billion covid relief. biden saying in a tweet overnight this is good work but certainly is only the beginning. he's calling on congress to be ready to move quickly on passing his covid relief plan. we heard him lay out some of his goals for his first 100 days, including asking all americans to wear a mask. getting 100 million injections in the first 10

he is expected to name miguel cardona has his education secretary. is he a former elementary schoolteacher and has been vocal about reopening schools saying students are falling behind and that is in line with biden's plan which is to reopen most schools with in 100 days of taking office. >>> deadly shooting in san francisco overnight it. happened in the southbound lanes at ceasar chavez. someone reportedly shot into a car killing the driver. a passenger in the vehicle was shot in the leg and rushed to the hospital. no word on any arrests. >>> also overnight firefighters battling a fire at a san jose office building it. happened around 2:00 on forest avenue. started as a gas leak which then erupted into a building fire. no injuries reported. >>> still ahead here on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a new season for the nba. what's different this time, prompting some coronavirus concerns. >>> and a reminder, check out our kpix5 news app. that gives you easy 24-7 access to cbsn bay area and kpix newscast and realtime news updates. you can sign . >>

bill. úemphasized his plans to reopen schools while introducing his education secretary nominee, miguel cardona >> early next year i will put forward before the congress our plan of what comes next. but i sure it includes funding to keep educators on the job. >> the former public school teacher and principal currently serves as connecticut's education commissioner. >> it shouldn't take a pandemic for us to realize how important teachers are. >> in a surprise move, president trump is demanding that lawmakers revise the $900 billion covid relief package. >> increase the ridiculously low $600, to $2000, or $4000 for a couple.>> moments after the president treated his demands, congressional democrats responded an overwhelming agreement. house speaker nancy pelosi tweeted "at last the president has agreed to $2000. democrats are ready to bring this to the floor." but in order to do that pelosi would need the cooperation of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. the president's demand for the changes has caused a split with some members of his party. >> it is a really foolish left handed thing to pa

true cost of character commit president elect joe biden announced more cabinet nominations tapie miguel cardona as education secretary the president a left in his year-end address yesterday also freed americans need more financial relief. >>wanna push for more generous stimulus checks and the next but he also made clear families and businesses need help now signaling there should be no further delays. kareem wynter reporting for us tonight, house republicans spent the day on a conference call. >>trying to decide what to do next since the president has blasted this bill democrats are expected to vote tomorrow on possibly increasing the amount in stimulus payment. >>earlier today kron 4 caught up with or that north bay congressman jared huffman for his thoughts on the president's demands. >>this this is the part that's much harder to make sense because the president has been completely absent from these negotiations so what what does all this mean or does it go i really don't know i don't know if this is just trump being trump and liking to keep you know loving to keep everyone off guard. or if h

miguel cardona as his nominee for education secretary.nted to connecticut's commissioner of education back in august of 2019. if confirmed by the senate, cardona, who is puerto rican, diversified by his cabinet. >>> and president donald trump is expected to spend christmas at his mar-a-lago club in florida, likely to remain at the resort through the new year. >>> alex padilla has a new job, becoming the state's first latino senator. governor gavin newsom tweeted the news and shared the phone call when he broke the news to padilla who became emotional when talking about his immigrant parents. >> i'm humbled because of them. >> padilla will fill the seat vacated by vice president-elect kamala harris. despite padilla's impressive resume including graduating from m.i.t. padilla was not the person many people wanted for the senate job. many have taken to social media to say the governor should have picked a black woman to replace the only black woman in the senate. and the replacement for padilla has been named, shirley weber to serve the rema

miguel cardona spoke about his background and challenges facing american students during the pandemic. president-elect biden: i heard there

biden is nominating connecticut schools' commissioner miguel cardona as his new education secretary.dona, who taught public school earlier in his career, will be tasked with getting kids back in the classroom within biden's first 100 days. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. the cbs news desk for the latest details. >> president trump: it really is a disgrace. >> reporter: the white house said the president intended to sign the $900 billion covid relief bill, instead tonight he surprised everyone by calling on congress to go back to the bargaining table. >> president trump: i'm asking congress to increase the ridiculously p$4,000 for a couple.r i'm also asking congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation. and to send me a suitable bill. >> reporter: the president also caught washington by surprise by pardoning 20 people, including george papadopoulos and alex van der zwaan, who were convicted and served time in connection with the russia investigation. three former republican members of congress were pardoned, stev

