randis "newsmakers" with weingarten., newsmakers, ra ndi weingarten joins us. i will begin with your response to the president calling for teachers to be armed in our nation's schools? randi: it is a terrible idea. stop., full but it saddens me, because it absolutely no understanding that children, parents, and educators all want and need schools to be safe sanctuaries for teaching and learning, not armed fortresses. not armed camps. and it felt like go, this is what the nra has wanted all along. this is now a new market for the gun manufacturers. and this is where the president, after that listening session, to ok this conversation instead of actually trying to reduce gun violence in our streets and our schools? so if you think about it pragmatically, it is an insane suggestion, because what are you going to do in terms of teachers? are kindergarten teachers going to wear their guns on their hips? where are you going to lock guns? are you talking about just handguns versus and ar-15 that can shoot 90 rounds in a minute? so what happens if kids are rushing alon

. >> you can watch the rest of that interview with randi weingarten today at 12:40 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday morning, we're live in santa fe, new mexico for the next up on the c-span bus to capitals tour. -- 50 capitals tour. >> this weekend, the american conservative union -- union wraps up the -- wraps up its four-day conference known as cpac. >> this is dick heller very those of you who have heard of the -- this is him. [applause] >> he is a real man. right or dick: a real dude. >> he is a real dude. he is a dude. we are great friends, and he has changed my life in the sense that i have the right and have a gun at home legally in the district of columbia solely because of this man's fight. [applause] dick: thank you. >> so dick, take me back because people tell me about the heller decision and do not realize it was one man that font for so many years -- that fought for so many years. tell me when it started? dick: i moved into washington dc in 1976. a few weeks later i said, oh, my favorite television program is gunsmoke, and i like matt

randi weingarten called out the president directly saying, quote, trump wants to spend money on bonuses for armed teachers yet has cut summer school and after-school programs. anyone who pushes arming teachers doesn't understand teachers and doesn't understand our schools. she joins me now. let me ask you, first of all, randi, to react to what we heard from the president today on twitter. again, he has called for this, arming those with gun experience, gun adept. how do you define that term that the president has been using over the course of the week? >> i don't actually know how you define that term. i do know we just had a conference call with about 60,000 teachers and former marines and gun owners are with everyone else who works in schools that basically say what are you talking about, mr. president? the only winners in this kind of proposal are the gun manufacturers, because they see a new market. and thiss what i mean. we ultimately need schoolso be safe sanctuaries, not armed fortresses. even when you had the good guy with the gun, the sheriff, resource officers outside with the

randy weingarten, federation of teachers joining me as well.onder if this one feels at all different to you. there's a rhythm to this. an unfortunate rhythm to it. your group will issue a statement. you'll go to the site of these attacks. you'll be with those teachers who are grieving and having to deal with tragedies like this one. does this one feel different to you when you look at the response to it? >> oh, my god, i think you just did the story of my life in the last couple of years. so i was just at that rally that was on film. this one feels different because the kids are outraged and the kids understand what is happening right now and they have gone from trauma to outrage in like 2 1/2 nano seconds. and i think that they will help have the moral and -- moral anger to actually expose the hypocrisy right now and to get from thoughts and prayers, which are really, really, really important -- let's not negate that -- and making sure that people feel safe to the kind of policy changes that we need. it is not surprising that australia, canada

that is with randi weingarten.ndrew is on the line from white plains, new york, you oppose encouraging teachers to carry guns. why? caller: good morning, and thank you for c-span. i oppose it because i think you are making schools into an armed camp and i do not think that is a good idea. safe, as my school being i do not know if any parent can say our schools are safe after what has been happening recently. i think that going back to this wild west mentality with everyone armed and able to protect themselves is a terribly romantic and stupid idea that is not going to solve the problem. i would also like to make one observation. donald trump has successfully seized the debate and taken it away from whether or not we should regulate assault rifles, and placed this crazy idea of arming teachers. he has shown his political adeptness, and i am sorry to say we have been pulled off of the real issue, controlling assault weapons that should be more regulated. host: the president proposed some other things as well, beefing

week on newsmakers, the president of the american federation of teachers, randi weingarten joins us.hank you for being here. we're also joined by two journalists from politico and the new york times. first, you risk wants to the president calling for teachers to be armed in schools -- your response. >> it is a terrible idea. . full stop. it showed no understanding that children and parents and educators all want and

