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And i, the taxpayers gave $10 million to do testing like this to school districts, and that s where one pediatrician said from new york state, if you don t know what testing they are doing, and i apologize to principals, but you need to make some calls. heidi, thank you. and doctor, a testing program is needed in all schools across the united states to get a handle on school-wide outbreaks, specifically. this approach they are trying in detroit, is this the kind of approach that would you like to see replicated in more places? first of all, thank you for having me back. i had to smile throughout that entire story, and that s what you want to hear, see a school take control and use science, evidence and data, and they are doing it right as far as we can tell. on your question of testing, absolutely. ....
Kids should be getting tested once a week, staff, teachers, everybody. it s a really important part of preventing outbreaks. it prevents them from spreading it to other people. the ventilation upgrades, i hear them saying we can t upgrade the ventilation because we have old buildings, so i love what detroit has done. yeah, heidi made a great point, and we are talking about schools that have been woefully underfunded for a couple generations. let s talk about mississippi and texas for a moment. just last month, as you probably know, mississippi officials said more than 20,000 students were forced to quarantine after being exposed to the virus. texas, more than 51,000 students have tested positive since the first week of august. are you surprised by these ....
More students head into the classrooms, these are all new concerns that health officials are pointing to as triggers as a new surge in infections this fall. right now daily covid infections are four times worst than this time last year. daily deaths are nearly twice as high. with the rising number of children getting sick, more and more school districts are having to find bold, creative ways to keep students safe. nbc s heidi prez bella is in detroit where the public school system has been an unexpected leader in this country where it comes to covid safety protocols, and joined by the doctor, the dean of public health. heidi, what is the district there doing that stands out? ....
the washington post out with tremendous new reporting on the president s post mueller obsession, his own removal from office by congress. the post s ashley parker reports he has peppered confidants and advisers with questions of how an impeachment inquiry might unfold. and he has coined his own cheeky term, the i-word, that threatens to overshadow his presidency as he heads into his 2020 election campaign. that s where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends with us heidi prez bella, mimi rocah, and john heileman. joining us from washington, peter baker, and white house reporter with the washington post ashley parker. ashley we ll start with you and your reporting about the i-word, take us through it. basically what i wanted to look at was there was a theory ....
Before us have. we re opening up to the world and the nation to show and expose the wounds that we have acquired as community so that no other city, no other club, and no other person has to be affected in such a negative way. heidi? hi, david. it s heidi prez bella. thanks for being up this early. what is next? we ll have this march and certainly this will adraw a lot of attention to the issue. i m sure you re following what s going on in washington and seeing that the chances of major movement on gun legislation is evaporating by the day. you have an election coming up. do you see these threads between all of different students who are organizing in different cities as part of a new grass roots movement? what do you think will happen in the run-up to the election? i think what s going to happen in the run-up to the election is if our elected officials don t take ....