[laughter] somebody brought licking as well, and licking s really hard to control. pete: so they say. will: what are you doing? are you questioning my ability to discipline dogs? pete: rachel, you should chime in,you re a pet parent, are you doomed to have undisciplined kids when you re a real parent? if. will: is skippy undisciplined? rachel: no, it s not. i have disciplined kids, i have a very unkiss palined dog undisciplined dog. pete, when i have a lot of kids and you re working hard, i just don t have time to do the dog. [laughter] he kind of just does his thing. pete: we moved to tennessee with two cats, and we only have one now. the tennessee wilderness got ahold of stormy. it was either a coyote, a hawk, a snake, a raccoon or a fox. so rest in peace, stormy hegset- [laughter] will: i grew up living in the rachel: ray did you name your cat after stormy daniels? pete: no, but it works nicely like that. we were going through a star wars they were very brave in ne
oregon. dan. reporter: yeah. hey, rich. as you know, very few democrats have chosen to campaign with president biden this year, but when he asked if he could come out to oregon and help with the run for governor, tina said come on out. biden s three-state western spring began in colorado where he appeared with senator michael bennett who looks to be pretty safe there. he attended fundraisers in california and now he finishes up in portland. he gives a speech on lowering cost for american families. cotech is locked in a three-person race, and it s been locked up for months. betsy thompson, most believe is taking more support from the democrat than from the republican. she attacks cotech relentlessly over the dual crises of homelessness and crime. in a statement she said, quote, i hope biden comes more often so that portland will clean up more of the trash and tendencies that tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with
If. O, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the Peril Ous Fight oer the ramparts we watched were so glal antly gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O, say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the Home Of The Brave if. Pete we may have ended with a father or grandfather with two babies, but today is mothers day. It is sunday, may 12th, year of our lord 2024, and i hope all the mothers out there know how much we love them, because we all have a mother. And happy mothers day to you. Rachel you said times 29 . 35. [laughter] pete by the end of the show. Charlie, great to have you. Wills slacking off charlie yeah, see how bad i screw it up. Pete you with wont,. Charlie not as bad as he does [laughter] pete he yous up screws up monstrously on sundays. Charlie
Behind will: the nation s latest report card shows charlie kirk may be right. and the impact of school lockdowns has become a major concern among parents heading into the midterms. our next guest prioritized getting students back into the classroom, virginia governor with glenn youngkin, and he joins us now. governor, great to have you on the program this morning. you heard that sound bite from charlie kirk. do you think that education and still the impact of covid lockdowns will be playing a big role in the midterms here just less than two weeks away? well, first, good morning, and i m hear vote here voting early, and i ask everybody to cast your vote. please, participate in this democracy. and, yes, the education issues are on the forefront of parents minds, of grandparents minds, of aunts and uncles minds. we ve seen just a tremendous loss in learning. the nape scores came out this week, and what we saw in those scores was just a horrific drop
Very difficult for all of us as a society if these kids are not prepared to enter the work force. jacqui: sure. i want to explore a connection that you re drawing between violence in schools and test scores and bring up the a.c.t. scores slipping over last couple of years. you can see on your screen missed learning during the pandemic, a.c.t. scores dropping to their lowest level in three decades, ma am takers averaging 19.8 out of a possible 36 total points on colleges admissions tests in 2022. it s the first time since 1991 that nationwide results have dipped below 20. and you believe, keri, that this is what s fueling violence in schools. explain that connection. well, i think the nape scores as well. the nation s report card. the fact of the matter is our kids are at a to 20-year low when it comes to academic performance in both and reading.