News from washington this morning from both ends of pennsylvania avenue. President obama will return to work at the white house today returning from a weeklong vacation to hear updates on the violence in ferguson, missouri with attorney general holder. Operationg military in iraq. The Washington Post reporting he plans to meet with Vice President biden and members of the National Security team to receive updates. The gathering comes a day after the president officially notified lawmakers on capitol hill that he expanded the military operation to include airstrikes targeting islamic militants. At the u. S. Capitol Congressional Quarterly notes that as of today one of the most powerful men on capitol hill is no longer a congressman. The resignation of eric cantor is now official. Two months after the rear Virginia Republicans so unexpectedly lost his primary race. Cantor a man announced resignation fans earlier this month. Allowing him to quickly transition to work in the private sector.
Enforced . Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the announcement from beijing today captured the attention of scientists diplomats and lawmakers alike. China and the United States agreed on a fasttrack effort to pump less carbon into the atmosphere. This is an ambitious goal but it is an achievable goal. Wooduff it was an unprecedented announcement from the worlds two biggest economies, and carbon polluters. President obama promised that by 2025 the u. S.
Are we already . I am with the Christian Science monitor. A principal and then a superintendent of schools. In 2019, governor lamont appointed mr. Cardoza mr. Cardona education secretary. How old are your children . Thank you for doing this. Before i deliver the ground rules, i must note todays breakfast will last 45 minutes and we will have a hard stop at 945 when the secretary 9 45 a when the secretary has to leave. Once the session ends at no at 9 45, we will email a transcript of this breakfast to all reporters shortly after we conclude. If you would like to ask questions, send me a signal and i will call on you as time permits. Secretary cardona, the floor is yours. Thank you very much. I want to say to all of you, you have a very important job, especially as our nation recovers from a onceinalifetime pandemic. The title i love more is the title i love most is that, the father of two teenagers. My wife is also an educator. She works in college career. Education is something that i
Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] are we already . Cspan, we are good . Good morning, i am Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest is the education secretary of the united states. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast, welcome. He has a lifelong resident of connecticut where he was a fourthgrade teacher, a principal and then superintendent of schools. Governor lamont appointed him commissioner of education for the state of connecticut and in march 2021, he was confirmed as the nations 12th secretary of education. He has seen the impact of the pandemic, how old are your children . Anyway, thank you again for doing this. Before i deliver the ground rules i must note that todays breakfast will last 45 minutes and will have a hard stop at 9 45 when the secretary has to leave. Now for the ground rules. We are on the record. No live blogging or tweeting while the breakfast is underway. Once the session ends at 9 45 there is no embargo.
Are we already . I am with the Christian Science monitor. A principal and then a superintendent of schools. In 2019, governor lamont appointed mr. Cardoza mr. Cardona education secretary. How old are your children . Thank you for doing this. Before i deliver the ground rules, i must note todays breakfast will last 45 minutes and we will have a hard stop at 945 when the secretary 9 45 a when the secretary has to leave. Once the session ends at no at 9 45, we will email a transcript of this breakfast to all reporters shortly after we conclude. If you would like to ask questions, send me a signal and i will call on you as time permits. Secretary cardona, the floor is yours. Thank you very much. I want to say to all of you, you have a very important job, especially as our nation recovers from a onceinalifetime pandemic. The title i love more is the title i love most is that, the father of two teenagers. My wife is also an educator. She works in college career. Education is something that i