committee can do about it. judge for yourself, is it working or not? we think that it is. plus as kids go back to school, how pro covid governors are putting backlash ahead of the health of their constituents. letting my people have freedom. it starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. after a week of breath taking revelations about the scope of donald trump s failed coup plot, the investigation into that plot is accelerating. political reporting, the senate judiciary committee is scheduled to interview former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen and former acting deputy attorney general richard donahue in the coming days. based on great reporting and e-mails obtained and released by
like you damn well better sure let me know if there s a covid case in my kid s class. just going to say that as a parent, like i think most parents probably feel the same way. in this case, i know the superintendent oversees schools and this is sort of the floor, not the ceiling, right, of president obama. it s not like they re banning schools from telling them but on the mask question, governor abbott has attempted to stop schools from requiring it and houston independent school district says this last night. during tonight s meeting, superintendent announced he will oppose a mask mandate, to be voted on next week by the word of education. that is not within your governoring purview, but do you support that decision? absolutely. i absolutely support superintendent in that decision, superintendent house and in any other school districts in harris county across the state that are
we ve had several big events in south dakota already. we had the first spectator attended professional sport, the professional bull riding was held in south dakota. we had the july 3rd event, and saw no increase in cases because of the crowd that gathered to celebrate our country s freedom and independence. we ve been back to normal for over three months here in south dakota. we know we can have these events. give people information, let them protect their health but enjoy their way of life and enjoy events like the sturgess mid-atlantic rally. we hope people come. our economy benefits when people come and visit us. there s some good data to suggest that sturgess wound up being one of the most catastrophic covid cases event. what happens when hundreds of thousands of people gather in tight spaces like bars and restaurants and concert venues in a small town over the course of ten days amid a once in a
governor abbott banned mask requirements in texas school, too. and then just took their covid policy to a whole other level. they issued new guidelines saying that schools are not required to notify parents if there s a covid case in the classroom. for context, texas schools are required to notify parents within 48 hours if a kid in the class room gets lice. judge, it s great to have you. let s start on this one. i mean, i want to say this is an innocent mistake or something, but i saw the texas education agency put this out today on twitter and i couldn t believe what i was seeing. am i nuts? am i missing something? how can it not be a requirement you let parents know if a kid in
if you are not together and can t go home. remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. today is the first day of the annual motorcycle rally in sturgess, south dakota. expect rising covid cases and the very transmissible delta variant. 70,000 people are expected to attend. the associated press interviewed one enthusiasts that made the trek all the way from hungary, who said he managed to evade rules. nearly half a million people said to hell with masking and social distancing. they made the trip to sturgess. perhaps because the republican government basically told everyone they had nothing to worry about.