he is the secretary of education, miguel cardona. mr. secretary, welcome. >> happy to be here, jonathan. thank you for having me. >> i understand you've traveled to 16 states plus puerto rico and another territory that doesn't come to mind offhand visiting schools and students. what have you learned during those trips? >> i learned that our students are resilient, that our educators are rock stars and we want to come back to school. we want to come back to school safely, but we miss the peer-to-peer interaction, the engagement with teachers. we want to come back to a system that's better than the one we left in march 2020. that's what i heard throughout the country. i'm excited to be in a position where i can help support that. with the build back better agenda, i'm confident i'm going to get it done. >> there are a lot of buzz words there, peer to peer and a bunch of things we're going to get to in our conversation. let's talk about budget. you've proposed a nearly $102.8 billion budget. you said it, quote, makes good on president biden

miguel cardona, secretary of education. of four from san diego county and she's got a question about masks. watch the tape >> i don't coparent with the government and i'm seeing how my kids' mental health, social development, and academic progress are being harmed by forced masking now that adults have had the opportunity to be vaccinated if they choose, when are parents' and students' voices going to be taken into account to come up with a plan that allows for mask choice >> what say you? there's a parent reflecting views that we've seen. >> two-thirds of people across the country agree with mask mandates we all want our children to be safe i've visited 17 states i've talked with students directly students are not as concerned about the masks as adults are. they want to get to their games after school, see their friends. they know if they're not masked there's a greater likelihood that schools are going to be dig rupted all elementary age students don't have vaccines. we have to keep them in mind, too. >> is there anything

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education secretary miguel cardona says the federal government has to help and pay for schools to retainration of teachers. >> it's all hands on deck. we have the right policy and we have to make sure that we're making bold decisions to let that happen. >> the nation's largest school system, new york city is requiring the bulk of its workers to show proof of vaccination. union leader there's are warning of employee shortages and others from states with lower vaccination rates say vaccine mandates there would create major problems in their school districts. >> we can't shut down alabama or some of these other states for the fact that we night not be taking as in vaccines. >> city officials in new york say they're concerned about those who are working in other areas of the school, not just teachers and administrators but those like school safety officers and cafeteria workers who they say are vaccinated at lower rates than that of teachers and administrators. back to you, martha. >> martha: thanks, rich. let's bring in chris christie. great to have you with us, governor. >> good to be here

then thursday, on c-span3, health and human services secretary javier becerra and miguel cardona are before a senate committee to discuss school reopenings in the coronavirus pandemic. watch on the c-span net works listen on the c span radio app or head over to c-span.org for scheduling information, or to stream video live or on demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. she covers congress e hill, obviously here to talk to us about the week ahead in congress. good morning. guest: good morning, thanks for having me. host: let's start with the moving of this infrastructure vote, the headline of your peace published overnight, this headline says pelosi sets thursday vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill. that boat had been planned originally for today. why was it moved? guest: right now, democrats don't have the votes to pass it. for months, house members were holding that they would not vote to pass the bipartisan protector bill unless the larger -- bipartisan infrastructure bill unless the larger spending package was ready to go. as of this morning, that larger pac

with us education secretary miguel cardona and surgeon general dr. vivek murty. we welcome them into our studio. our first live guests actually in our studio since the pandemic shut down. thank you for being here. school is starting. it's already started in a lot of places, mr. secretary. the president said the key to all of this is getting parents and kids who can get vaccinated vaccinated. that's the key? >> yes. and we're pleased across the country, 50 million students are coming back to school many of these students haven't been in school for over year the goal is to do everything they can to make sure they are going in safely to make sure they don't have another interrupted year like last year. >> bret: we have this chart from the american academy of pediatrics, dr. murty, the number of child covid cases you see on the screen there. really shooting up in recent weeks. why is that? is it delta specific and what can be done about this if you have got a young kid? >> well, bret, this is the really important question. you and i are both parents and i have kids u

tomorrow on "special report," education secretary miguel cardona and surgeon general vivek murthy will@ bret baier, be sure to use this #sr covid questions. i'm shannon bream in washington. please join me for fox news tonight this evening midnight eastern, 9:00 p.m. pacific. "fox news primetime" hosted by rach chem campos-duffy starts right now. >> rachel: thank you, shannon. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." ♪ ♪ rach ramp i'm rachel campos-duffy. tonight americans remain stranded in afghanistan as the biden administration admits they can't get flights out of the failed nation. >> as of now? the taliban are not permitting the charter flights to depart. they claim that some of the passengers do not have the required documentation. while there are limits to what we can do without personnel on the ground, without an airport with normal security and procedures in