i want to talk now about that with randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachersining us. >> great to be with you. >> absolutely. i want you to listen to what the president had to say earlier today. >> they're not going to walk into a school if 20% of the teachers have guns. it may be 10%, or it may be 40%. and what i'd recommend doing is the people that do carry, we give them a bonus. we give them a little bit of a bonus. frankly, they'd feel more comfortable having the gun anyway. but you give them a little bit of a bonus. so practically for free, you have now made the school into a hardened target. for instance, if the coaches, who i guarantee had plenty of experience with weapons, if they had guns, you need a heart. because no matter what you do to keep them gun-free, they'll be able to get in there and they'll crawl through the back of a window or something. >> randi, what do you think? >> you know, i wish he would actually know something about schools. so let's take it. number one, there was, even though the deputy didn't do anything, there was a man with a

announcer 1: andy weingarten heads the american federation of teachers.he talked about safety concerns after the parkland shooting it in florida. idea.s a terrible it saddened me because it showed absolutely no understanding the children and parents and educators all want and need schools to be safe sanctuaries for teaching and learning, not armed fortresses, not armed camps. this is what the nra wanted all along. this is new marketing for the gun lobby manufacturers. and where the president took this conversation, instead of actually trying to reduce gun violence in our streets and in our schools, if you think about it's anatically -- insane suggestion. what are you going to do in terms of teachers? will kindergarten teachers where their guns on their hips? where will you lock guns? justou talking about handguns versus an ar-15 that can shoot 90 rounds in a minute? rushingpens if kids are along in a hallway? what is that frightened teacher going to do? i could go through all of these unanswered questions, and the more questions you go through, the more y

week on newsmakers, the president of the american federation of teachers, randi weingarten joins us. thank you for being here. we're also joined by two journalists from politico and the new york times. first, you risk wants to the president calling for teachers to be armed in schools -- your response. >> it is a terrible idea. . full stop. it showed no understanding that children and parents and educators all want and need schools to be safe sanctuary for teaching and learning, not armed fortresses. not armed camps. it felt like oh, this is what the nra has wanted all along. this is now a new market for the gun manufacturers. this is where the president, after that listening session, to the conversation? if you think about it pragmatically, it is an insane a suggestion, because what are you going to do in terms of teachers? our kindergarten teachers going to wear their guns on their hips? are you talking about just handguns versus an assault rifle that can shoot 90 rounds in a minute? what happens if kids are rushing along and a horribl hallway? what is a frightened teacher going to

. >> this week on "newsmakers," the president of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten joins us. >> great to be here. have evergreen with the new york times. i will begin with your response to the president calling for teachers to be armed in our nations schools. -- it is ast terrible idea. period, full stop. but it saddens me, because it shows absolutely no understanding that children, parents, and educators all want and need schools to be safe sanctuaries for teaching and learning, not armed fortresses. not armed camps. and it felt like oh, this is what the nra has wanted all along. this is now a new market for the gun manufacturers. and this is where the president, after that listening session, to ok this conversation instead of actually trying to reduce gun violence in our streets and our schools? so if you think about it pragmatically, it is an insane suggestion, because what are you going to do in terms of teachers? are kindergarten teachers going to wear their guns on their hips? where are you going to lock guns? are you talking about just handguns versus an ar-1

weingarten: thank you. host: we are back with our to reporters. erika, the president has said we should arm our teachers. we have just heard from the leader of the teachers union saying not a good idea. what has the effort and like on a state level, and have states tried this in the past? erica: the have been a few states that have allowed their school districts to keep weapons in the school buildings if they choose. they have trained -- it is a community decision, and there have opted for. i spoke to the superintendent of ohio yesterday who keeps weapons in the buildings. they have trained response teams composed of teachers, administrators, and school staff who are confidential. they are prepared to respond. they have bullet-proof vests. they say they have three minutes before first responders in their local communities can get to them, the teachers and school staff could get to a gun quicker. in california, the kingsburg school district also allow the teachers to carry weapons. that was revoked on january 1. this was by way of legislation signe

