RUSH TRANSCRIPT The story ░░░░░░░░ Martha MacCallum starts right ░░░░░░░░ Martha From somewhere in ░░░░░░░░ Jersey but I m ░░░░░░░░ New York I m ░░░░░░░░ MacCallum in New York ░░░░░░░░ now out of the ░░░░░░░░ of babes What we ░░░░░░░░ know the teacher s ░░░░░░░░ gave to the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ 20 million and leaned ░░░░░░░░ the White House in ░░░░░░░░ revealed e mails about ░░░░░░░░ reasons why they felt ░░░░░░░░ needed to still stay ░░░░░░░░ in their learning Today ░░░░░░░░ children laid it out ░░░░░░░░ the president and the ░░░░░░░░ Lady as only kids ░░░░░░░░ Watch this It s ░░░░░░░░ with all the glitches ░░░░░░░░ Martha It was great ░░░░░░░░ at home You can ░░░░░░░░ take a nap They ░░░░░░░░ it was terrible One ░░░░░░░░ it was okay after ░░░░░░░░ glitches So now these ░░░░░░░░ unions and the White ░░░░░░░░ are saying you know ░░░░░░░░ Fall might be a ░░░░░░░░ too soon to return ░░░░░░░░ some of these schools ░░░░░░░░ Hilton on all of ░░░░░░░░ and the larger incentive ░░░░░░░░ these plans to keep ░░░░░░░░ workers at home and ░░░░░░░░ at work First Kristin ░░░░░░░░ following this for us ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ Kristin Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the e mails They ░░░░░░░░ obtained by the New ░░░░░░░░ Post through a freedom ░░░░░░░░ information act request from ░░░░░░░░ watch dog group called ░░░░░░░░ Americans for public trust ░░░░░░░░ the e mails show ░░░░░░░░ several communications between the ░░░░░░░░ and the second largest ░░░░░░░░ s union in the ░░░░░░░░ States in the days ░░░░░░░░ weeks leading up to ░░░░░░░░ CDC s release of ░░░░░░░░ new guidelines for reopening ░░░░░░░░ Here s one of ░░░░░░░░ e mails an except ░░░░░░░░ reads Indeed look at ░░░░░░░░ Just a day later ░░░░░░░░ nearly identical line appears ░░░░░░░░ the CDC s guidelines ░░░░░░░░ CDC and the teacher ░░░░░░░░ union say this type ░░░░░░░░ communication is both routine ░░░░░░░░ normal In fact the ░░░░░░░░ of the teacher s ░░░░░░░░ told fox that the ░░░░░░░░ represents 1 3 million ░░░░░░░░ and public employees who ░░░░░░░░ the last 14 months ░░░░░░░░ on the front lines ░░░░░░░░ the Covid 19 pandemic ░░░░░░░░ naturally we have been ░░░░░░░░ regular touch with agencies ░░░░░░░░ policy that affect the ░░░░░░░░ and lives including the ░░░░░░░░ Now this morning the ░░░░░░░░ and First Lady visited ░░░░░░░░ elementary school in Virginia ░░░░░░░░ was open for in ░░░░░░░░ learning four days a ░░░░░░░░ Right now just to ░░░░░░░░ in perspective 67 of ░░░░░░░░ 12 schools are fully ░░░░░░░░ 30 are hybrid and ░░░░░░░░ are still online only ░░░░░░░░ for what will happen ░░░░░░░░ the fall President Biden ░░░░░░░░ that he believes it ░░░░░░░░ possible and quite probable ░░░░░░░░ all schools will be ░░░░░░░░ in September but over ░░░░░░░░ weekend a White House ░░░░░░░░ stressing that at this ░░░░░░░░ the White House will ░░░░░░░░ make any guarantees that ░░░░░░░░ schools will absolutely be ░░░░░░░░ open come September Martha ░░░░░░░░ Kristin Fisher thank you ░░░░░░░░ me now Carrie Lucas ░░░░░░░░ mother of five Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Good to have you ░░░░░░░░ us today We talked ░░░░░░░░ lot about the influence ░░░░░░░░ the unions have had ░░░░░░░░ this process They claim ░░░░░░░░ they reached out to ░░░░░░░░ Trump White House just ░░░░░░░░ often as the Biden ░░░░░░░░ House However it seems ░░░░░░░░ with the Biden White ░░░░░░░░ based on the e ░░░░░░░░ they re getting further ░░░░░░░░ you know I wish ░░░░░░░░ bet a lot of ░░░░░░░░ wish they had this ░░░░░░░░ of access and influence ░░░░░░░░ decision makers If the ░░░░░░░░ wanted to talk with ░░░░░░░░ about how to safely ░░░░░░░░ schools they should have ░░░░░░░░ talking to the private ░░░░░░░░ leaders They have fought ░░░░░░░░ stay open and to ░░░░░░░░ kids while the public ░░░░░░░░ have put kids on ░░░░░░░░ back burners A lot ░░░░░░░░ kids are suffering and ░░░░░░░░ are saying give me ░░░░░░░░ They want school choice ░░░░░░░░ want the ability to ░░░░░░░░ different schools or make ░░░░░░░░ decisions if the public ░░░░░░░░ won t prioritize their ░░░░░░░░ Martha That s what ░░░░░░░░ me Carrie You have ░░░░░░░░ it s okay for ░░░░░░░░ unions to advocate for ░░░░░░░░ teachers and to represent ░░░░░░░░ Who is representing the ░░░░░░░░ That is the problem ░░░░░░░░ represents the students at ░░░░░░░░ table Who did the ░░░░░░░░ House turn to to ░░░░░░░░ what the students wanted ░░░░░░░░ think it s so ░░░░░░░░ to watch that exchange ░░░░░░░░ President Biden and Dr ░░░░░░░░ Biden who studied actually ░░░░░░░░ with emotional disabilities when ░░░░░░░░ was early in her ░░░░░░░░ and she worked in ░░░░░░░░ psychiatric wing of the ░░░░░░░░ Who is sticking up ░░░░░░░░ what the kids want ░░░░░░░░ need Absolutely The science ░░░░░░░░ this has been clear ░░░░░░░░ months At least during ░░░░░░░░ last calendar school year ░░░░░░░░ ve seen that kids ░░░░░░░░ not vectors They re ░░░░░░░░ likely to get it ░░░░░░░░ likely to spread it ░░░░░░░░ idea that we kept ░░░░░░░░ out of schools or ░░░░░░░░ this very limited learning ░░░░░░░░ especially for the youngest ░░░░░░░░ it s devastating There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of parents ░░░░░░░░ there able to make ░░░░░░░░ and say okay this ░░░░░░░░ t working out I ░░░░░░░░ going to get my ░░░░░░░░ out of here and ░░░░░░░░ something else The kids ░░░░░░░░ are the lower incomes ░░░░░░░░ parents continue have resources ░░░░░░░░ talk about the education ░░░░░░░░ These kids are falling ░░░░░░░░ and further behind It ░░░░░░░░ time to give parents ░░░░░░░░ options because this is ░░░░░░░░ disaster Martha Great point ░░░░░░░░ have the science and ░░░░░░░░ you have it straight ░░░░░░░░ the mouths of the ░░░░░░░░ in this classroom They ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t concentration ░░░░░░░░ would take a nap.