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Here we have you, and youre pushing, you know, different approach perhaps, but youre p pushing. explain to our viewers what specific kind of climate programs would you and perhaps other republicans support? >> well, thank you for this opportunity. first of all, let me explain how important it is for republicans to show that we do care about this issue. i regret due to our own actions weve been branded as not caring. the reality of it is i think republicans care deeply and we have great ylds of o...

The cdc is evaluating test to stay programs in school for students who may have been exposed to covid-19 in school, can stale tend classes in person rather than quarantine at home as long as they test negative for the disease and show no symptoms. >> so the approach may seem controversial but its growing in popularity. jacqueline howard joins us with more on how some schools are following this approach. walk us through how this works. we know, look, we all want kids to learn in person. >> report...

A true exposure, you can come in, test, as long as youre negative, youre not endangering anyone, come in, do your in-person learning, and stay. then after five days test again. this has been used in europe, in multiple states around the country, and if it becomes standard, well have less kids out of school. >> big picture, the question here really is about risk reduction as opposed to risk elimi elimination. for folks who dont know, you run an hiv-aids clinic in san francisco, very different dis...

Lack of disruption the families have. test to stay allows us to say the child is asymptomatic. we can test and bring them back to school. >> the main goal is to keep kids in school if they test negative. one other thing, superintendents in illinois and kentucky said their programs are successful because theyre part of a layerlayer ed mitigation approach and they also require masks as a mitigation measure. in marietta over the weekend the school district changed its mask policy to be optional. we...