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For politics peers who are jacqui, the white house have top of mind or not? >> it does not seem to be in conversations about topics were a big issue in the virginia governors race, it seems like the white house is not put a lot of attention on how big of a factor education was. just as we talked about crime education is a psalm virginia, and issue people vote on. i think they have been mired in their own issues when it comes to covid. modeled the messaging on vaccinations, boosters, masking and ...

Were isolating ourselves and masking, vaccinated, boostered. were trying control as much as we can. >> dana: are you going to win? >> of course were going to win. we are expected to win, yes. thank you so much. we appreciate that. >> bill: you get a medal you come back, okay? >> absolutely. ill be back on your show in three or four months with a medal around my neck. >> dana: thank you so much. >> bill: stay healthy. >> have a great day. >> bill: tom brady is now retiring. you heard that right a...

Protect children or adults. and to be clear, thats not a right wing opinion. the atlantic magazine whose default setting for two full years has been screaming covid hysteria just published a piece entitled the case against masksd at school peace notes that mask, quote, provide little discernible benefit and such as the atlantic. today a team of scientists and virologists published this op ed in usa today. their conclusion quote with vaccines available, mandates are not necessary in school period...

Action to remove it now. >> reporter: in some states parents groups have criticized schools over masking and equity criteria and are angry about s.e.l. and call it a distraction or even indoctrination. what is your response to people who say this isnt real school. school should be books and time tables and phonics? why are we talking about feelings? >> well, i think talking about feelings is a great place to start but we have to teach people how to interact with each other. i think we really are...

Several other governors are considering shifts in school masking guidance. most states do not have masks required in schools. what do you think? is this the right time to remove masking? deaths are still high even though case counts are not. >> well, case counts are still high. >> well, theyre going in the right direction. thats what i meant. im sorry. i misspoke. >> but thats an important point. weve become a little bit sort of numb to how many cases we have. lets talk about new jersey, for ins...

To your point, what is taking so long? knowing about transmission among kids, knowing that kids 5 and older can be vaccinated, what is the possible defense for closing a school system entirely? a lot of schools, one kid gets sick, he comes out and school goes on, but why would you close entire schools as some districts still are doing? >> im glad you asked this question. schools are near and dear to my heart as a parent of two children who were not able to be in school in 2020 because of the pan...

Supreme court to make sure -- [applause] charles: its really insulting the way that he does this and it takes something that should be a great moment in american life that a lot of people choose to politicize obsessively intruded into checking off a list of grocery list or something and it takes all of the power out of it and most importantly it is so insulting to whoever it is that joe biden winds at picking. >> that is exactly right, mandate media coming up, the american media goes all in figh...

Of thing, to help keep us safe? >> whats really the case is that we have remarkably effective vaccines and thats our first line of defense. the next important thing is masking and better matz ks are better. better than cloth. as we move forward, we may need to change how we think about it. if you look at places like singapore, taiwan, hong kong, when people feel sick if they have to go out, they wear a mask. if its flu season, they wear a mask. if they have transplant or immun immunosuppressed, ...

But somehow politically do they think its working in their favor? >> thats whats so interesting. you talked about whats happening in virginia, the state where i live, the forced masking of children was one of the issues that led republicans to sweep into office in the november elections. also the lockdowns and other measures where parents had more than enough. it is true that democrat voters do tend to support lockdowns, mask mandates and other issues like that, incredibly unpopular among republ...

A group of six house republicans led by steve scalise and oversight committee ranking member james comer are asking the cdc to lift its mask recommendation for students. lets go to virginia. governor glenn youngkin is stuck in a legal battle now after a judge ruled in favor of several school districts that had fought against his mask optional mandate. he is not against masking. he wanted parents to have the option of not having to send their young kids to school masked. youngkin says parents sho...