karl rove and geraldo rivera talking about biden's pledge to bring the nation together. breaking news. chicago has just reached a tentative agreement with the teacher's union with a small group that is supposed to return this thursday. in san francisco, getting close to a deal contingent on vaccine availability. that will take awhile. let's go to philadelphia where teachers are now defying the call by the superintendent that they must return to class. this looks like it could be a volatile situation. here's what the teachers are being asked to do. it's a small scale plan. return a limited number, about 9,000 students, by february 22. that gives them another two weeks to iron things out. they're already saying that they will not go back. workers all over the united states have return to their jobs. here's a look at the parents versus the unions across america starting with parents explaining that irside. >> she's been asking me what the point of living is. what's the point? >> my kids have suffered through this process. we've had to withdraw my doubter from school. she has significant disabilities and cannot learn virtually. >> come to school. everybody is not doing stuff, what makes the kids? >> everybody is doing stuff across the country. we're's where the unions and the teachers stand on this. watch this. >> nothing convinces me that it's safe to go back into that school. >> the laws of our students and our educators are at stake. >> i get that the kids need to be back in school. but i also get that i want to see my son graduate from college. i want to see grandkids. >> the first thing we need to do in the middle of a pandemic is create confidence, not distress. we had distress with donald trump. >> mike tobin has been following developments. hi, mike. >> let's start here in chicago, martha. long last we have potentially a disagreement that could get chicago school teachers and their students back in the classroom. the mayor announcing the break-through yesterday. >> i want to reiterate to parents that we're ready to reopen. we originally introduced our plan in august. since then, we strengthened the poliies and the plans. >> it's been a challenging process. i believe that getting our students back in school is worth it. >> now, the teacher's union was less optimistic tweeting there's no agreement with the union and the board of a education. we have a relative agreement. it calls for a turn to the classroom if teachers have access to the vaccine as it has thresholds to halt in-person learning if the virus makes a comeback. the effort to get back in the collapse room took a step back in fall fall where 2,000 educators didn't show up at the urging of the federation of teachers. >> they're afraid for themselves, for their families, for the students and their entire school communities. they're right. the district has an abysmal track record when it comes to addressing health and safety. >> sandra: . >> now san francisco announced an agreement. but just that quickly, the district attorney says he will file a motion that is part of an existing lawsuit to compel the school direct to come into compliance with state requirements. martha, back to you. >> thanks, mike. now philadelphia. thanks. so an opinion piece, the "wall street journal" editorial board calling out these teachers and unions and president biden's reaction to that. one of the things i'm picking up here, kimberly, we're seeing an ultimatum come to the forefront here. this is dr. william higt. he's the subject in philadelphia. he says you're expected to be in your building monday and should choose not to do so, you will face disciplinary action, this is getting to a different level here. >> yeah. you're seeing that across the country and all of your places where you're getting union movement, albeit very small. in chicago, they made similar types of threats to the teachers and unions saying you could end up being locked out of the system and not paid. you do not respond to the summons. in san francisco, the city attorney actually has filed a lawsuit to get the teacher's back to school. you're seeing the kind of threats that you mentioned in philadelphia. think about this for a minute, martha. these are democratic poll situations breaking with one of their biggest constituents, unions. it's because it has now reached a point that no one can justify these continued strikes and refusals to go back to school. >> in chicago, they spent $100 million on safety measures, ventilation. it was down time for these schools to be getting ready for this. the fact that they need time and money is questionable. here's president biden asked about this in the super bowl interview. watch this. >> it is a national emergency. it is a national emergency. >> you think it's time for schools to reopen? >> i do, safely. reopen safely. you have to have fewer people in classrooms, you have to have ventilation systems that have been reworked. our cdc commissioner will be coming out with science-based judgment within i think as early as wednesday. >> so he says that is happening wednesday. she came out a couple days ago and said you don't need vaccinations to get back in the classroom. white house is on a couple of different pages here, kim. >> yeah, it's good to at least hear joe biden say they need to reopen. the reality is, we've had cdc guidance saying this is happen safely for awhile. the other thing worth pointing out a lot of focus on the bill school districts. 3/4s of the districts that are not fully or only partially reopened. but do the math. that means a quarter of schools out there in the united states have been safely reopened. you're not seeing any of these horror stories coming out that the teachers unions are suggesting. you know how to do it and do it safely and at this point, all of this sounds like an excuse to not go work. >> it sounds like that. we're seeing a lot of interest in school choice that is cropping up in a lot of states as well. the "wall street journal" has an article about that that people should look at. there's political movement on this issue. kimberly strossle. thank you. and president bipartisan has ditched bipartisanship and embraced demands. john cornyn has more. >> don't worry. hang on. we're going smaller. it's going to take us longer. like until 2025. that's the republican answer. i can't in good conscious do that. here's huge news for veteran homeowners who need cash. refiplus from newday usa. record low mortgage rates have fallen again, while home values just keep climbing. refiplus lets you refinance at record low rates plus get an average of $50,000 for retirement tomorrow and for peace of mind today. refiplus. it's huge news. it's only for veterans. and it's only from newday usa. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like emily lower their blood sugar. a majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. here's your a1c. oh! my a1c is under 7! 