[laughter] hi. This is some school. This is beautiful. I love the murals. Everything, i love this school. Anyway, you do, too. [laughter] actually, i just started my semester this week, so i taught virtually last spring, like most teachers. I am so excited to be back in person in school. [applause] first Lady Biden Principal richardson, thank you for welcoming us here today. And Secretary Cardona and Mayor Bowser and chancellor, thank you for joining us as well. For families across the country, the School Year, it always brings a mix of emotions for all of us. All at once, we feel the anticipation of new classmates and teachers. The relief of not having to hear, i am bored, again and again, and the anxiety of juggling your familys complicated schedule. And that was before the uncertainties of covid. Now, a single cough can start your heart racing. And, you know, because you know that a quarantine could send your kids home and upend your life once again. Parents, this is hard, but you a
You can finish watching it on our website. We take you live to remarks on covid19 and the nations schools. President biden and first lady Jill Biden are expected to speak. Live coverage here on cspan. I love this school. Pres. Biden she is applying for a job. I just started my semester this week. I started last spring like most of the teachers. I am so excited to be back in person in school. [applause] principal richardson, thank you for welcoming us here today. And Secretary Cardona and Mayor Bowser and chancellor, thank you for joining us as well. For families across the country, the School Year, it always brings a mix of emotions for all of us. All at once, we feel the anticipation of new classmates and teachers. The relief of not having to hear , i am bored, again and again and the anxiety of a complicated schedule. And that was before the uncertainties of covid. Now, a single cough can start your heart racing. Because you know that a quarantine could send your kids home and upend
Frequently enough and find out your positive, you wone come to work and you wont infect other people. So it is really somewhat of a compromise there. Myself, i would just make it vaccinate or not but he was trying to be prodominant in his announcement. Contractors to the federal and employees must get a Covid Shot as well as Health Care workers in setting with Medicare And Medicaid reimbursement and all private companies with more than 100 workers have will have to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing. The president encouraged governors to require shots for all School Teachers and staff as well. Los angeles, the nations second largest school district, already requires the vaccine for students 12 and older. Weve been leading the nation with weekly Testing And Mask mandates and Air Filtration upgrades and now this vaccination requirement, so that kids could stay in person and that schools could remain open. This hour we do expect to lear from the president as he visits a local school h
Of tomorrows 20th Anniversary of the 9 11 Terror Attacks. The nation getting ready to mark this difficult milestone with tributes at the three sites where nearly 3,000 americans lost their lives. Terrorists using planes as missiles, crashing into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York and here at the pentagon. Their mission thwarted by passengers in a fourth plane who fought back, crashing down into a remote field in shanksville, pennsylvania, instead of the intended target, the capitol hill. In Shanksville Lanterns will be lit and placeed alongside The Wall of names commemorating the 40 passengers and crew members. President bide listen visit all Three Memorial Sites tomorrow. Were also expecting to hear from him in a few moments where hes expected to talk about how his administration is keeping students safe in the classroom during the pandemic. Were going to bring that to you live. This hour will be a busy one for us here. Well look ahead at the lessons learned and lo
Our power well i shouldn t say, there s probably more, we will do more. We will continue to try to make the case to the american people who haven t taken the vaccine, it s in your interest, can save your life and can fundamentally impact the lives of your children or the people you love. Laura: did you hear that? there is more we will do. The language is frightening on its face and now we have a handle on what it could entail. Under an article, the ap buried a nugget way down in the 17th paragraph. While more severe measures such as mandating vaccine for interstate travel has been discussed, the administration is worried they would be too polarizing for the moment. That s not to say they won t be implemented in the future as public opinion continues to shift toward requiring vaccinations as a means to restore normalcy. Their concern is about it being too polarizing? how about illegal and unconstitutional? joining me now, mercedes and jason j fitz, fox news contributor. Author of the ne