why are you up here? when i was your age, we couldn t stream a movie when the power went out. you re only a year older than me. you have no idea how good you ve got it. huh? what a time to be alive. introducing the next generation 10g network. only from xfinity. the future starts now. it is the top of the hour. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we re grateful you re sharing an afternoon with us. i m boris sanchez. it s great to be with you. hi, everyone, i m jessica dean. let s get to new york where barricades are up, some protesters are out and it s all in response to a former president s prediction. donald trump saying he ll be arrested today and directing his supporters to, quote, protest and take back our nation. officials say since his online post, the fbi and other federal authorities have seen an uptick in violent rhetoric, calling for civil war but nothing near the levels, they say, before the january 6th capitol riot. the manhattan da is not commenting about an
teacher shortage. so we know the struggles but what about the solution? well we brought together a group of 7 educators from across the country to help us navigate these challenges. and bridge gap between parents and teachers here s part one of that conversation. watch. thank you y all for being with me great to have your beautiful faces teachers you re the backbone of our kids that spent majority of time with you guys thank you for taking time to talk with us there s so much to talk about with education today but i want to really go back to decision that you guys made and why, why did you decide to be an educator? i ll start with you, elizabeth. i knew when i was in college that i wanted to help people. i wanted to make a difference in the world and that was reason for going into teaching. bridget? i had influential teachers with my friends and we would go home from school and we would play school so kind of been in me since i was young. lawrence: when did you deci
teacher shortage. so we know the struggles but what about the solution? well we brought together a group of 7 educators from across the country to help us navigate these challenges. and bridge gap between parents and teachers here s part one of that conversation. watch. thank you y all for being with me great to have your beautiful faces teachers you re the backbone of our kids that spent majority of time with you guys thank you for taking time to talk with us there s so much to talk about with education today but i want to really go back to decision that you guys made and why, why did you decide to be an educator? i ll start with you, elizabeth. i knew when i was in college that i wanted to help people. i wanted to make a difference in the world and that was reason for going into teaching. bridget? i had influential teachers with my friends and we would go home from school and we would play school so kind of been in me since i was young. lawrence: when did you deci
teacher shortage. so we know the struggles but what about the solution? well we brought together a group of 7 educators from across the country to help us navigate these challenges. and bridge gap between parents and teachers here s part one of that conversation. watch. thank you y all for being with me great to have your beautiful faces teachers you re the backbone of our kids that spent majority of time with you guys thank you for taking time to talk with us there s so much to talk about with education today but i want to really go back to decision that you guys made and why, why did you decide to be an educator? i ll start with you, elizabeth. i knew when i was in college that i wanted to help people. i wanted to make a difference in the world and that was reason for going into teaching. bridget? i had influential teachers with my friends and we would go home from school and we would play school so kind of been in me since i was young. lawrence: when did you deci
a crescendo of frustration that goes back many, many, many years. this new team has inherited these conditions. we are negotiating. i remain hopeful we ll be able to have a legitimate kgs that may result in a prec precedent-setting contract. superintendent, the workers talk about feeling disrespected by the district. i m wondering how you respond to that. what do you think they mean by that? i know exactly what the workers mean by that. number one, years of substandard compensation at levels that, quite frankly in a community like los angeles where the cost of living, the cost of housing, are so high, have been have put our workforce, particularly the lowest wage earnings, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodial staff, in a position where they cannot live in the communities where they work. also allegations that go back a long time regarding some workplace conditions. that is why we continue to