miguel cardona is a life-long educator and currently the education commissioner in connecticut. his parents wi s are from puert rico. he would face the most urgent education crisis in decades, with so many children studying remotely in this pandemic. >>> and when we come back, dramatic new images from that volcanic eruption in hawaii. and the warning tonight to tourists. >>> and the high rise explosion in baltimore today. the blast triggering a scaffolding collapse. window washers stranded ten stories up. to customizes yourcan gocar insurancetual.com so you only pay for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> next tonight, the high rise explosion in baltimore that caused a partial roof collapse and left workers stranded on scaffolding ten stories up. several injuries have now been reported. abc's trevor ault has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, stunning images and a daring rescue after a massive explosion rocks downtown baltimore. >> two male hanging off scaffolding. >> reporter: tw

trabajar junto con el y le doy el aplauso al gobernador, tambiÉn a joe biden porque hoy anunciÓ que miguel cardonamos una pausa y al regresar, california parece de mÉdicos que hablen espaÑol, ya se los contamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ andrea: california enfrentando una terrible carencia de mÉdicos que hablan espaÑol porque una de las comunidades que mÁs está haciendo afectada es justamente la hispana, personas que hablan espaÑol y que quisieran ser atendidas por un mÉdico que hable su idioma, como sal punto -- vamos al punto de esta situaciÓn con gerardo, a quÉ se debe la carencia de mÉdicos que hablen espaÑol? >> es algo trÁgico, hay un gran porcentaje en california que son latinos, las escuelas de medicinas no estÁn desarrollando mÉdicos que hablen espaÑol, necesitamos mÁs estudiantes de medicina. andrea: por quÉ pasa esto doctor, cuÁl es el factor? >> un factor primario es que histÓricamente las facultades de medicina en los estados unidos, no incluyen a los latinos, no se les hacia fÁcil, ponÍan unos exÁmenes que quizá no era la informaciÓn necesaria para ellos, no tenemos familiares o mentores que nos enseÑan

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biden is nominating connecticut schools' commissioner miguel cardona as his new education secretary. cardona, who taught public school earlier in his career, will be tasked with getting kids back in the classroom within biden's first 100 days. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. tonight, states are deciding who should get the next wave of covid vaccines, sparking the debate over which groups should receive priority. for example, should it be corrections officers or teachers? cbs' adriana diaz continues our series, "vaccinating america." >> reporter: it's week two with more than 600,000 vaccines administered, including to dr. anthony fauci today. ( applause ) the c.d.c. recommends the next group should be those 75 and older, and frontline essential workers. but that's 49 million people, and so far just under five million doses have been delivered. do you feel like you're almost in competition with other essential workers? >> yes, for sure. >> reporter: sylvia tanguma heads the teachers' union in mcallen, texas. she eats in her car to not remove her mask at schoo

miguel cardona. he is brilliant, qualified, and tested.e is going to join the cabinet, and it is going to be a historic cabinet. already there are more people of caller in this cabinet then the history of the united states. ever.are more women than the first openly gay cabinet member. it is a cabinet that looks like america. that opens doors and includes the full range of talents we have in this nation. host: joe biden announcing miguel cardona, his secretary of education pig. (202) 748-8000 -- education packet. (202) 748-8000 line to call if you think diversity is important. (202) 748-8001 if you say no. (202) 748-8002 is undecided. frostburg, maryland. go ahead. caller: good morning. matters quite a bit. what most americans don't whitetand is, when colonial supremacy controlled yearsf the earth and 95 to 1993, in the far east, every country over in the far east from 1898 to 1975, white supremacy controlled it regardless of what political philosophy or whether it was violent or nonviolent. the same thing happened in egypt, with india. 199

