how to fight back. i am harris faulkner, you are in the faulkner focus the formal travel advisory tells african americans, people of color, and lgbtq individuals to stay away from florida. the governor s office says it s a stunt. and he s in good company. a lot of people agree. this is really stupid. it doesn t make any sense. i don t even know what the naacp is talking about. this is silly, it s done its political. it really is a fear mongering publicity stunt. i find it, they are very much to be in bad taste. with this is really about is the fight over whether or not to include the ap african-american studies program for florida high school students. the naacp president derek johnson cites the recent decision by the governor desantis on schoolwork you heard geraldo rivera talking about it. the naacp president claims it erases black history and says governor desantis has to go. the governor has perfected our status to gain campaign contributions. we are advising afri
western civilizations has no inherent value whatsoever? we have teachers who are not able to teach the curriculum that they want because they disagree with ron desantis and his view of the world. that is limiting free speech. they are trying to shield students from the truth about history. we are nothing without our history. which is exactly why conservatives are going after public education in america. to erase, dismantle and rewrite the true account of our past. what happened on this soil, the oppression that was fought and overcome. and what shaped who we are and the very moment we are in. history is vital, as is knowledge. it s why education is so often ground zero in the u.s. culture wars. and why florida governor ron desantis apparent white house ambition strikes at the heart of the american classroom. desantis has staked his political future on a bid to block an advanced placement course in african-american studies, saying it lacks educational value. it s that f
slow start, putting it bluntly, quote, welcome to the seinfeld congress. it is a show about nothing. the vote on congresswoman omar is one of the political squabbles unfolding while the nation ticks a day closer to defaulting on its debts. house speaker kevin mccarthy met with president biden yesterday, but there doesn t appear to have been any progress on the debt limit. the president did strike this optimistic tone while speaking this morning. start treating each other with respect. that s what kevin and i are going to do. not a joke. but a good meeting yesterday. we ll get latest ahead. also this morning, day four of that deadly ice storm across the south. cars are spinning out of control on highways. thousands of flights delayed and canceled. and in texas, nearly half a million people are facing the bone chilling cold without power. it is scary. definitely scary. i can say that. it is very slippery out here. probably one of the worst. we ll get an update from
i m lindsay. i am in for yasmin. breaking news, nbc news confirms that the doj is now investigating the laboratories. that is the company at the center of the national baby formula shortage. meanwhile, merrick garland sends a clear message to jim jordan and other house republicans. hands off of the investigations. he promised to meet with kevin mccarthy. this is an invitation with a warning. no negotiations on the debt ceiling. a florida judge ordered donald trump to pay for one lawsuit that never should ve been filed. a former president withdraws another against the attorney general. ron desantis takes aim at an african american studies class. critics argue that he is taking his anti woke strategy too far. plus, alec baldwin in the charges against him in the rust set shooting. and this. drop it, drop it. a terrifying scene at an indiana walmart caught on body cam footage. we have that for you coming up. we re gonna start with that breaking news. the doj is investigating
building get to faced over ally. hutchinson they re testifying. coming up, i ll talk to alexander vindman, who knows what it is like to face the trump intimidation machine will coming forward to tell the truth anyway. also florida s don t say gay law takes in effect with schools banning rainbows and a report on that is ahead. we want to begin this hour once again with that breaking news out of, uvalde texas. and battle school police chief pete arredondo says he will step down from the uvalde city council, according to the uvalde leader news. an official from uvalde said, peter redondo indicated that he intended to resign from the city of uvalde city council. while it is the right thing to do, no one from the city has seen a letter or other documentation of his resignation or spoken with him. and quote. let s bring in state senator roland gutierrez who represents uvalde. thank you so much for being with us senator. you ve been on the frontlines trying to find out what happen