the secretary of education miguel cardona is with us now.ng the time to speak with us one on one. we're both parents. let me ask you the question on every parent's mind. are we doing enough to protect our kids, especially as they return to the classroom? >> well, thank you, ana. back to school is a special time of year. that feeling we have as parents, as educators, and we know our students feel it to go back to school. we owe it to our students. as our speaker said before, wes owe it to our students to follow what we know. we know what works. we know how to keep our children safe. the difference between this year and last year, we have a year's experience. we have $130 billion in the american rescue plan and tools to make it happen. there's no reason students shouldn't be able to enjoy a full return to school this upcoming fall. >> that all sounds good, but we also have the delta variant which we did not have at the end of the last school year. you say we know what works and you've also said the key to winning this fight against the pandemi

. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning" we would talk with education secretary miguel cardona about his newoadmap for a safe return to school this year. >>> more than 25,000 people are under evacuation orders in northern california where firefighters are struggling to stop the dixie fire which wiped out a small historic town. the blaze gutted more than 100 homes and businesses in greenville, a former gold rush town with buildings dating back to the 1800s. it's now the sixth largest wildfire in california history and it's one of several fires burning out west that can be seen from satellite. as johnson vigliotti reports some residents are refusing to leave their homes. >> we lost greenville tonight. >> reporter: this is all that's left of greenville's library, it looked like this until the dixie fire ravaged this historic nort calif gold rush town. in just hours the blaze destroyed one structure after another, including the post office, a temple, businesses and homes. >> it's devastating. i believe i saw a sign over there yesterday that had a grand opening for a music shop and a cafe just ri

this fall at the same time that covid cases are surging across the nation education secretary miguel cardonats all teachers, all eligible students too. get vaccinated now kron four's, washington correspondent kellie meyer joins us live and has more on this. kelly. >> good evening. happening can while the education secretary says schools are better equipped to handle the pandemic. then they were last year. but he says they can keep schools safe if teachers and eligible students continue to get the vaccine. >> really do believe that that's the best strategy we have to get our schools open and not disrupted education secretary miguel cardona says more shots and students arms is the key to keeping schools open in the 2021 2022 school year. >> and not just students. teachers to wear at 90% educators getting vaccinated. we need a wall. cardona stopped short of saying the federal government should mandate vaccines in schools saying that should be a local decision let's support educational leaders let support of boards of education that are putting in strategies to try to keep our kids in school bec

. >> dickerson: we'll talk with miguel cardona about the challenges facing the school systems. and we'll ask alberto carvalho how his district plans to handle the governor's threat. and we'll talk with arkansas republican governor asa hutchinson, who says he now regrets signing a law banning state mask mandates, and is confronting vaccine hesitation head on. and we'll check in with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. plus, we'll preview cbs this morning and the albany time's union interview with brittany camesso. she is speaking for the first time about why she filed a criminal sexual harassment complaint against new york governor andrew cuomo. >> what he did to me is a crime. >> dickerson: plus, we'll sit down with author amanda ripley, and her new book explores how we can find out w our way back to roductive conversations. it is all coming up on "face the nation." ♪good t "face the nation." we thought we were done with that feeling in our fight against covid-19 that one step forward could be followed by two steps back. but we're not done. the u.s. is now reporting

. >> i'll talk to education secretary miguel cardona about the fight over masking children.ning me for insight and analysis are, nbc news national washington correspondent andrea mitchell, stephen hayes, founder of "the dispatch," helene cooper, pentagon correspondent from "the new york times" and leo shane, deputy editor of "the military times." 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. we'll get right to it. one week after the taliban took total control of kabul, the crisis at kabul airport remains a scene of chaos and panic. fearful crowds are now being harassed and menaced by fighters. they're still desperately trying to get into the airport and out of afghanistan. now, on top of all of this, there's an isis threat against americans in the area as well. so we're going to get right to our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. he's been covering this. obviously was in kabul. now in doha, ka ta, where a lot of the

secretary of education miguel cardona recently visited their school to talk with student agent et leads about a safe return to the classroom and the field. >> we need our student leaders to say, don't be the reason you cancel my season. >> we know students learn best in a classroom. we know for their, not only their academic needs but social and emotional well-being they belong in the classroom. >> is it safe to open full time with the delta variant? >> as a father, i would not send them in if i did not feel they were safe. i would not ask anybody to do anything i would not do with my own children. they are going back to school and getting on the field and the court. i know as a father, their mental health depend s on the ability to engage in community. i'm fortunate that my children are of the age to get vaccinated. if we follow the mitigation, we can keep the children safe. >> much of the concern from the parents is the rise in infections of kids. in just three weeks the number of covid are tripling. and deaths are rare. withes less than .03% of cases involving kids. ity. >>> how do y

