And rise of infections led the cdc to revise its mask mandate. Floridas governor doesnt seem to want to listen. Governor Ron Desantis just signed a new Executive Order banning schools in the state from requiring students to wear masks as they head back to the classroom. This follows outrage at School Board meetings across the country. Parents in Broward County, florida, pushed back against Mask Mandates at schools this week. My daughter didnt get to see her teacher smile. My daughter didnt get to see her friends faces unless they were sitting at lunch. We, the parents, the taxpayers alone, have the authority to decide for our children, not you, not the cdc. I dont want to wear it because i cant breathe. Its not just florida. Republican leaders at the state and local level across the country have banned schools from Mask Mandates. Even in congress, house republicans are pushing back against Speaker Nancy Pelosis new mask mandate. Thats not all the resistance to science were seeing from
Governor Ron Desantis just signed a new executive order, banning schools in the state from requiring students to wear masks as they head back to the classroom. This follows outrage at School Board meetings across the country. Parents in Broward County, florida, pushed back against Mask Mandates at schools this week. My daughter didnt get to see her teacher smile. My daughter didnt get to see her friends faces unless they were sitting at lunch. We the parent, the taxpayers alone, have the authority to decide for our children, not you, not the cdc. I dont want to wear it because i cant breathe. Its not just florida. Republican leaders at the state and local level across the country have banned schools for Mask Mandates. Even in congress, house republicans are pushing back against Speaker Pelosi Pelosis new mask mandate. And thats not all the resistance to science we are seeing from the republican party. This week, texas Senator Ted Cruz attacked the Cdcs Credibility for delivering update
Well. Cnn cnns Dianne Gallagher is there for us right now. First, whats the latest on this flight and both meanings of the word to d. C. And what texas lawmakers hope to accomplish . Well, anderson, the first of those two private planes thats carrying the democrats, who are breaking quorum by leaving the state just landed about two minutes ago. And the second one should be landing, before i finish talking to you, tonight. They are on those flights because they feel the only way that they can prevent legislation that, they think, will restrict Voting Rights and be harmful to their citizens is to break quorum because they told me that they simply dont think that the republicans are playing fair. There are two, separate bills that were introduced in the special session. Thats h. B. 3 and s. B. 1 and both do contain a whole slew of restrictions to the voting processes. And and different kinds of criminal penalties added to the voting process. Specifically, for election officials. Now, the
Love in the air. We begin, though, right now. With the lengths that texas democratic state lawmakers have just gone to try to block republicans there from passi restrictive new voting law. They have left the state entirely, and are just minutes away from touching down at washingtons dulles airport. Were expecting to hear from them, shortly, and talk to one of the topdemocratic lawmakers as well. Cnns Dianne Gallagher is there for us now. What is the latest on this flight to d. C. And what texas lawmakers hope to accomplish . Well, anderson, the first of those two private planes thats carrying the democrats who are breaking quorum, by leaving the state, just landed abouttwo minutes ago. And the second one should be landing, before i finish talking to you tonight. They are on those flights because they feel the only way that they can prevent legislation that they think will restrict Voting Rights and be harmful to their citizens is to break quorum. Because they told me that they simply d
by getting people vaccinated. new show of support for donald trump at the cpac conference under way in florida. donald j. trump ain t going anywhere. i have spoken at cpac, but that was a time when we talked about issues and what we intended to do. this just looks like a whole different day. overcast day in d.c. a live look at whichcapitol hil where there was action overnight. house democrats passed president trump s $1.9 trillion rescue bill overnight. and now it is moving on to the senate. no republicans voted for the plan. two democrats broke ranks to oppose it. but the package include s $1400 direct checks to people making less than $75,000 andly. direct aid to small businesses. and increase in the child tax credit. direct funding to state and local governments. funding for schools. and more money for vaccine distribution. a few steps still ahead before it gets to the president s desk. unemployment benefit, help for small businesses will lapse soon. so that is