. >> reporter: education secretary and father of two teens miguel cardona. do you think it's likely that in this school year most schools will have to go back to virtual learning >> i don't think it's likely that most schools will have to go back to virtual i think it's more likely in places that are not using the mitigation strategies that work. >> reporter: the survey found only a quarter of parents felt very comfortable sending their kids in person, with black or hispanic parents significantly less comfortable. overall, nearly half preferred hybrid or remote virtual options. would you encourage them to rethink that >> i think in-person school is so critical for our children right now, for their emotional health, their mental health, their social health, their academic well-being. >> reporter: cdc director dr. rochelle walensky says she understands the anxiety as the mom of a 12th grader. >> my kid is going back, and i think his school is going to be safe i really do. >> reporter: a lot of parents of younger kids under 12 who can't get the vaccine are exce

miguel cardona are before a senate committee to discuss school reopenings during the coronavirus pandemic. watch next week on the c-span networks or listen on the c-span radio apps, head over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to stream video live or on demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> next, former acting us attorney general matt whitaker discusses immigration policy, this is part of the national lawyers association's 2021 national policy conference. this runs about 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> our next speaker has a little bit of insight into doj but i was fascinated by read's comments and when i was working for secretary devos. i decided to change this to doj challenges. in any event it was fascinating to hear read's perspective. i have the opportunity to work with him when he was chief of staff, tremendously honored he elected to speak to us in his new role working on a lot of issues but particularly immigration. with that i will have the introduction over to craig burkehart who has done anything for the republican national lawyers as

as secretary miguel cardona, mentioned, there are schools that need those ventilation anyway. and there are 70% of schools that need hvac upgrades anyway. a lot of these schools have been from the most impacted areas. one thing we have learned from the last year, or have realized, is that the equity differences in our school districts and our communities are there. so we have schools that are crumbling or in disrepair, that's where we need to put our funds, that's where the pta has been encouraging families to advocates, and the pta itself has been advocating for additional infrastructure funding. because it is an equity issue. and we see that in the health numbers of who is getting sick, and who is impacted by covid. some of the discussions we are having now, that is to have more outdoor lunch, to take the classroom outside. that is nice but they are short term solutions. right? and like today, we were saying, we were in a rainstorm warning. that's not really something that can be done all the time. so we have to look at what are the long term solutions, the more permanent so

education secretary miguel cardona, c.d.c. director dr. rochelle walensky and other health officials also took part in this discussion. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us today. as we begin a new school year, the health and safety of our students and our educators, our staff and families continue to be our utmost priority. at p.t.a., we remain committed to making sure our families, our schools, and our communities have what they need during this challenging time. national p.t.a. has done some wonderful work this year with the c.d.c. foundation to conduct listening sessions, and have a national survey with parents across the country. to better understand what is going on in their mind, and how they fill in as the new school year starts. our goals today are to share the findings from the research and provide important information, resources, and professional experts that are joining us to support our families this year. we're so fortunate to have an esteemed group of experts with us today to address questions and concerns

stephanie ruhle spoke to education secretary miguel cardona about how schools are handling this and whethert vaccine mandates once they are fully approved by the fda? >> i know mandates are up to local districts but is your department prepared to back up schools in court if we see a wave of legal challenges? >> not only prepared, i was with the u.s. surgeon general yesterday, vivek murthy, we were visiting a school together and we were talking about -- we were actually in a community center with the governor of illinois and we were talking to those folks about, hey, are you ready when this gets approved to receive the hundreds and thousands of students that are going to be coming in to get vaccinated? i'm excited about that opportunity to make sure that all of our students across the country have that opportunity to be safe and for parents to breathe a little easier. i don't know how old your children are, stephanie, but when my children were vaccinated let me tell you i breathed a lot easier knowing that they're okay. i'm doing everything in my power to protect them and i know so many pare

then thursday, on c-span3, health and human services secretary javier becerra and miguel cardona are before a senate committee to discuss school reopenings in the coronavirus pandemic. watch on the c-span net works listen on the c span radio app or head over to c-span.org for scheduling information, or to stream video live or on demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. she covers congress e hill, obviously here to talk to us about the week ahead in congress. good morning. guest: good morning, thanks for having me. host: let's start with the moving of this infrastructure vote, the headline of your peace published overnight, this headline