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. >>> a su salida de su escuela secretario nacional de educaciÓn miguel cardona respondiÓ a nuestra preguntaara. >>> primero es vacÚnese sshg la prevenciÓn mejor para no contagiarse de covid-19. de la controversia sobre solicitud de sindicato de maestros para que se ordene uso obligatorio de mascarillas en escuelas de massachusetts esto dijo. >>> sobre la mÁscara a ayuda y que la salud de los niÑos es lo mÁs importante. en mÁs shu . mucha gente por cualquier razÓn tiene miedo, pero, lo van a tener que usar, quieran o no. no me importa si necesito usar la mÁscara o no, la voy a usar. >>> al evento tambiÉn asistiÓ la directora de centro nacional de prevenciÓn de enfermedades que pidiÓ acotar recomendaciones para garantizar que los niÑos estÉn seguros en sus a aulas. >>> hablando demÁs temas educativos gastos pr regreso a clases van a aumentar y mÁs de la mitad de padres optarÁ por comprarlo en tiendas, segÚn datos, 52% de encuestados regresaran a las tiendas y 48% espera hacerlo en lÍnea. >>> la administraciÓn biden extendiÓ la moratoria para pagos estudiantiles la a autoridad considera que es

secretary of education miguel cardona. secretary cardona, thank you for being here. we're at the point now where we have to ask how do we keep health professionals and teachers safe if you've got people who are willing to get violent over mask mandates? >> you know, it's hard enough to reopen schools in the middle of a pandemic. you know, educators have done everything in their power to safely reopen schools and get kids back into the classroom where they learn best. now to have to worry about poor policy or people that are frustrated and threatening educators and health professionals, it's unbelievable. it's truly unbelievable. >> and i don't know if there even is, it's just a genuine question i don't know. is there anything that the federal government, the department of education can do, to provide for the fact that we now have to potentially have security for teachers who want to have their students masked, for school administrators, and also financial security? because in the state of florida, the governor is threatening to dock the pay of people who don't make a

. >>> with schools across the country opening soon, education secretary miguel cardona is looking at u.s. governors. >> what is your message to governors like governor desantis of florida and governor abbott of texas who have banned mask mandates. >> don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. our kids have suffered enough. our decisions are being made where students are not put at the center and that may be why schools are disrupted. we know what to do. don't let that be a disrupter. we have to keep our students safe. we have to keep our educators safe. >> secretary of state cardona will be a guest on "morning joe." >>> the cdc released new data yesterday showing cases in nursing homes are up 38% among nursing home residents while there was a 72% increase of residents who died from the virus. the number of cases due to death is still lower since the pandemic thanks to vaccines, but the rise in numbers are leading to calls for mandatory vaccines among the staff. 82% of residents are fully vaccinated. while there has been a hesitancy to require staff vaccinations for fear large n

. >> good evening, education secretary miguel cardona says schools are better equipped to handle thedemic than they were last year. but he says they can keep schools safe if teachers and eligible students continue to get the vaccine really do believe that that's the best strategy we have. >> to get our schools open and not disrupted education secretary miguel cardona says more shots and students arms is the key to keeping schools open in the 2021 2022 school year and not just students. teachers to wear at 90% educators getting vaccinated. we need a wall cardona stopped short of saying the federal government should mandate vaccines in schools saying that should be a local decision let's support educational leaders let support of boards of education that are putting in strategies to try to keep our kids in school because they've been disrupted enough. the push for vaccination comes as cases of the highly transmissible delta variant search where we have high rates of of action on as where we have lower rates of vaccination. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says vaccines bring safet

secretary miguel cardona calling their efforts deeply concerning as covid cases and hospitalizationsor of miami beach is now calling on governor desantis to reconsider his order, saying the state's policy is back firing in tragic ways. cnn's leyla santiago has more on what is being felt in south florida. >> reporter: five days before classroom doors are set to open in broward county, florida, two teachers and one teaching assistant have died within about 24 hours of each other from covid-19-related complications. all three of them were unvaccinated. the county teachers union said -- >> there are a lot of people that have still not gotten the vaccination and it is becoming a deadly thing for them not to be vaccinated. >> reporter: 138 of about 35,000 employees have tested positive for covid-19 since august 1st, according to the county covid dashboard. >> we're living it right here real in broward county. >> reporter: this seat the end a tense week dominated by ron desantis taking on school districts over mask mandates. the governor threatening to withhold salaries from school board me