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>> reporter: randi weingarten the president of the american federation of teachers released a statement thursday that said, teachers don't want to be armed. we want to teach. and there's a new social media movement with the hashtag, arm me with where teachers list the things they would rather have than weapons. others support the idea. >> here in ohio i have 300 teachers sign up in less than eight hours that want to be trained in firearms and want to have guns. >> it should not be easier for a madman to shoot up a school than a bank or a jewelry store or some hollywood gala. >> reporter: the debate will continue but the president says, something will be done to make schools safer. >> we are going to take action. >> reporter: i'm john lawrence reporting. >> one thing president trump says he is against, active shooting drills. he called them a very negative thing and said he wouldn't want his own son barron to ever have to do one. >>> new indictments are filed against president trump's former campaign chairman and his business associate paul manafort and rick gates facing charges related

the question for randy weingarten -- are teachers -- i agree with your points, but are teachers beingiciently trained given the current climate? >> i'm not sure you can be sufficiently trained against an ar-15 with this kind of carnage that can happen in five minutes. i don't know how that could be sufficiently trainable. our teachers all around the country, getting training in active shooting, in code reds, code blues, code violets, absolutely. did that happen in this school district, absolutely it did. should the fbi had figured out and done something about that tip, absolutely. could we do better, absolutely. but there is an issue that we're not talking about. one is of course we have to have more mental health and more guidance facilities and more of that. but we have to actually get to a root cause here. the same gun was used in newtown. the same gun was used here. people are devastated. people are -- you know this is a close knit community as was newtown. in fact, we have a leader from newtown coming to broward today with us. but we need more than training. we need to deal with

randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers, called president trump's ididea terrible. >> this is the man who cut $9 billion out of the federal budget for schools, who cut every single summer school program, who cut every single afterschool program, who has cut programs for art and for music.. and frankly, two days before parkland, cut safety measures and cut mental health meaeasure. the only people thatat are helpd by arming teachers are the gun manufacturers and the nra, who want to see more sales of guns. amy: president trump's proposal to arm teachers came as broward county sheriff scott israel said -- revealed thursday there was an armed officer present at stoneman douglas high school during the massacre on valentine's day, but he took cover outside the building, failed to enter the school to engage the shooter. the deputy, scot peterson, resigned after the sheriff said surveillance video showewed him doing nothining during the assault.t. meanwhile, a texas school district has threatened to suspend any student taking part in a walkout or holding a protest in solid

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coming from one educational group this is the president of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten and she wrote how would arming teachers even work would kindergarten teachers be carrying guns in holsters is every classroom now going to have a gun closet will that be locked anyone who pushes arming teachers doesn't understand teachers and doesn't understand our schools of course gun control is a long running debates in the us but this seems to be one of the most unpopular plans that's been come up with seemingly unanimous against statement from all teachers across the u.s. is a big hash tag very few teachers in support of this plan ok carl nuts one thank you so much now a rare cold front is known as the beast from the east continues to wreak havoc across europe it said temperatures plummeting again today causing headaches for adults getting to work and delight for children who have the day off school. the beast from the east continues to stalk its way across europe freezing rivers blocking roads and causing general disruption across the continent and britain heavy snowfall in part

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[crowd noise] >> this afternoon on newsmakers, randi weingarten discussed school safety concerns after the shooting in parkland, florida. see as they headed the american federation of teachers. she also spoke about an upcoming supreme court case that will determine whether public unions can require workers who are not members to pay fees. watch newsmakers today at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i rebuke that cancer. >> i can only see it from her perspective. i have had a lot of people pray for me similarly. as a christian i believe christianity has a long tradition of divine healing. i certainly don't think it is not possible for god to heal people. duke divinityq&a, school professor and prosperity bowler scholar kate discusses her memoir. she reflects on being diagnosed with stage four: cancer at the age of 35. >> it is really gone, right? there is no pain in your stomach, right? that is real. >> you can see how quickly he moved from praying for her. he had the anointed vessel of god. himself asnce in the vehicle, and because she did not have pain a moment she is definitely heal

coming up at 6:00 eastern, we will have newsmakers with randi weingarten. she is the head of the american federation of teachers. she will talk about school safety concerns, as well as the upcoming supreme court case that will determine whether public unions can require workers who are not members to pay fees. at six across eastern, newsmakers. week,oming up this reverend billy graham passed away last week. he will lie in honor at the u.s. capitol on wednesday for the public to pay respects. a memorial service also taking place from house speaker paul ryan and house majority leader mitch mcconnell. we will have live coverage on wednesday here on c-span. this should get underway momentarily. let's watch and listen. >> as we wait for the national governors association to get back underway and do their final panel of the night, let's look at the coverage lined up for you tomorrow. a responsible federal budget, we will have a series of discussions. we expect chairs and members of the house and senate committee. we have live coverage at 1235 eastern time on c-sp