teachers to walk off the job. and not even the teachers unions are immune from being struck against. 48 field employees with the national education association voted this week to authorize a strike. over at the other major teachers union, american federation of teachers president posted on x, formerly twitter, article with the headline what s behind the increase in home schooling. she says it s because of gun violence, bullying and a lack of services for special needs students. but a lot of people in the comments pointed out also because of powerful teachers unions pushing for school closures during the pandemic and pushing for progressive curriculum. so, i guess school s out for november over there in portland. sandra: oh, man, we ll be watching that. thank you. right now by the way, as we top a brand-new hour here, president biden sitting down with xi jinping the first time in a year, and a lot of catching up to go. live shot of the balloon going down. it has been
john: kayleigh, thank you. president biden expected to meet xi later this hour as they meet face-to-face the first time in a year for a summit in california. and we are learning some major developments before those high level talks even begin. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, the top of the mountain, a long slide into the weekend from here. sandra: we are indeed. good to be with you, john. this is america reports . making headlines, expected agreement between the two global superpowers to stem the flow of fentanyl into the u.s.. and according to one report, the two leaders will sign off on a deal to rein in the use of artificial intelligence in drones and nuclear weapons. john: but critics warn it s the united states surrendering to one of the biggest adversaries with wars raging in other parts of the world. jacqui heinrich is live in san francisco ahead of this critical summit. jacqui. john, president biden heads into this summit having already clinched two o
todd: today in d.c. the national mall expected to be flooded with up to 100,000 protesters for the march israel. the goal of the demonstration is to show solidarity with the actions taken as well as condemning anti-semitism. president biden and president xi meeting in fran. folks say they are cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming in town. that s true. the white house is also planning to talk about fentanyl with the chinese in an effort to curb those drugs. we re in new york, it s [bleep], that s what it is. bret: donald trump jr. testified in the civil fraud trial against donald trump. letitia james smirking at the cameras. so much bias here. stop protesters. a web of marchers pushed into a line of officers in riot gear. officers pushed back and responded with tear gas. these photos show the cocaine in a baggie in a west wing locker for the very first time. it has been several months since the secret service abandoned its inve
moment the gate opens to let some people escape gaza, among them americans. and some of the critically injured. plus, the heavy battles in northern gaza as the largest refugee camp is hit with another air strike. an engineering student at cornell university is under arrest, accused of threatening to kill jewish students as anti-semitic threats rise here in the u.s. despite an arrest having been made over the violent threats, students are still concerned about their safety and speech. norah: the scary details after a delta copilot is accused of threatening the pilot with a gun that he had in the cockpit. why he was allowed to have the weapon on the plane. welcome to novem-brr. norah: it is starting to feel like winter a bit too early. we have the frigid forecast. breaking news: legendary basketball coach bobby knight has died. a look at his legacy. school s out for tens of thousands of students in portland, as teachers go on strike. what they re demanding. portland p
Of an atrisk high school. Three victims so far. The suspect or suspects still at large. The school there is on lockdown. Well hand it over to jake tapper with more of this coverage. Jake . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Youre looking at live pictures from kptv in portland, oregon. Were beginning today with Breaking News in our National Lead. Youre looking right now at live pictures, as i said, about a School Shooting in North Portland at Rosemary Anderson high school, where at least three victims have been shot, three people shot according to the Fire Department. It is unknown if the people shot are dead or alive. Portland police say the suspects have fled. They would not say if they were still believed to be armed or if
they clashed with police. Nearby Jefferson High School and Portland Community college in lockdown, were told. Media have been told to set up at North Killingsworth Street and kirby avenue. Thats the staging area. Well update more on that story as soon as we know