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>> i put it in but i don't think it's going to survive. >> he referred this weekend as you noted in your question of the parliamentary process. most likely will pass at this point, the reconciliation process. there's a parlimentarian that will end up what will be in the final package. >> here's a virtual tour of a mass vaccination site in arizona, martha. >> martha: thanks, peter. let's bring in republican senator john cornyn of texas. great to see you. thanks for being here today. so you have about $4.5 trillion that has been designated for covid relief. another $1.9 in the pipe line. $2,000 checks and another $3,000 plus for each child and every family. what do you think of this package and what do you think the impact will be on the u.s. economy? >> martha, we're in favor of targeted relief that deals with the covid-19 pandemic. the number that the president has given us is an absurdly high number. it's not targeted on the people that need it most. there's a bipartisan counter proposal for about $600 billion more targeted to people that need it with the goal of getting kids safely back to school and work. but president biden contrary to this public statement wants to do this alone and he will run into obstacles like you just discussed with the reconciliation process. so we're happy to help where needed. spend more money for the sake of spending more money project that they seem to be on is a bridge too far. >> martha: even larry summers a clinton administration economist expressed concern this could lead to inflation. it's not like this money goes out the door, things will get better. they could get worse because of all of this money going out the door. >> that's right. we know this -- different people have been -- suffered differently during the pandemic. some folks haven't been at work in a long time. they lost their jobs. others have been fully employed and receiving a paycheck. so this idea of just throwing more money at it -- i know larry sumners was in the dog house for even suggesting this is going to lead to inflation and other negative consequences. i think he's right. >> martha: i want to turn my attention to chuck schumer. why he's cozying up 0 aoc's wing of the party. why he might find that favorable. he's backed a new push to decriminalized cannabis, sign on to the baby bonds proposal, address the wealth gap and to call on mr. biden to cancel student debt. what do you make of your colleague's movement here? >> looks like progressives like bernie sanders, aoc and elizabeth warren are in the driver's seat and they have people that are pragmatic scared with the prospect of a mid-term primary. the problem that they have is the progressives are driving their entire party to the hard left. as we saw november 3 in the house, republicans made gains. we defended senate seats that some people thought we would lose. i don't think this move to the hard left that aoc and bernie sanders and elizabeth warren are pushing chuck schumer in will help him in 2022. it's up to them. >> martha: he may have a primary from aoc in time. she says she doesn't want to stay in congress forever. we'll see what he has to confront in the coming years. senator cornyn, thanks very much. >> thanks, martha. >> martha: so karl rove writing "biden wants to create new programs, not find a compromise." he's here with geraldo rivera on his 180-degree turn on push for unity. last night the boss, bruce springsteen was out there anti-president trump called for unity at the super bowl at the very center of this nation. >> we need the middle. we just have to remember the very soil we stand on is common ground. 0 some say this is my greatest challenge ever. but i've seen centuries of this. with a companion that powers a digital world, traded with a touch. the gold standard, so to speak ;) with oscar mayer deli fresh it's not just a sandwich, far from it. it's a reason to come together. it's a taste of something good. a taste we all could use right now. so let's make the most of it. and make every sandwich count. with oscar mayer deli fresh if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. and make every sandwich count. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops probably won't touch me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. what is that? 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>> i think they're both in their own way right. remember, liz cheney had a responsibility when the motion was brought to the floor of making a decision whether she agreed with the fundamental thrust of the charges, which was the president had incited people who then went to the capitol and tried to disrupt a constitutionally mandated joint session of the united states congress. lindsey graham has a different responsibility. he's job is to listen to the charges made by the house manager. they both have a different responsibility but they both agree on the same thing. the president bears responsibility for his actions on that day and history will judge him and judge him harshly. took 27 hours for him to condemn the violence while it was going on. he said to the rioters, i love you. you're special people. what we needed was a harsh and tough condemnation of the violence and anybody that stood for his views and values to walk away at that moment. so you know, they each had a different responsibility. >> martha: geraldo, final thought. i heard trey gowdy talking about the attorneys and their perspective. it surprised president trump what happened, why didn't you kick in to try to do what you could to stop it? >> well, first, if i may quickly endorse liz cheney. i think she's suburb. she's a profile in courage. i applaud everything she's done. she's my favorite member of congress now. in terms of this case, if it were a criminal case, i think the president would beat it. how do you show that he intended to cause what happened when all of those capital police and everybody was there? nobody expected a raid on the united states capitol? so i think given everything that has happened, the president will be aadmonished, tarred by histoy but will survive intact. >> martha: geraldo and karl, great. thanks. good to see you. >> thank you. >> martha: the white house responding to questions of intelligence briefings about the former president. should he or shouldn't he get them. watch this. >> the president said when asked, there was no need for him to receive them. he referenced of course his erratic behavior, which any american would agree with him on. >> martha: every former president has access to intelligence briefings. former director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe joins me exclusively after this. veteran homeowners: during uncertain times, money in the bank can bring you and your family real piece of mind. refiplus from newday usa can make it happen. refiplus lets you refinance at the lowest mortgage rates in history plus get an average of $50,000 cash for the financial security you and your family deserve. refiplus, only from newday usa. the holidays weren't exactly smooth sledding this year, eh santa? 