don t say gay bill. it prohibits gender identity through the third grade in florida s elementary schools. on march 7, chapek told employees as we ve seen time and again, corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds. instead, they re often weaponized by one side or the other to further divide and inflame. he said he did not want the company to become a political football. at that time, more than 150 companies had already signed a letter opposing the legislation. two days later, chapek changed course, amid widespread outrage from disney employees and fans. he called governor desantis to express disappointment with the law. on the same day at an annual shareholders meeting he said our originally approach no matter how much attention didn t quite get the job done. he further apologized at a town hall for staff on march 21. on march 28th, desantis signed the bill into law. we ve seen corporate activism, guns after parkland, social justice after george floyd. the
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just traveling that close to strangers, i feel like better safe than sorry in this case i d rather not get sick. i ll keep it on. reporter: a national poll finds 56% favor keeping the transportation mask mandate while 24% oppose it. it s not just air travelers. masking rules vary from city to city, buses, trains, and subways. with many people asking should they drop the mask or double mask? adding to the mask confusion the justice department s decision to appeal that federal judge s order that struck down the mask mandate. we ll respect the ruling, but we re still going to follow the science, and that s why we re appealing. reporter: but it s a gamble many public health experts worry the cdc could be handcuffed if the appeals court agrees it exceeded its authority. when the next big crisis hits, we want a cdc that s strong, nimble and decisive and that won t happen if the court curtails it. reporter: confusion
Your readers. public health and legal experts worry it could diminish power over public health. and did you see how the media reacted to the end of the mask mandate? not good. did it say the end of the mask mandate literally in the middle of a flight? those a hole, calls win. i don t think this ruling makes a lot of legal sense spirits because she obviously is clueless. this is a legal ruling. it is not a scientific ruling. that is not only the right time but clearly not the right manner in which overturned. the idea some random federal judge in florida would overturn the center for disease control is also a scary precedent dissent. greg: terrible. the fact is there is no mask confusion. if you want to wear one, knock yourself out because if you don t, someone unmasked will.
We believe that cdc has clear statutory authority for the mask mandate and the cdc has assessed it is necessary for the health of the american people particularly the traveling public. as the debate over masking continues the mandates haven t gone away. los angeles county requires masks on all public transportation including at lax and burbank airports and here in new york city you must wear a mask to ride the subway or bus and you must wear one at jfk and laguardia you aren t required to do so if you catch a flight across the river in newark, new jersey. milwaukee, students are getting a real world example how government works. monday they were told the max mandate for all school distinct staff and students ended. two days later they were told the masks had to come back on. sandra. sandra: confusion. mask confusion. okay. thank you very much, david lee miller. they want as many illegal