he introduced miguel cardona, the head of schools in connecticut, the public school system there. this is a key post, particularly given what has happened to schools across the country. he is a product of public schools, an element tar schoolteacher, then a principal. that's one of the requirements that president-elect biden has long talked about. but clearly this is someone who has his work cut out for him. there are certainly disputes between teachers' unions and parents and others wanting to reopen schools. that's a center goal of this administration. in fact the president-elect says he wants to reopen schools within the first 100 days of taking office. we're just 28 days now from joe biden becoming the 46th president of the united states. there are certainly most members of the cabinet indeed are filled. he's been doing this over the last month and a half or so in wilmington, but there's about five key posts, cheever among them attorney general and director of the cia. we're told those decisions may be made over the holidays, blue likely will be announced early in the new year

miguel cardona will be nominated for education secretary. appointed to connecticut one year ago. president trump has been busy wrapping up things at the white house expected to spend christmas at his mar-a-lago club in south florida. he's expectedo stay there through the new year. >>> california's secretary of state alex padilla has a new job. he has been appointed to fill kamala harris's senate seat becoming the state's first latino senator. governor gavin newsom tweeted the news and shared the phone call when he broke the news to padilla who became emotional when talking about his immigrant parents. >> i'm honored, man. and i'm humbled. because of them. >> newsom's nomination is being met with criticism. >>> the replacement for padilla has already been named. governor newsom appointed san diego assembly woman shirley weber to serve the remainder of padilla's term as secretary of state. she is a retired professor, would be the first black woman to hold the office. as chair of california's electoral college it was weber's afounsmennouncement that put jo over the electoral thresho

. >>> joe biden has chosen miguel cardona for secretary of education.champion of public education. cardona was named the commissioner of education last year. if confirmed, he will play a crucial role in improving virtual learning and bringing kids back to the classroom during the pandemic. >> for far too long we spent money on interventions and band- aids. instead of laying a wide and strong foundation of quality, universal childhood education and quality social and emotional support for all of our learners. >> cardona will also be responsible for laying out the plan to make public -- free for families making less than $125,000 per year. >>> the california's next u.s. senator and secretary of state will make history with nominations. the current secretary of state will serve out the term of kamala harris. he will be the first latino senator from california. governor newsom nominated shirley weber of san diego to take -- seat. she will be the first black woman to serve as california secretary of state. both reflected on working-class roots. weaver said h

. >> he did introduce miguel cardona. he is the head of the school system of the state of connecticut. he has been a proponent of reopening schools in the wake of pandemic. he is a former elementary schoolteacher himself turned principal. he grew up speaking spanish as a first language, grew up talking about how public schools helped him. he was also talking about how he will play a central role in the biden's plan to reopen schools. take a listen to the president-elect. >> there's mixed signals from the white house that have left more confusion than calm and they've left so many parents and schools feeling like they're on their own. but we also need someone who knows what it's like, what it takes to get through this crisis. re-opening schools safely will be a national priority for the biden-harris administration. >> with education secretary in the books, there are about five more key positions that president-elect biden still is trying to fill, chief among them attorney general and director of the cia. we are learning to

miguel cardona.says he will lead's biden's effort to open the majority of the countries schools in his first 100 days. rick? >> thanks, jacqui. >> rick: let's bring in guy lewis, a former u.s. attorney. guy, so much to break down here. the president-elect laughing off the questions about his son hunter might lead some to believe that he can't be unbiassed about his son's activities. what say you? >> rick, no matter ho you slice this, there's a conflict. a serious conflict. one, it's father and son. so there's no way that he can be unbiassed, that he can't look at this and not be biassed about his son and what his son has done. if anything. secondly, i think the president, the president-elect is likely a witness himself. i mean, if we look at the documents, his name's in the documents. hunter was apparently using his father's name. i don't know whether he's had discussions with his father about this. but i think there's a serious conflict and the president can't go near this with a ten foot pole. >> r

