you have to keep in mind donald trump has a large swath of the republican party that will vote for him no matter what. not the same for joe biden. if there is another candidate jumping in the race that is viable, democrats will leave joe biden and go with that candidate if they think this person is viable. not the same with donald trump. harris: he has anybody but biden syndrome. thank you. a showdown over parental rights in virginia just as children are headed back to school today. several districts are defying the governor s gender identity policies prefer to substitute their own judgment on the issue. jason rantz next. jason rantz next.
is so important is let s put it up for everybody to remind them. the most recent nation s report card shows for 13-year-olds in the last three years, their reading scores have gone down four points. math scores down nine points. there in mississippi, they go back to school today. and i know that you have a little one there. and you are seeing some of the changes. what do you think these numbers will look like if we don t do something about the teacher problems that we re seeing here? so today, i sent my third grader as well as my 10th grader out of the door for their first day of school. as a mom and parent, i m very concerned that they have quality educators in the classroom who are helping them to meet not only their social and emotional goals but as well as their academic goals for this upcoming school year. it is so important that we have educators who really value teaching and who really will
is not happen. it also means coping in terms of its staff level. we know it had a real impact on the number of people who can work. both the nhs and in other private sector industries in the public sector which is why you heard the prime minister saying he was going to be introducing from the 10th of january daily testing for 100,000 critical workers in an attempt to keep critical industries and supply chains going through this current wave. . ~ chains going through this current wave. ., ~ i. chains going through this current wave. ., ~ ,, y chains going through this current wave. ., ~ i. , . thank you very much indeed. millions of pupils across england and northern ireland have gone back to school today. in england, secondary students will have to take covid tests at school, and masks are being re introduced. here s our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. both teachers, martyn and lucy, got covid at the same time last term. lucy ended up in hospitalfor a night.
loans are payments are supposed to resume soon. there are things that georgians want for themselves, for their families, and for their communities. and the right to vote is preservative of all of the other rights that we have. and it s necessary for all of the things that we re fighting for. thank you for being with me. i so appreciate your time. thank you. thank you so much for having me, jose. thanks. still ahead, kids in the nation s second largest school district going back to school today, despite the highest-ever covid rates among staff and students. ten times what it was before the break. we re live there, next. and we re watching capitol hill, where dr. anthony fauci and cdc director rochelle walensky are testifying in front of a senate committee about the omicron response. we re going to bring you there shortly. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports. you there shortly. you re watching jose az-balart reports.
good morning, it s nine o clock. welcome to bbc news, i m victoria derbyshire. here are your headlines. a day of critical court hearings for prince andrew and virginia guiffre his lawyers in new york will argue that her civil case against him, alleging he sexaully assaulted her when she was 17, should be thrown out. millions of pupils across the uk are back to school today, amid concerns about covid related staff shortages. if you re back to school today, are there enough covid tests to check you all? are there enough teachers? and in england, how do you feel about wearing masks again for your lessons? let me know on instagram or twitter. delays and cancellations on the rail network as around one in ten staff are off work due to covid and isolating. a university dropout who became a silicon valley success story has been convicted of fraud for lying