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For so many kids because coming out first at home can be absolutely horrifying and for so many people unsafe because thats not a space you can talk to people or experiment. these are people that have known you your whole life. school is a place for so many people to test the waters and decide with who and how theyre comfortable sharing their identity. and if i wasnt able to do that with a teacher first, i probably wouldnt have done it at all. >> wow. josh, the governor of florida responded to th...

Lgbtq people in florida public schools. this is scheduled to begin, take effect in july. >> leyla, how did governor desantis respond to this lawsuit today? >> reporter: he was asked about it during a press conference. he doubled down, says this is about empowering parents and making sure that they have more oversight over what their children learn in the classroom. i want to read you a direct quote from the response to the lawsuit. when asked, he said these are policy decisions. i dont think its...

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Ill tell you who will like that slide, president biden, because it kind of gives him a pass. go to college? thats up to colleges, not the federal government. go to work? thats going to be federal employers. 2 -- k. through 12 thats localities. now the question of the day. does it work? social pressure, mandates. >> maybe. but there is the chance that there could be a backlash. so this is a poll from a couple months ago, and it basically said do the unvaccinated seem unfairly pressured to get vac...

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Within your workplace, within your childs school you have appropriate levels of protection so you can prevent spread from turning into an outbreak. so think about what you can do and what those around you can do to protect yourselves. thats how we stop this pandemic. >> kids, parents, there is confusion. some of it is being, once again, politicized and weaponized. they want you to mask right in front of your kids. i dont know why that would be a dirty thing to do, by the way. what is your guidan...

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Million families are now safe. but, the work is not over. we have to do the work right now to make sure that the states and the localities disperse that money and that the structures are there for our -- for these areas to be able to efficiently do the work to get that over $40 billion out. we have to get that done. we have to get it done in 60 days. >> the experience that you bring to congress is particularly unique. you know, your background as an activist. and i wonder what did you learn on t...

Localities dont like the governors mandating things they would like to have implemented. i hope there would be discussion about that and allow the people closest to the children to make the decision. >> what about vaccine requirements in local areas or businesses for instance? >> you know, i do believe that -- i think the law is on this side and its reasonable that we should support businesses that have vaccine requirements. i dont believe the federal government should have vaccine requirements....