. >> they've suffered enough education secretary miguel cardona says we must get our kids safely back in the classroom this fall. we have to keep our students if we have to keep our educators. secretary cardona says the department of education is rolling out a return to school roadmap. it focuses on students and teachers, physical and mental health and on catching up after a year away from the classroom. we must do everything in our power. >> to help students not only catch up to excel during this upcoming school year. cardona says the administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated before the start the school year vaccinations are the very best line of defense against covid. >> and the delta variant. and we're doing everything we can to keep getting shots in arms fewer than a 3rd of children ages 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine and of course, children under 12 are not eligible for the shot to strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms and sports fields in school plays and among their peers this fall. >> and the white

education secretary miguel cardona is considering a civil rights investigation of states whose governors are banning mask mandates in schools. the secretary says school districts may not be denied funds for imposing a mandate. >> we are prepared launch investigations with our office for civil rights to ensure that all students have access to this fundamental right of education and it's sad that we're talking about this now we're going to use our office for civil rights to investigate any claims that come forward to make sure that students rights are kept. and we're also going and sure that the funds are available to those districts that are doing the right thing to do. make sure students come in safely. >> the biden administration has promised that school districts access federal funds. if they lose state funding. >> this as a new cdc study says as many as 80% of elementary school students will contract covid within 2 months if their schools don't require masking or conduct regular testing. doctors are warning parents that masks are the best way to protect kids under 12 since they're sti

. >> they've suffered enough education secretary miguel cardona says we must get our kids safely back in the classroom this fall. we have to keep our students if we have to keep our educators. secretary cardona says the department of education is rolling out a return to school roadmap. it focuses on students and teachers, physical and mental health and on catching up after a year away from the classroom. we must do everything in our power. >> to help students not only catch up to excel during this upcoming school year. cardona says the administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated before the start the school year vaccinations are the very best line of defense against covid. >> and the delta variant. and we're doing everything we can to keep getting shots in arms fewer than a 3rd of children ages 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine and of course, children under 12 are not eligible for the shot to strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms and sports fields in school plays and among their peers this fall. >> and the white

on "cbs this morning," meg oliver visited a new york city school with secretary of education miguel cardonaity to secretary cardona to take any action necessary against states that ban mafsk mandates in schools. cardona tells me his message is clear. we need to reopen schools not only for kids' education, but also for their mental health. >> it's going to help everyone mentally because you actually have people to talk to, relate to, new friends. teachers help you. >> reporter: like most kids, jeremy agosto and nana okwaning want to go back to school. >> when i was in school, i felt like i was actually learning something. >> both are vaccinated and play on the football team in the bronx. miguel cardona recently visited their school to talk with student athletes about a safe return to the classroom and the field. >> we need our student leaders to say don't be the reason you cancel my season. we know students learn best in the classroom. we know that for their -- not only their academic needs, but their social and emotional well-being, they belong in the classroom. >> reporter: is it safe to o

we do in k 12 education secretary miguel cardona says president biden's free community college plan will help cut down on student debt. >> you should have mountains of debt. when you graduate college. >> cardona says the department of education is also working to make it easier on those who already have student loans. >> we've. for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association. public education is a right that every student in every family should have access to it shouldn't matter where we live or what their zip code karen white with says, not all students want to attend a four-year institution. some students are going to want to do 2 years and move into a certain career. the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4, year olds and paid and family sick leave republicans oppose the bill because they say the high price tag is too much for the country to afford r

whitaker: sunday on "face the nation," arkansas governor asa hutchinson and education secretary miguel cardonaell, i'm bill whitaker. have a gre weekend. go >>> right now at 7:00 -- >> it hit me like a ton of bricks. if you have respiratory problems, i would suggest you get out here. >> we knew it would hit us eventually, and now it has, after weeks on the right side of the wind. the bay area is heading into the weekend under a shroud of smoke. >> you can see that shroud of smoke as we look out from the top of mt. diablo. now the question is when does it get out of here. tracking improving conditions in the forecast. >> hopefully doesn't -- i don't know, i just can't see how, not beinhe as thousands flee the raging wildfires producing that smoke, one man describes defending his home from disaster. >> it was a cross between apocalypse now and wizard of oz. there was propane tanks blowing up left and right. >>> plus, a new warning about vaccine mandates from one law enforcement group. >> it's going to impact our staffing and it's going to even impact public safety even further. >>> and as you ma

