New York City Public School families, 400,000 families responded. Ive never heard anything like that. 75 of them want their kids back in school in september. So the people are speaking, the obligation to respond to that but to do it safely and do it well. Dana will talk to former education secretary ernie duncan in a moment about all sorts of things regarding schools but first to laura ingle with the latest on School Reopening plans across the country. Laura, this is very much on the minds of american parents. You go to any neighborhood in america and you walk on the street and talk to parents and this is what they are talking about. The word that we are hearing mostly is hybrid. Its going to be the word of the new school year for so many across the country, as parents, educators and lawmakers try to strike the balance between safety and schooling for the fall semester. As we take a look at the numbers, they continue to change. At least 39 states have released School Reopening guidance
The whole country is watching georgia voters to see what we will do at this historic moment. Against the democratic onslaught and this radical socialist agenda. Why democrats are sounding the alarm during the final days a campaign. Jillian good riddance 2020, new yorkers destroying bad memories from a quite unforgettable year. Just in time to welcome a new decade. Fox and friends first starts right now. Welcome to new york welcome to new york jillian i dont know how to feel about new years eve this year. Everyone excited for 2021 but it feels like i dont know how to describe it. Should we be celebrating . Todd remember when the millennium, which one is the millennium, the one that starts with a 0 or oh one . We can all agree we are happy to see 2020 and her our lives. You are watching fox and friends first. Todd the senate will take up the bill for stimulus checks, 2,000 and vote whether to override Donald Trumps veto. Reporter republicans appear without it. Reporter House Republicans
Many republicans worried about the huge price tag. Increasing the payments from 600 to 2,000 will cost 463 billion. Bernie sanders threatening to filibuster until the senate votes. The physical lock step with President Trump. Its up to the senate, every Senate Democrat is for it. But, unfortunately, we dont have the republicans on board. Republican senator marco rubio says he support the plan, quote i share many of my colleagues concern about the longterm effects of additional spending. Buff we cannot ignore the fact that millions of working class families across the nation are still in dire need of relief. Coming be should pass regulation to increase direct payments to americans to 2,000. The 600 stimulus checks are expected to be shipped out as early as next week. The house voting overwhelmingly to overturn the president wants veto or 740 billion defense bill over 140 republicans voted against the president. It will defense bill passed 59 straight years. The president vetoed it last
However, thats not our first choice. The president doesnt want to shut down. If one happens, i think you only have one place to look, and thats to the democrats, who are holding our military and our National Security hostage by trying to push through other policies that have nothing to do with the budget. Dana peter ducy is live on capitol hill. Are any democrats willing to agree to a spending bill if daca is not addressed . Reporter none that we know. They want it by friday at midnight. The white house sent john kelly here to the capitol to meet with the congressional the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to see what kind of flexibility they may have on daca, but it does not sound like he moved the ball. I left the meeting with a great deal of optimism. It was a rehash with the general kelly in terms of he explained Congress Progress to get this solved. Reporter just a few minutes ago senator lindsey graham, who has been working with democrats on an immigration deal that is now stalled, s