omicron subsides or new safety measures are put in place despite their 91% vaccination rate. remote learning is very negative impact on children s mental health. president biden says schools are fully equipped to stay open. president biden: i believe schools should remain open. they have what they need. because the american rescue plan the first or second month we were in office that i signed in march we provided the states with $130 billion with a b, billion dollars to specifically keep our students safe and schools open. garrett tenney is live for us from chicago. good morning. trace, good morning. this vote wasn t even close. the teachers union says last night s 73% voted against showing up for in-person classes today. in a move to essentially try and force the school district to go completely online. this morning the union s president defended that decision saying the city has not done enough to protect teachers and keep them safe. what the mayor doesn t understan
lawrence, you have a big show tonight at 7:00, right? i m hosting fox news prime time. watch brian on radio on ainsley bible study on fox nation. you got it all in there. watch me on radio and watch lawrence tonight. great job, guys. dana: devastating setback for families. omicron variant fueling a new wave of school closures despite the u.s. spending more than $100 billion to prevent that exact thing from happening. i m dana perino. bill is off. good morning, trace. good morning to you, dana, good morning. i m trace gallagher. this is america s newsroom. chicago becoming the latest district to cancel classes after the teachers union voted to return to remote learning. late night decision affecting more than 300,000 students who just went back to school this week. dana: chicago teachers are refusing to return until