. >> they've suffered enough education secretary miguel cardona says we must get our kids safely backsroom this fall. we have to keep our students if we have to keep our educators.

but education secretary miguel cardona says the recent surge should not stop schools from reopening this fall. it's all hands on deck. instead, cardona has a message to governors who have banned mitigation measures like mask mandates. in classrooms. don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. my kids have suffered enough. the biden administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated, including pop up clinics in every district and incentives right now. children under 12 years old, are not eligible for the shot and fewer than a 3rd age 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine. it's our strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms on sports fields in school plays the white house is also encouraging doctors to ask students about their vaccination status during their physical exams. >> but is not requiring the shot for school still the administration reports about 650 colleges and universities are mandating both students and employees to be vaccinated and many other institutions are stepping up. and vaccination requirements. and cardona

one of them includes free community college, education secretary miguel cardona says that president biden's free community college plan will help cut down on student debt. i says the department of education is also working to make it easier on those who already have student loans. we. >> for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association, the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3 to 4 year olds and paid family and sick leave republicans oppose the bill because they say the high price tag is too much for the country to afford. >> all week long. we've been talking about how to help get students ready to return to in-person instruction and have a successful school gear and communication between parents and children is key. that's according to my nation smith a program assistant for the first 5 contra costa program, for example, she says parents can talk to their chi

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oklahoma thomas of toledo, tennessee and utah are targeted in this pro-blooge education secretary miguel cardonas could be a civil rights violation for students more vulnerable to covid 19 but i'll governor kim reynolds says president biden and his team decided to pick a political fight with a handful of governors to distract from his own failures. jillian: gop senators calling on treasury secretary to give billions and internationally held funds out of the hands of the taliban. todd: shall caselli from foxbusiness with details on the assets meant for the afghan government. >> reserves by the u.s. treasury totaling $9 billion should not be released now that the taliban is in control of the country according to marco rubio florida and rob portman of ohio say the taliban and maintain close ties with al qaeda and cannot be trusted to distribute money to the afghan people who needed and we use any and all funds to advance priorities hostile to us interests. we are asking treasury secretary yellen to make sure these funds do not go to the taliban. jillian: a large number of house gop senators signing

this after education secretary miguel cardona was here yesterday at the white house in the briefing roomschool mask mandates, cardona said, quote: don't be the reason schools are closed. brian, ainsley, steve? steve: all right, griff, thank you very much. north lawn of the white house. brian: one has nothing to too with the other. if the governor wants the schools open and says on executive order it's up to the parents that is not the reason. steve: and that is why apparently the administration is considering supporting private businesses that mandate vaccines of all their employees and we have been seeing lists of companies is a say okay, if anybody is going to work here got to get the shot. if you want to visit got to get the shot. also they are considering that they will withhold federal funding of organizations where people aren't vaccinated like long-term care facilities. universities, it cruise ships. stuff like that. to try to pressure more people to get the vaccine because that's the stage they're at right now. ainsley: in chicago they're talking about in school learning possibly

miguel cardona, to the secretary of -- to the commissioner of education in florida, supporting our mask mandate. and expressing how they won't allow us to have our salaries taken away. they gave us permission to use what we call our elementary and secondary-school emergency relief funds to fund the salaries of school-board members and superintendents, if the governor decides to hold those funds. so we are fighting on every end. >> well, let me jump in here because i know -- look. i have been seeing you on other programs on this network. i have been seeing you all around. and -- and -- and in addition to having to do your job, right, as an educator, you are having to come on and explain to people the importance of this. you haven't even opened schools, yet. it is tragic. and i'm sure that, you know, teachers and staff or -- you know, they're concerned. what -- what -- i know you're tired but tell me, what's this like for educators, for the teachers and the staff? what is this like for you? and is this about politics at all, for you? >> it is and it's unnecessary trauma. you know? at the