. >> reporter: as he rounds out his cabinet cnn learned biden intends to nominate miguel cardona as educationecretary, a former elementary school teacher and principle, connecticut's top education official who shares biden's goal of reopening schools to inperson learning within a hundred days of taking office. the president elect also asked today if he's spoken with any candidates about his son hunter biden who remains under federal investigation for business deals and tax issues as well. he said he's not spoken with any prospective candidate about hunter biden but we're learning he's not only expected to name attorney general. he mentioned briefly he's looking for a team of people to move the justice department into the posttrump era. that is one of the reasons this is taking a little longer as well. we do not expect any announcement now likely until after the holidays. >> interesting. jeff, stand by, i want to get back to you in a moment. while president elect biden was calling out president trump for his inaction on multiple fronts the outgoing commander in chief was out of sight. entertai

miguel cardona is biden's pick to be his secretary of education, he is currently the connecticut educationsomething of note about cardona, he is a big proponent of getting kids back in school after the coronavirus pandemic. it's a top priority for biden as well. he said he wants as many kids back in school as many schools open at the end of his first 100 days as possible. he's certainly hoping for cardona to help him in that effort. so we're going to hear from them today about what their plans may be. i know a lot of families, pam, out there are wondering what these plans will be as we move forward into the new year. pam? >> they certainly are. jessica dean, thank you so much. >>> and frustration is boiling over for these truck drivers stranded in england after france closed the border. the move comes amid growing concerns of coronavirus spread. we will have a live update up next. i don't have to worry about that, do i? harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. crest gum detoxify works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. crest. y

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miguel cardona, puerto rican educator in the project who biden said was brilliant, qualified and tested. >> the cabinet looks like america and taps an investment of america. >> being bilingual by culture and as american as apple pie and rice and beans. for me to my education was great equalizer. >> questions remain about hunter biden's federal tax probe here "the wall street journal" reports, hunter's business affiliates want to hunt as his times to washington elites to facilitate deals and stave off legal trouble, bret. >> bret: thank you. tonight's nba game between the oklahoma city thunder and the houston rockets has been postponed because they don't have enough players. three houston rockets players have returned coronavirus test that were positive or inconclusive. four other players are quarantined at this time after contact tracing. on covid, new york city mayor bill de blasio said every united kingdom traveler to new york will receive the home visit from his sheriff's deputy enforcing quarantine orders. this comes as officials in britain decide whether or not to impose tighter re

announcements about the remainder of the cabinet after the christmas holiday and you mentioned miguel cardonaed today as biden's nominee to be the secretary of education. he's a big proponent of getting kids back in school amidst this pandemic and doing so safely. that's a big priority for joe biden and kamala harris as well. they want as many schools back open in their first 100 days as possible. so, they're hoping to work together to make that happen and make that a reality for so many students out there, pam. >> and what about this back and forth between the biden team and department of defense officials over the last 24 hours. tell us about that. >> yeah, it's been a lot of back and forth. so, let's start with yesterday. we'll take you to the beginning when the president-elect said that the department of defense had not briefed his team, he was talking about the cyber attacks and said they had not briefed his team. well a senior defense official pushed back on that today saying it was patently untrue, saying that they have undergone over 100 interviews and requests for information, this o

that is education secretary nominee miguel cardona later this morning here in wilmington. mr.head of connecticut's school system. he's been talking about the need to return students back to the classroom. that certainly is one of the goals of the president-elect, but it largely depends on funding from congress next year and that was a central theme of a wide ranging news conference the president-elect had on tuesday. he was praising republicans and democrats alike in congress for passing the $900 billion covid relief bill, but he said that is a beginning, the downpayment. i asked him how that's possible to get more when this was so difficult. do you believe you will have a honeymoon to get things accomplished? >> i don't think it's a honeymoon at all. i think it's a nightmare everybody is going through. it's not a honeymoon. they're not doing me a favor. you have a different team in town. i'm not going to villain niize opposition. >> reporter: he said they sent a divided government to washington to try to get something done. that of course remains to be seen in the new year, b

president-elect joe biden is set to nominate connecticut public schools commissioner miguel cardona as the next u.s. secretary of education. that's according to the "washington post" which reports the decision is not yet final. cardona is puerto rican and grew up in public housing. his career in education began as a fourth-grade teacher. he became the state's youngest school principal at age 28. during the pandemic, cardona has advocated for the reopening of schools. although only about one-third of connecticut's public school students are able to attend in-person classes. he has pushed for using federal aid to buy personal protective equipment for teachers and classrooms. his administration has also allocated federal funds to purchase laptops and internet access for students who remain at home. in immigration news, an undocumented couple from jamaica has moved out of a philadelphia church after living there in sanctuary for over two years to avoid deportation. oneita and clive thompson walked ouof the churcmonday morning as community supporters cheered them on wi applause and the soun