kids out. the unions continue to play games. these are the folks that have been saying for the last two years to follow the science. all the scientists say the kids should be back in school. the secretary of education says kids should be back in school along with president biden. let s get our kids back in schools. let s quit playing these games and god bless the 10% of teachers in chicago that showed up voluntarily yesterday. let s get our good teachers back in the classroom. let s support them, our kids and our families and let s get our kids caught up. harris: an excellent point about those who volunteered. i m calling what you are doing the kryptonite to the teachers union. keep us posted whether you hear back for them after it starts to roll out. governor doug ducey of the great state of arizona with us today. the cdc rapidly is firing off updates and changes to their covid guidelines. we know the situation medically
making on how we re addressing the pandemic through messaging or through political concerns. harris: jackie heinrich live at the white house. they are defending the cdc admit criticism its new post infection testing guidelines are confusing saying the president has full confidence in his medical team of experts at the cdc. this as the director walensky denies a nationwide testing shortage influenced the agency s decision not to include a testing component in the revised quarantine guidance. days earlier she made the case testing after isolation is unnecessary because the tests don t reliably measure whether a person is contagious. yet the cdc last month relied on testing in other policies it announced. like the test to stay program to keep kids exposed to covid in school. also the policy to allow sick healthcare workers to return to work. yet another policy the cdc
and lawmakers on you will capitol hill are probing the need and willingness to pass yet another covid relief package. the white house says they are constant bely in contact with congressional leaders about the needs of the american people but right now there is no specific request for more aid, bret. bret: jacqui, thank you. now to chicago. chicago teachers refusing to return to in person learning until omicron subsides or new safety measures are put in place. the late night decision impacting more than 300,000 students, not to mention their parents. chicago s mayor lori lightfoot blasting union leaders for, quote: politicizing the pandemic. correspondent garrett tenney has the latest from chicago. we failed by the public health office. chicago teachers refusing to show up at schools today. after 73% of union members voted against in person instruction. the union argues schools are no longer safe, due to a surge of