miguel cardona speaking at the white house briefing later to address some of this chaos. cardona wants children back in the classroom wearing masks which creates immediate friction with number of states banning the mandates. this is tough. there is not a lot of time figuring it out. as the plan something taking place, remember the variants could change the game at any moment, neil. neil: jackie, thank you for all of that jackie deangelis. i want to go toe lydia hu. she is following putting the brakes on the new york auto show. this was looking as a go. it is off. follows what has been a spate of events pushed back or pushed off or just pushed out period. what is going on here, lydia? reporter: hi, there, neil. the organizers announced that the auto show would be canceled just yesterday. they cited growing cases of the delta variant as well as mayor de blasio's recent vaccination mandate for restaurants and gyms for any indoor event. a sizable proto the local economy here because the event is the largest auto show in north america t generates $300 million for the local are

we do in k 12 education secretary miguel cardona says president biden's free community college plan willp cut down on student debt. you should have mountains of debt. when you graduate college. >> cardona says the department of education is also working to make it easier on those who already have student loans. >> we've. for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association. public education is a right that every student in every family should have accesseto it shouldn't matter where we live or what their zip code in this karen white with says not all students want to attend a four-year institution. >> some students are going to want to do 2 years and move into a certain career. the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4, year olds and paid and family sick leave. >> republicans oppose the bill because they say the high price tag is too much for the country to a

one of them includes free community college, education secretary miguel cardona says president biden's free community college plan will help cut down on student dead. cardona says the department of education is also working to make it easier on those who already have student loans. >> we've. for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association, the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4, year olds and paid family and sick leave republicans oppose the bill because they say the high price tag is too much for the country to afford. let's take a live look outside right now here along the golden gate bridge on friday. the 13th. >> got some plans for the weekend. our meteorologist lawrence karnow knows. but the forecast is going to be like, yeah, it's going to be heating up around the bay area, that's for sure. as high pressure going to start to build another dese

miguel cardona pushed back calling it deeply troubling and that the biden administration stands readyassist any states facing repercussions. as the school year starts, of course, a lot of parents very worried. >>> we'll have the latest on tropical storm henri and flooding in tennessee. some saw up to 17 inches of rain, and dozens of people have been reported missing. >>> house lawmakers return to washington. and division among lawmakers are facing challenges. those stories and much more when we come back. stay with us. with us the lasting cologne scent of old spice dynasty helps get you off your couch. and into the driver's seat. finding new routes to reach your customers, and new ways for them to reach you... is what business is all about. it's what the united states postal service has always been about. so as your business changes, we're changing with it. with e-commerce that runs at the speed of now. next day and two-day shipping nationwide. same day shipping across town. returns right from the doorstep, and deliveries seven days a week. it's a whole new world out there. let's not

miguel cardona emphasized vaccinate children 12 and older and using the $130 billion in american rescue with reopening. he also emphasized protecting the health and safety of students and teachers. >> we're now experiencing an increase in the delta variant. this uptick is concerning. the difference this year is that we can control the virus. >> part of his pitch is having children wearing masks in school even though there are some parents that worry about the health effects of children wearing masks all day long. >> we're not out of the woods yet. if we get vaccinated and we keep using science-based prevention strategies, we can be. we cannot let mask fatigue pride or politics get in the write a of doing what is right for our students. >> a critical component of return to in-person learning, cardona needs the teacher's union on board to return to the classroom. >> we have to open schools totally fully five days a week. we have not retreated from our commitment. we know we must open schools. we know it's vitally important for kids to be in schools. we need them safe. >> there's states fr

we can look into and see where we meet be headed and what direction is the education secretary miguel cardona said yesterday he would be in favor of vaccine mandates for all teachers and staff in schools. >> right. >> reporter: that's another sign that maybe this is where this is going. the white house has long said there isn't going to be any kind of a federal vaccine or mask mandate at this point. clearly, they're relying on agencies, companies, businesses. yesterday, you saw here the leaders of united airlines, howard university, for instance, talking about what they're doing for their employees. it's something that the president would like see more people model and mirror what we're seeing at some of these agencies but is not something that will be standardized federally at this point, hallie. >> monica, thank you. dr. patel, we heard fromd fauci this morning. he's go one step further. we talk about a third shot for immunocompromiseed people, a booster shot, a third shot as well. there say semantic difference depending what you're talking about. dr. fauci on the booster conversation, it s

