cities like columbus, ohio, where former ohio state buckeyes defensive lineman joel penton lives.ifewise academy, which provides off-campus bible studies to public elementary school students during the school day. it is raising serious questions about the separation of church and state. penton has expanded his mission to put god back in the public school day, and he credits his newfound motivation to ohio's victorious abortion ballot measure. >> when i see what just happened in my state with the new amendment for ohio for abortion, it is not only incredibly sad, it's also incredibly motivating. it makes us realize with lifewise, wow, our mission is all the more important. what other hope do we have but to inject the word of god into the hearts of the next generation. we see the fruit of taking it out of a few generations. we've got to get it back to the next generation. >> penton's lifewise academy is currently influencing the minds of public school kids in progressive cities like columbus. he wants his bible studies company to reach every public school in america. which means tha

cities like columbus, ohio where the former ohio state buckeyes defensive line man joel penton lives.providing off campus bible studies to public elementary school students during the school day. it is raising serious questions about the separation of church and state. he has expanded his mission to put god back in the public school day and he credits his newfound motivation to ohio's victorious abortion ballot measure. >> you see what you did inmy state. not only incredibly sad. it is also incredibly motivating. it makes always realize with life wise, wow, what other hope do we have but to inject the word of god into the hearts of the next generation? we see the fruit of taking it out of a few generations we have to get it back to the next generation. >> penton's life wise academy is currently influencing the minds of public school kids in progressive cities like columbus. he wants his bible studies company to reach every public school in america. meaning cities like blue islands in red states and swing states like florida and pennsylvania, nevada, arizona, and georgia, they could be

. >> reporter: founder joel penton said he saw a growing need, including those unable to afford private christian schools. in this area, about 50% of students take part in lifewise. what do you think that means for the other 50%? do you think they feel left out? >> i wouldn't characterize it that way. kids go different directions all the time. on the playground, some kids play kick ball. other kids will go to the monkey bars. >> reporter: this is a little different, because these kids are going to be physically gone. >> sure. i mean, hopefully lifewise is an attractive thing that people will want to participate in, but we certainly don't ever want to put any undue pressure. >> reporter: but ohio mom sarah meyers says that lifewise does exert pressure. she's a christian with a daughter in a school partnering with them. she won't ever let her take part, though. >> it is all aboveboard until it's not. no school staff person does anything until they do. >> reporter: chapters promise ice cream or popcorn parties if kids got their friends to sign up. another ohio mom sent nbc news this note h

the for sale of take talk, the lack of progress, progress in the penton new crisis that is ravaging in the u. s. and where china has promised to, you know, help you know, band, those precursor coming codes that are needed to make those opioids. so that's really a lot to discuss. and i think for some topics there won't be any easy solution. maybe that will be even a compromise possible, but then you have some issues where i think both sides can find a common ground, for example, of the common fight against the climate change. but after all, i think, you know, the tension is already tense and it is only slightly improving. i would say, well, let's start then with the, with the war in ukraine. the us has, his accused china of providing material support to china in, or choose trying to provide new materials for, to russia in its war against ukraine. has there been any progress probably on in efforts to, to find some sort of diplomatic progress in that so i'm expecting some more details by blinking himself when he gives the press a very soon, but to be honest, i'm very skeptical because um,

and you see joel penton, the founder, go on a program. and it's -- you know, you start to see that political association. >> see the sort of roots or maybe the treetops where this is all going or coming from. antonia, amazing reporting. that is our show for this evening. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> if they were smart they'd take january 6th and go hard at it, and they would say he wants to pardon these people who attacked our capitol. there were people some of them had automatic weapons at a hotel in virginia hoping to be able to be called up. we had people saying where's nancy pelosi? we had people who were taking desks, sit agat the desk of the speaker of the house and attempting to find people in order to bring them to justice and saying to -- yelling at the police kill them, kill them all. and so why trump has done this is beyond me. >> that was carl rove, a former senior advisor to former president george w. bush with some advice for democrats and strong criticism of donald trump. we'll bring you more

and you see joel penton, the founder, go on a program. know, you start to see that political association. >> see the sort of roots or maybe the treetops where this is all going or coming from. antonia, amazing reporting. that is our show for this evening. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> if they were smart they'd take january 6th and go hard at it, and they would say he wants to pardon these people who attacked our capitol. there were people some of them had automatic weapons at a hotel in virginia hoping to be able to be called up.

former senior adviser to the clintons pollster mark pentons. fox news contributor ari fleischer and the host of outkick tomi lahren is fearless. >> tomi lahren is with us. tomi, i know i guess these polls, you know, think about this all these pollse comi are coming out while donald trump is on trial. everng while doy day and it's gettingwv wall to wall coverage on some ne and think about that y time they've arrested him or arraigned him, took a mug shot. it just backfires. and his poll numbers shot, go us and the more times joe goes outt and speaks and he's hadhimsel the entire playing field to himself in terms of campaigning. wellf campai, he's not helping . >> your reaction? >> well, i'll tell you this. i would expect donall telld truh be more ahead than he isan right now considering joe biden' s record his inability to not only lead, but his inability to communicate or even on hisut own. so i'm sorry, but i'm not as happy about the lead in these polls as maybe some are, because i think the lead should be far greater. k thbut tells me the fac