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coronavirus pandemic and the return-to-school during our exclusive segments with education secretary miguel cardona surgeon general dr. vivek murthy. that begins shortly. first, some of the other headlines today. one of the president's new policies requires vaccinations for employees of the executive branch. and contractors who do business with the federal government. he is also urging the 80 million

. >>> on thursday education secretary miguel cardona and javier becerra testify on schools reopening during the covid-19 pandemic. live coverage oof the senate health and education committee hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org. you can also watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. >>> officials from the federal aviation administration and the airline industry answered questions about equipment modernization, runway redesign and concerns over aviation noise. >> it is important for members of the subcommittee to understand the status and input from stakeholders. it's also important because quo knowing where fa is now will inform where fa can and should go in the future in terms of next jen. so what

. >> mike: thursday on "special report," education secretary miguel cardona and surgeon general vivekyou have about covid-19 as the school year is underway? tweet your video questions to bret baier, hashtag sr covid questions. tomorrow night on "special report" we will speak with an afghan human rights activist who lives in the u.s. but was trapped in afghanistan as the taliban took over. thank you so much for watching "special report." it's been a pleasure. i am mike emanuel in washington, i will see you back here tomorrow. have a great night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to a special edition of "tucker carlson tonight." happy labor day, hope you stayed away from labor all weekend and enjoyed it. so much is going on in this world right now. occasionally it's worth taking a istep back and making time to think through what is actually happening. we have 4 minutes every night on her show per guest, and it's great buried there are guests for whom it's just not enough, so tucker carlson today, which you can s

next thursday on "special report," special announcement, education secretary miguel cardona and surgeoniew markwayne mullin his whereabouts were interesting. that's it for "special report" fair balanced and unafraid. "fox news primetime" hosted by tammy bruce this week starts right now. >> tammy: hi, bret. thank you very much. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." ♪ ♪ >> tammy: i'm tammy bruce and tonight the biden administration is being exposed as rotten to its core. and is on the verge of an all-out implosion as they stare failure right in the face. and the walls are beginning to crack a bit as some inside the administration are beginning to see the writing on the wall and the confession in a phone call to the former president of afghanistan. first as biden continues to

thursday on "special report," education secretary miguel cardona and vivek murthy will be our guests.ons do you have about covid-19 as the school year gets underway. tweet your video questions to @ bret baier #sr covid questions. up next, how the u.s. government is trying to make sure afghan refugees are not terrorists hoping to strike america. first, beyond our borders tonight. a powerful typhoon slams the eastern philippines leading to power outages in several provinces. the storm carried sustained winds of 74 miles per hour causing flooding in some areas. hong kong activists are blasting their government for labeling pro-democracy organizations as foreign agents. that would subject them to prosecution under a tough national security law. it comes as a pro-democracy groups submits a letter to police rejecting their request for details of operations and finances. el salvador first country to adopt bitcoin legal tender although not without hiccups. unplug digital wallet without. asked for help on twitter from users who had downloaded the government backed app. to test if it was workin

report," special announcement, education secretary miguel cardona and surgeon general vivek murthy will be our guests what questions do you have as the school year gets underway. tweet your questions. special interview markwayne mullin his whereabouts were interesting. that's it for "special report" fair balanced and unafraid. "fox news primetime" hosted by tammy bruce this week starts right now. >> tammy: hi, bret. thank you very much. good evening and welcome to "fox news primetime." ♪ ♪ >> tammy: i'm tammy bruce and tonight the biden administration is being exposed as rotten to its core. and is on the verge of an all-out implosion as they stare failure right in the face. and the walls are beginning to crack a bit as some inside the administration are beginning to see the writing on the wall and the confession in a phone call to the former president of afghanistan. first as biden continues to shift blame and tries to lie his way out of this disaster, at least one white house official is ripping off the veneer. telling politico they were, quote: appalled and literally horrified that pr