miguel cardona visited a new york city school today promoting the american rescue plan and asking peoplegible to get a covid vaccination. and pete buttigieg and his husband chassen will send a child to school several years from now they announced in a tweet they're going to parents they've been tried to adopt for a year no word on the the sex of the child or a name. but they are saying thanks for the well fishes. >> they could be a long process. thank you very much. >>> let's get a check on this market sell-off. we've gone from down more than 500 points >> i think it is time for power movers and as soon as the camera comes over here i'll tell you about them more carnage in the ev seconder. shares of romeo power, well not finding its juliette today falling about 17% in today's session. kroger shares however are higher after warren buffett increasing the stake in that grocer according to a regulatory filing it picked up nearly 11 million shares in the second quarter and moderna getting a lift the stock, the best performer on the s&p since the pandemic lows. up more than, yes, 1300% since m

joe biden's priorities, one of them includes free community college, education secretary miguel cardona says that president biden's free community college plan will cut down on student debt. cardona says the department of education is also working to make it easier on those who already have student loans. we. >> for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association, the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4, year-old and paid family and sick leave republicans opposed the bill because they say that high price tag is too much for the country to afford. >> it is last call for obamacare covered california, sunday will be the last day to sign up for insurance through the affordable care act. president biden reopened at the exchange is back in february to offer coverage to those potentially impacted by covid. according to the centers for medicare and medicaid servi

. >>> breaking news from the white house where the administration led by education secretary miguel cardonaa vaccination policy. 1 in 5 new cases in louisiana is among children. >> it is going to provide parents, educators and communities the resources they need to be confident and ready

. >>> education secretary miguel cardona is urging politicians to stay out of the way.s are making it harder to get the pandemic under control. >> to those who are making policies preventing this, don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. why children can't go to extracurricular activities. we need to do our part as leaders to make sure they have access to the decisions they need to make to get their students safely back in school. >> joining me now to discuss is a licensed therapist, member of the strong for life's team at children's healthcare of atlanta. i'm glad you're here. i've got three kids. my wife and i have about 8 billion questions currently as they're about to head back to school. the biggest thing right now, there's so much uncertainty. i think with delta variant, there's a lot of fear for both parents and kids. there's a new school year. how far can the clear guidance effective leadership go to alleviate some of that? >> i think we just need to name it. we have got to name it and really talk openly about whatever the feelings are because they're go

. >> they've suffered enough education secretary miguel cardona says we must get our kids safely backclassroom this fall. we have to keep our students if we have to keep our educators. secretary cardona says the department of education is rolling out a return to school roadmap. it focuses on students and teachers, physical and mental health and on catching up after a year away from the classroom. we must do everything in our power. >> to help students not only catch up but to excel during this upcoming school year. cardona says the administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated before the start the school year vaccinations are the very best line of defense against covid. >> and the delta variant. and we're doing everything we can to keep getting shots in arms fewer than a 3rd of children ages 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine and of course, children under 12 are not eligible for the shot to strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms on sports fields in school plays and among their peers this fall. >> the white house say

education secretary miguel cardona said this final extension will give people the time they need to planr election day we are learning new details about just how far former president trump and his allies went to overturn president joe biden's victory. a justice department official received a high level briefing dispelling the notion that there was widespread election fraud but it did little to deter him from acting on baseless election lies, including his belief that the chinese used special thermometers to change votes. the department of homeland security, meantime, is warning state and local authorities about an increase in calls for violence tied to election-related conspiracy theories. joining us now to discuss, cnn political analyst margaret taled. she's with axios. we have elliott williams. good morning to you both. we appreciate you joining us. i want to read you a portion of a letter that was drafted by that trump loyalist, jeffrey clark, at doj. he had been planning to send this to officials in georgia. so here's a portion of the letter, quote, the department of justice is inves

four-year degree and every student should have access to public education, education secretary miguel cardona says the plan will cut down on student debt. >> have mountains of debt. when you graduate college, we for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the president's bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4 year olds and paid family and sick leave. many republicans, though, opposed the bill claiming that the price tag is simply too high for the country to afford. meanwhile, we're just hours away from the deadline to enroll in the affordable care act expires tonight at midnight and will not be eligible again until november. 1st the federal government says that more than 2.5 million americans have signed up for affordable care since president biden ordered the health care dot gov marketplace to reopen back in february. so folks impacted by the pandemic could sign up for insurance. the cost of health coverage has also dropped substantially since april when more money became ava

