the dow gaining 247, the s&p 500 added 30. the nasdaq jumped 188 today. >> something has got to give. we are scared to start on january 3rd without a testing and protection we need in place. >> my children are going to be in school. i am keeping my schools open and we are going to make sure that they are going to be in a safe place. that includes doubling the amount of testing that we're looking at. >> we are supporting our educators by providing a safe learning environment. providing vaccination for our students as young as 5 so the whole school community is safe and providing testing so-to-make sure someone is sick that they stay home. >> bret: school districts around the country dealing with winter weather but also dealing with covid and teachers unions specifically in chicago, as you saw in that soundbite, weatherer whether the teachers are going to go back into the classrooms.