>> recently talked about it with the education secretary, miguel cardona.ardona, how do you cut through the noise to make sure kids are not getting caught in the middle of these culture wars going on in classrooms? >> you know, we really need to focus on what's best for students. and at this pointer with talking about making sure students have an opportunity to be in the classroom safely and making sure our staff feel safe going to work so that we don't have another year of disrupted learning. students suffered enough. it's time to make sure we do everything we need to do to focus on our students being in the classroom safely. >> and you have two decades of experience as a public school le educator. have you seen a time in your career where political division has seeped so far. parents are getting into fistfights over mask mandates. >> i really haven't, and it is unfortunate. we need to stay focused on getting our students back in the classroom safely, letting our educators teach, letting our school leaders do their jobs and district leaders do their jobs.

. >> secretary of education miguel cardona who has a big job along with every other educator in the country this fall, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >>> they're still counting the vote in california. it's a lot of votes to count but the republican loss is resounding, total, an absolute defeat. and yes as far as i can tell there's been zero reckoning from the republicans postmortem. so if they won't do it we'll do it for them. next. won't do it we'll do it for them. next ♪ get some whipped cream ♪ ♪ on the top too ♪ ♪ two straws, one check, ♪ ♪ girl, i got you ♪ ♪ bougie like natty in the styrofoam ♪ ♪ squeak-squeakin' in the truck bed all the way home ♪ ♪ some alabama-jamma, she my dixieland delight ♪ ♪ ayy, that's how we do, how we do, ♪ ♪ fancy like, oh ♪ age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients oh my, with chase freedom unlimited, i earn all t

and then on c-span 3 health and human services secretary xavier becerra and education secretary miguel cardona are before a senate committee to discuss school reopenings during the coronavirus pandemic. watch next week on the c-span networks or listen on the c-span radio apps, head over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to stream video live or on demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> next, former acting us attorney general matt whitaker discusses immigration policy, this is part of the national lawyers association's 2021 national policy conference. this runs about 35 minutes.

. >> woodruff: at the same hearing, education secretary miguel cardona condemned hostility against school board members. he said that in some places, it has turned dangerous. the biden administration is rolling out a more lenient approach to immigration enforcement. new guidelines will target only migrants who illegally entered the country since last november, or who pose a threat to public safety. then-president trump directed authorities to go after anyone in the country illegally. the new rules take effect november 29th. the number of suicides in the active-duty u.s. military rose 15% last year, to 580. the overall suicide rate rose only slightly. the figures are part of a pentagon report released today. officials say they did not see any influence from the covid pandemic. u.s. senators attacked facebook today over findings that its instagram platform can harm teenagers' mental health. "the wall street journal" has reported that facebook's own research shows peer pressure on instagram fuels eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. today, democrat richard blumenthal challenged the compan

miguel cardona, secretary of education. >> we'll focus on the biggest issues facing the new school yearcerns being raised by both parents and teachers and hear directly from students how they're feeling about returning to the classroom after an unprecedented year. >> we're looking forward to a good and important conversation and join us this morning here on "today." >> again, catch all of that on the "today" show after "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m. >>> right now at 6:00, the eve of a historic recall election in california. a live report on the final push governor gavin newsom is leading and replacement candidates gearing up for today. also, all new polls showing where things stand among voters. >> vaccines for children. a timeline of how soon approval could come for kids under 12 and the one thing the nba wants all parents to know. >> burning out of control, a wildfire sparking over the weekend to our north. the impact that smoke is set to have on the bay area. this is "today in the bay." >>> first want to say a very good monday morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm la

decide whether students should cover up at a senate committee hearing today education secretary miguel cardonathe attacks very dangerous. >> i'll tell you the lack of civility in some of our meetings is disappointing and frustrating. especially because they're superintendents and educators and board members, you should know you're a board member, they've worked tirelessly over the last 18 months to provide a safe environment >> reporter: and also in that letter to the president the nsba writes as these acts of malice violence and threats against public school officials have increased the classification of these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes, shep >> wow a lot more to come here. what's this i'm hearing about a challenge that students slap teachers >> it is very odd. it's another tiktok challenge. i guess these tiktok challenges aren't going anywhere. it's called slap a teacher but it sounds more like talk than actual action but still some warnings are going out to parents over the past few days. >> jesus, what is coming next? perry, than