the education secretary, miguel cardona, saying this. >> don't be the reason why schools are disruptedse of the politicization of this effort to re-open schools. we know what works. we have to keep our students safe. we have to keep our educators safe. >> governors making it all about politics, instead of the health and safety of kids, too young to get vaccinated. president biden with a two-word response to criticism from florida governor, ron desantis. >> he was using your words about don't be in the way. and he's saying, i am in the way to block too much interference from the federal government. your response, mr. president? >> governor who? >> should be persona non grata. like i said, covid is still threatening our lives and the attempted coup is still threatening our democracy. it's a nice democracy, if you can keep it. the question is can we keep it? hospitals are overwhelmed right now. younger and younger people coming in with worse and worse cases. and it's happening, right in my hometown. the louisiana governor is here. we're going to talk to him, next. i booked our hotel on ka

interviews with representative liz cheney of the department and the department of education secretary miguel cardona as he mentioned. he'll also have an interview with national security adviser jake sullivan. we hope you stick right here and watch the rest of our newscast and tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. >>> aid packages are coming to displaced families in haiti after last week's devastating earthquake. the packages contain food, sanitary items that were distributed to those left homeless in the 7.7 magnitude quake. many people in the crowd scrambled to get ahold of the packages. the disaster hit the southwest of haiti the hardest killing nearly 2200 people and injured more than 12,000. more than 10,000 homes are destroyed. >>> more than 50 million people are under extreme weather warnings as tropical storm henri closes in on the northeast. just a few hours ago, the national hurricane center downgraded the hurricane to a tropical storm and nbc's michael fuller is in connecticut and has the latest on things there. >> reporter: we're here in stonington point where the rain, wind and waves

. >> education secretary miguel cardona is looking at deploying the department's civil rights enforcementanning mask mandates and whether they violate the civil rights of children. governor desantis is not backing down. >> you got to wonder where are your priorities that you are so obsessed with this issue so obsessed with taking away parents' rights letting afghanistan burn, our border burn and some other things in our country fall to pieces. >> while these renegade districts do allow a doctor to exempt a child, palm beach county doesn't even allow that only with an exemption under federal disability law. bret? >> bret: phil keating in miami, phil, thanks. you can find nearby vaccine locations by going to vaccines.gov. chicago police are grieving the loss of their colleague tonight. officer ella french was shot and killed during a traffic stop earlier this month. today her companions paid tribute to the 29-year-old killed in the line of duty. correspondent garrett tenney has the sphror chicago. >> i have two children, ella and andrew. they are my heart. today, i am here with half my hear

but education secretary miguel cardona says the recent surge should not stop schools from reopening this hands on deck. instead, cardona has a message to governors who have banned mitigation measures like mask mandates. in classrooms. don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. my kids have suffered enough. the biden administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated, including pop up clinics in every district and incentives right now. children under 12 years old, are not eligible for the shot and fewer than a 3rd age 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine. it's our strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms on sports fields in school plays the white house is also encouraging doctors to ask students about their vaccination status during their physical exams. >> but is not requiring the shot for school still the administration reports about 650 colleges and universities are mandating both students and employees to be vaccinated and many other institutions are stepping up and vaccination requirements. >> and cardona and the seco

but every student should have access to public education, education secretary miguel cardona says theelp cut down on student debt with his become a big problem. >> you should have mountains of debt. when you graduate college, we. for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> and the president's bill is also calling for free preschool and 3, 4 year or for 3, 4 year olds and paid family and sick leave to lot of republicans, though, are opposing this bill putting forth the argument that the price tag is just too much for the country to a fort. >> time. now 6.27. and coming up next on the kron 4 morning news governor newsom is in the bay area again today working to convince you. >> to vote no on recalling happen. >> 6.29 right now. and we're taking a look here at so as it gets lighter out, it gets. >> dark around. we're still a little worse at you can see the fog and low clouds a whole lot more. can't make out san bruno mountain looks like pretty gray over the bay here on this mo