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>> no. >> they have to stop enriching uranium first. >> nodding yes. the press secretary tried to go a step further. moments, former national director of national intelligence john ratcliffe will join us. first, trey yingst reporting on this from jerusalem. hey, trey. >> hi, martha. good afternoon. like many disagreements between washington an tehran, the nuclear deal is shaping up to be a competition of who blinks first. yesterday iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah, spoke saying all u.s. sanctions on his country would have to be lifted before returning to the iran nuclear deal. president biden said that america won't lift sanctions until they stop enriching uranium. while president biden has indicated a willingness to return to the 2015 deal, a number of items like ballistic missile would have to be negotiated. jen psaki addressed the president's actions saying a new deal would move forward only if iran comes in to compliance with the agreement. leadership is not going to negotiate policy action including proxy action in the middle east. further negotiations won't be straightforward. iran is enriching uranium and 20% and building centrifuges. anthony blinken said iran could be three giving their trajectory. the closer that iran has, the more tension in the middle east creases. if a deal is struck between the united states and the other partners won't erase the knowledge that i ran has gained over the past several years while violating key terms of the deal. martha? >> martha: thanks, trey. trey yingst in jerusalem. john ratcliffe is here with us. when you listen to trey's report and the back and forth and the progress made in the middle east in the trump administration, a new coalition built, where do you think this is headed? >> we shouldn't lift sanctions. martha, within days after joe biden became president-elect biden, he talked about wanting to return to the uranium nuclear deal. my hope is once he started to receive intelligence briefings, he would change his mind. there's no intelligence to support that. what the intelligence shows, martha, is that iran is weaker, poorer and less influential in the middle east than they've been in decades. we have peace in the middle east because iran is poorer, weaker. peace agreements with israel and bahrain and uae would not have been possible in the past. iran is not able to bully their middle east neighbors and as a result, american troops are safer, the middle east is safer and there's no justification, no intelligence that would warrant going back to an iranian nuclear deal. >> martha: a great point. you're more privy than anyone. they're much more isolated than they have been in a long time. that was part of the goal was to build this coalition with other middle east countries and israel to put them on an idea, which is pretty much where they are. they're thrilled there's even a discussion about to take place in terms of reopening these negotiations. i also want to get your thoughts on china, this is what the president had to say about why he hadn't talked to president xi of china yet, where all that is going. watch this. >> i've said to him all along that we need not have a conflict. i'm not going to do at this time way trump did it. we're going to focus on international rules of the road. >> international rules of the road. where have they gotten missed in the past with china and what do you think the president needs to be aware of? 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>> thanks, chad. as mention, michael waltz, a florida native joins me now. the first green beret to serve in congress and a former white house and pentagon adviser. thank you very much. good to see you this afternoon, representative waltz. so all of the organizations that i mentioned that you served in and served your country in, they have rules. you have to stick to them. is that the case for some and not for others on the hill? >> at 18 years old in the army, you learn a very basic leadership principal. lead by example. put the rules in place and lead by example. time after time, whether it's pelosi or other leading democrats where they don't field like they need to do that. whether it is with this in the magnetometers or her going to california and getting her hair done when salons were shut down. newsome at the french laundry. one point i want to make on this from a security standpoint, there's capitol police officers at these magnetometers, frisking us down out there in the house rather than securing the capitol grounds from threats that we can't get briefings on. we still have national guardsmen throughout aware from their families and the jobs supplemental -- >> martha: a great point there. you have thousands out there and none of you have apprised for why they're there? 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>> thanks for having me, first. what our entire profession and include not just mds but everybody else you mentioned and quite a few or they ares agrees on is what is published in the medical literature, endorsed by the cdc and the governor of california and so many others, this is a safe time for teachers to return to school. this is an essential time. students have been out over a year and counting. for students to be back in the classroom for their health, their academic health, mental health and economic health of families and communities. we see it as a medical crisis for kids that is worse than even the pandemic itself. >> martha: i talked a lot about the emotional impact, suicides are rising. a terrible story. on the other side, teachers say i want to be around to see my son get married. i don't want the risk. nobody can convince me that well the not elevate my risk what do you say to them? >> i say look at the facts. in march, back over the summer even, we didn't have the kind of medical data to answer that question. right? today when we look at the many school districts around the country, which are open, we look at the school districts outside of the u.s. that are open, when you look at private schools in the u.s. amidst cities where the public schools are closed, the number of cases among teachers and students has been minimal and not exceeded the case count in the general population. so you're seeing the number of teachers that are infected are probably getting infected at home, at the grocery store, when they go out with their friends, they do other gatherings and not getting infected at school. >> martha: thanks, doctor. great to have you with us today. that is "the story" of this monday, february 8. 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