get back to work. mark meredith is live in washington with the latest, good morning, mark. ashley good morning to you guys and chicago getting another day off today after city leaders in teachers union failed to reach an agreement on pandemic particle. the union voted earlier in the week to move classes online because of sharp increase in covid cases but instead the school system canceled activities altogether. the city said remote learning is not a viable alternative to in person learning and war of words with 350,000 kids. union leaders say they stand behind their efforts. going to schools, it puts us at risk and students and families at risk of contracting the coronavirus, and the public health office. todd: chicago s mayor lori lightfoot calls it illegal and both parents and students across this to be are now suffering all because of a political bath. when you tell me you re too busy to be at the table all day long to get a deal done, you tell that to our parents
president harris and congress. he said the former president bears singular responsibility. the vice president oddly used the ceremony to push for voting reform. president biden: for first time in our history a president had not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. we all saw what our nation would look like if the forces who seek to dismantle our democracy are successful. harris: now the backlash for the white house going full hog politics. put former republican congressman trey gowdy and some republicans say it is time to bury the divisiveness. this country is not going to be united because of some speech of made by a president and former president but only when people are sick and tired of the conf
because its demands weren t met. more than 90% faxed. don t take my word for it. the entire school system for what? when our district was always remote, our children suffered. there is no disputing that reality, we should not be politicizing the pandemic. that is a mistake. and ultimately hurts our children and families. i believe schools should remain open. they have what they need because the american rescue plan we provided the states with 130 billion. a billion dollars. to specifically keep our students safe and schools open. to speak of the union is demanding that they spend even e money for a safer work environmt the city of chicago already got $2 billion in covid funds for schools. so what happened all the money? and then there s the signs. eve heard it over and over again. chicago s top docs blasting the unions for not listening. at least among children, we have to think of this as similar to the flu. you add vaccination on top of that, the risk is even lower. and
tonight at eight. on cnn. biden s ready. the president s reelection announcement could be just days away. what s his pitch to retake the white house and man versus mouse? they may have run florida for 50 years before i got on the scene, but they don t run florida anymore. desantis is upping the stakes in his battle against disney. but is it a war he can actually win? plus mccarthy s mountain. house speaker must get his debt ceiling plan through the house caucus. give him the votes he needs. right now. i m leaning now supporting this package support the framework, but i haven t looked at. i got to go look at the text. the devil s in the details. hello and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. and so the countdown begins in just a matter of days. president biden is expected to take the plunge and formally announced his bid to retake the white house. it is a move that the president has held off making for months now. but it is also a move that however he that he s