local teachers union. they had made her the poster child of a secret meeting on threats to public education. her offense? asking about the curriculum. sandra: welcome back. as america reports rolls into a second hour, i am sandra smith in new york and john, great to be back with you. john: good to have you, sandra, i am john roberts in washington. we will talk to that mom who says the union harassed her for asking basic questions. she is now fighting for air know my parents rights in education. we begin with this fox news alert. many of the breadcrumbs lead to the lab where very few actually lead to nature, if any. if we don t do it, no one will. sandra: that was the chairman of the house covid origin committee, he joined us last hour, right after the committee s first hearing wrap. he says it looks like all roads lead to a lab leak but some democrats, including the white house, are not buying it. they say the evidence remains inconclusive. john: that hearing come
airlines flight to orlando when a battery caught fire in a passengers overhead luggage. transportation secretary pete buttigieg grapples with the chaos in america s airports, he is also dealing with criticism or last month s horrific chemical train derailment in ohio. he is now admitting he was slow to respond to the disaster after waiting nearly three weeks to visit the site. it is the latest headache for buttigieg, whose two-year tenure as a cabinet secretary has been marred by crisis after crisis, turning what some saw as a stepping-stone job to the presidency into a potential career ender. our byron york writes that buttigieg s blunders are a clear indication that he is in over his head. joining us now to explain his byron york, washington examiner chief political correspondent and fox news contributor. here is what you rode about mayor pete. the peter principle suggests that peter buttigieg at just 41 years of age has already risen to his level of incompetence. it is fair to say