Immigration banning travel from seven majoritymuslim countries in now in the hands of federal appeals court. But as the new president tries to fulfill his Campaign Promises hes facing another challenge in the senate. Abcs Maggie Rullie has more. As maggie rulli mentioned history was made on the tuesday. Pence became the first Vice President to cast the tiebreaking vote in a cabinet nomination. He swore in betsy devos as the 11th secretary of education. Like many of the president s nominees devos is a billionaire. Her husbands family founded amway and the couple are longtime republican donors. Democrats and teachers groups opposed devos nomination citing a perceived lack of experience and her advocacy for School Vouchers and Charter Schools. After that historic confirmation in the us senate, many Public School advocates voiced their displeasure with devoss new role. However supporters say devos has been a champion of whats called educational choice, which in part uses public funds to he
Male student, a sophomore, stabs five other students in patient from the locker room 2 stab wounds to the neck all taking the suspect into custody. In the parking lot our abc station livestreaming. Nats kind of a strange scene here where school would normally be getting underway on a Tuesday Morning now its just lined with fire Vehicles Police vehicles distraught parents waiting outside. Nats its not safe im transferring her. This student shaken by School Shootings elsewhere and now a sot i find it scary because now i dont think schools are safe anymore like at any second we could be walking down the hallways and then some kid could just pull out a knife on you the school facing questions about how it will detectors at schools and yet kid safety is our priority we have a Larger Community issue here and im not sure theres an easy will be working to sort through their statements as they investigate. Reorting. Police say they have no idea what the motive for the attack be working to sort