but education secretary miguel cardona says the recent surge should not stop schools from reopening thisl. it's all hands on deck. instead, cardona has a message to governors who have banned mitigation measures like mask mandates. in classrooms. don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. my kids have suffered enough. the biden administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated, including pop up clinics in every district and incentives right now. children under 12 years old, are not eligible for the shot and fewer than a 3rd age 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine. it's our strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms on sports fields in school plays the white house is also encouraging doctors to ask students about their vaccination status during their physical exams. >> but is not requiring the shot for school still, the administration reports about 650 colleges and universities are mandating both students and employees to be vaccinated and many other institutions are stepping up and vaccination requirements. and cardona alo

what's politics ahead of public health and on friday, education secretary miguel cardona suggested thete house would support vaccine mandates for teachers and students once they're approved by the fda in those places where we see community spread is really high, we need to make sure we're following the mitigation strategies. that protects students and a new report shows covid cases are surging among children nationwide up 84% in the past week at the white house, griff jenkins, ktvu fox two news here in the bay area, north bay restaurant group has come up with its own contest to get more employees vaccinated. ktv is deborah villalon tells us about the $20,000 that are up for grabs. okay do sonoma county restaurants owned by marc and teri stark are serving up something new. the bucket. the names in the bucket. yes in a few weeks, drawing names among vaccinated employees and giving each winner $1000. i've never done this before. i never thought i would have to do this. three names drawn from each of seven restaurants in the group already about 85. percent of almost 500 employees are vacci

. >>> breaking news from the white house where the administration led by education secretary miguel cardona is going to reveal a vaccination policy. 1 in 5 new cases in louisiana is among children. >> it is going to provide parents, educators and communities the resources they need to be confident and ready for the safe upcoming school year. >> now, earlier at the white house today, the covid response team released new numbers showing that 83% of all counties in the country are reporting a substantial or high transmission rate. and this is all counties. but there's also a spike in vaccinations. 864,000 over the last 24 hours, the most in more than month. >> clearly americans are seeing the impact of being unvaccinated and unprotected. and the response is doing their part by rolling up the sleeve and getting vaccinated. and that is where we start with heidi prybylia, and the director of the national preparedness leonard and also our national correspondent on health, and so i apologize ahead of time if i have to cut you off with the speaker who makes it to the podium. what did we learn, heidi

but education secretary miguel cardona says the recent surge should not stop schools from reopening thisall. it's all hands on deck. instead, cardona has a message to governors who have banned mitigation measures like mask mandates. in classrooms. don't be the reason why schools are interrupted. my kids have suffered enough. the biden administration is ramping up efforts to get more students vaccinated, including pop up clinics in every district and incentives right now. children under 12 years old, are not eligible for the shot and fewer than a 3rd age 12 to 15 have received at least one vaccine. it's our strongest tool. >> to combat the virus and get students back into classrooms on sports fields in school plays the white house is also encouraging doctors to ask students about their vaccination status during their physical exams. >> but is not requiring the shot for school still, the administration reports about 650 colleges and universities are mandating both students and employees to be vaccinated and many other institutions are stepping up and vaccination requirements. >> and cardon

one of them includes free community college education secretary miguel cardona says president biden's free community college plan will help cut down on student debt. cardona says the department of education is also working to make it easier on people who already have student loans. >> for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the plan to make community college free is supported by the national education association, the president's 3.5 trillion dollar bill also calls for free preschool for 3, 4 year olds and paid family and sick leave republicans opposed the bill because they say the high price tag is too much for the country to a fort. >> residents are picking up the pieces after the dixie fire tore through their town. the latest on efforts to extinguish the state's largest wildfire. >> a northern california doctor out of a job after allegedly writing fake mask. exemption cards. what he has to say on this matter. and former ambassador james hormel passes away how he beca

four-year degree and every student should have access to public education, education secretary miguel cardona plan will help cut down on student debt too. >> you should have mountains of debt. when you graduate college. we've. for given over 3 billion dollars in student loan debt already. and we're looking for ways to make sure that we're keeping our borrowers front and center. >> the president's bill is also calling for free preschool for 3, 4, year-old and paid family and sick leave as well. many republicans, though, are opposing this bill arguing that the high price tag is just too much for the country to afford. >> san francisco. public schools are reopening for in-person learning today. what they're doing to prevent spread of coronavirus in the class california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running! “i do?” yup, we all do! with flex alerts. they notify us when to shift our energy use if our power supply is stretched. so from pre-cooling our homes, to using less e