and miguel cardona the secretary of education and also a father of two teenagers. they're both with me now. welcome, thank you, guys. >> i should say thank you, director. >> nice to be with you. glad to be with you. >> we just heard parents are worried. vaccinated parents are consistently more worried than unvaccinated parents according to the data that you collected. but the key thing that i pulled away was that -- and we said this only 26%, about a quarter of parents feel comfortable sending their kids for in-person learning and the rest prefer a hybrid or a virtual situation. dr. walensky the c.d.c. has said kids should be back in school in person. do you know something that all those parents don't know or what's the rationale? >> you know, kate, first of all, thanks for having me. i can appreciate the anxiety. it has been a long year and a half. and we have a lot of cases and a lot of community transmission right now. but what we do know is when we implement the guidance for safe schools, for when we implement the masking, the ventilation strategies, the cohort

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he is the secretary of education, miguel cardona. mr. secretary, welcome. >> happy to be here, jonathan.

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i want to read something in an interview on wednesday, education secretary miguel cardona said this,ent, quote, he was appalled that there are adults who are blind to their blindness, that there are people putting policies in place and putting students and staff at risk and at the end of the day we shouldn't be having this conversation, what we are dealing with now is negligence. i thought it was a free country? why can't we have this conversation? >> that's exactly right. well, to begin there are no federal civil rights laws or laws that require everyone in the school to wear masks among students, right. if a governor and state government which is ultimately responsible for the public safety of their citizens. if the governor and the state government such as let's say ron desantis in florida says that we want to let the parents decide whether or not their children wear masks and not school board members, then well within the rights of the governors to make that decision. there's nothing in the federal law at all that says that governors are not allowed to ban mask mandates in counti

. >>> on thursday, education secretary miguel cardona and health and human services secretary xavier becerra testify on schools reopening during the covid-19 pandemic. live coverage of the senate health and education committee hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3 and online at c-span.org. you can also watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. >>> next, a conversation with south dakota governor kristi noem, she talks about a variety of topics including abortion, gun control, her role as governor, and her state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. she spoke at an event hosted by the hoover institution, moderating the discussion was dr. scott atlas, a senior fellow in health policy at the hoover institution and the former adviser to the white house coronavirus task force during the trump administration. >> capital conversations is an ongoing series featuring discussions between hoover scholars, who generate ideas that enable a free society, and leaders who turn those into actionable policies. we invite you to listen and participate in discussions between our is

miguel cardona, secretary of education.ew school year, it's going to be very informative. we hope you join us on monday morning. >> let's get your news now at 8:00 on a friday morning. the president taking a tougher tone and he's taking the fight to where they work. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the president unveiled several new mandates aimed at upping the vaccination rates. across the country, 130,000 people are diagnosed with the virus every single day. hospitals are still feeling the impact from the delta variant. the president is now saying all federal workers and contractors must be vaccinated and he's being for big businesses, those with 100 or more employees, to also mandate vaccines or at least install weekly testing to catch the virus. the nation's second largest school district, los angeles unified is requiring all students 12 and older to get vaccinated before the end of the year. that could face legal challenges but it's

education secretary miguel cardona, c.d.c. director dr.ochelle walensky and other health officials also took part in this discussion. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us

thursday at 10:00 eastern, health and human services secretary hobby or becerra and miguel cardona areefore a senate committee to discuss school re-openings during the coronavirus pandemic. watch this week on the c-span networks or listen on the c-span radio app. also head over to cspan.org for scheduling information or to stream video live or on-demand any time. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> weekends on c-span2 our intellectual feast. every saturday, you will find events and people that explore our nation's past. on sunday, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. it is television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore, weekends on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: cristina marcos joins us on "washington journal." she covers congress for the hill, obviously here to talk to us about the week ahead in congress. good morning. guest: good morning, thanks for having me. host: let's start with the moving of this infrastructure vote, the headline of your peace published overnight, this headline says pelosi sets thursday vote on bi