>> SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
UNDER CONSIDERATION THERE.
>> Sandra: FOR MORE ON ALL THIS, LET’S BRING IN GUY BENSON.
THIS, LET’S BRING IN GUY BENSON.
HE’S A POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE
BENSON SHOW.
IT’S WIDE-RANGING AND EVERYONE
SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE
DETAILS OF IT.
DEFUNDING PRISONS AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, DISMANTLING ICE AND
CBP, GRANTING ALL EX-CONVICTS
VOTING RIGHTS AND REPARATIONS
FOR VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE.
THIS PROPOSAL WAS UNVEILED BY TO
NUMBERS OF THE SO-CALLED SQUAD.
RASHIDA TLAIB IS THE WORDS FOR
THIS PROPOSAL TO CALL IT A NEW
VISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS THEY DIG
THROUGH THIS ARE GOING TO BE
ASKING THEMSELVES, DOES THIS
MAKE US MORE SAFE OR LESS?
>> IS A NONSTARTER AND,
CERTAINLY WITH REPUBLICANS IN
CONTROL OF THE SENATE, IT WILL
NOT BECOME LAW.
I’M NOT EVEN SURE NANCY PELOSI
IS TERRIBLY EAGER TO PUT THIS ON
THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE
IT IS FILLED WITH POISON PILLS
EVEN FOR A NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS. THEY CAN PUT THIS OUT, AND THAT,
THEY CAN PUT THIS OUT, AND THAT,
IN THIS CASE THEIR VISION AND,
WHETHER IT’S A DRUG ENFORCEMENT
OR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, IT’S
TELLING AND STRIKING, AND WHEN
POLICE FELT LIKE THEY HAD THEIR NEEDS CUT OUT FOR THEM.
NEEDS CUT OUT FOR THEM.
SOME PEOPLE WAY OUT ON THE LEFT,
AND MAKE IT NATIONWIDE.
THIS POINT, WE TALKED A MOMENT
AGO AND DOUG McKELWAY MENTION
THE CLASHES HERE IN D.C.
WE HAD PEOPLE ARRESTED AND THEY
WERE BLOCKING MOTORISTS IN
WASHINGTON, THEY WEREN’T
ALLOWING TRAFFIC TO COME THROUGH
THROUGH.
WE SEEN THESE TYPES AS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE" PROTEST
TACTICS" IN OTHER PLACES
RECENTLY.
IT’S DANGEROUS, AND PEOPLE IN
POWER NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND POLICE NEED TO
RESPONSIBLE AND POLICE NEED TO
BE ALLOWED TO DO DO THEIR JOBS.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
MOVEMENTS OF JUSTICE.
IF YOU DIG INTO THE DETAILS,
ABOLISHING SURVEILLANCE, WHICH
INCLUDES ELECTRONIC MODELING, TO
YOUR POINT THIS IS NOT EVEN
LIKELY TO PASS THE
DEMOCRATIC-CONTROLLED HOUSE >>
THE DEFUND THE POLICE MOVEMENT
IS WILDLY UNPOPULAR AND
COMPLETELY IMPRACTICABLE ON PRAC
QUITE DANGEROUS.
I THINK IT’S INTERESTING THAT
THESE PARTICULAR DEMOCRATS ARE
CALLING FOR MORE DATABASES TO
TRACK THE BEHAVIOR OF THE POLICE
AND I THINK SOME MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY,
THAT SORT OF THING, I THINK
THAT’S REASONABLE BUT THEY ALSO
WANT TO DESTROY AND ELIMINATE
DATABASES OF CRIMINALS AND GANG
MEMBERS.
I’M CURIOUS HOW THAT WOULD MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL, OR IN REAL LIFE, BE
MORE SAFE.
THIS DOES NOT STRIKE ME AS A
PUBLIC SAFETY LAW.
THIS STRIKES ME AS SORT OF A
HODGEPODGE OF THE LEFT WING WISH
LIST ITEMS THAT THEY ARE
CRAMMING INTO A BILL AND SAYING
THAT IT’S ABOUT BLACK LIVES WHEN
IT IS ABOUT AN AGENDA, AN AGENDA
THAT HAS EXISTED FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
IT PREDATES THE CURRENT
CONTROVERSY AND AS I SAID I
THINK IT’S A COMPLETE ZERO.
>> Sandra: I WANT TO PIVOT NOW
TO THIS UPCOMING TASK FORCE
BRIEFING.
PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WANT
TO KNOW IF THEIR KIDS ARE GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL AND GOING BACK TO
THE CLASSROOM.
>> IT’S FAR BEYOND ACADEMICS
THAT MILLIONS OF FAMILIES RELY
ON OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS.
MANY OF OUR CHILDREN THAT
STRUGGLE WITH EMOTIONAL
CHALLENGES OR DISABILITIES, THEY
RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES AT
SCHOOL.
ADD INTO THAT NUTRITION AND
OTHER WAYS THAT WE SERVE OUR
KIDS, IT’S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
THAT WE GET BACK TO SCHOOL.
>> Sandra: THEY TOOK IT A STEP
FURTHER, THEY ARE VOWING TO
ACCEPT THE GOVERNORS AND
EVERYONE AGREES THAT THIS HAS TO
BE DONE SAFELY OF COURSE.
BUT WHERE DOES ALL OF THIS: WHAT
DO YOU EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ON THAT?
>> THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SAFELY.
THERE IS FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND THEY SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO BE NIMBLE BASED ON
THE DATA THEY ARE GETTING.
IT’S NOT A TOP-DOWN APPROACH
ALTHOUGH I THINK THE
VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT ARE
RIGHT, THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PRIORITY AND EVEN IF THERE ARE
VIEWERS OUT THERE AND SAYING,
TRUMP IS SAYING THAT BECAUSE HE
HAS POLITICAL INTEREST IN MIND
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT ALWAYS
AGREES TO THE PRESIDENT, I WOULD
ALSO NOTE THAT JUST THE OTHER
DAY DR. FAUCI SAID SOMETHING
SIMILAR SAYING IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT TO GET KIDS BACK TO
SCHOOL IN THE FALL.
SANDRA, I SUSPECT YOU KNOW THIS
BETTER THAN I DO.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
AND WE TALK ABOUT THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS, THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN
THAT COMES UP I THINK TO A
PERSON OF THIS PARENT IS, WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH MY KIDS IN
THE FALL FOR SCHOOL?
IT’S NOT JUST THE WELL-BEING OF
STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATION OF
STUDENTS WHICH IS IMPORTANT,
IT’S A FUNCTIONALITY OF ADULTS
LIVES.
THEIR ABILITY TO GO TO WORK AND
THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR
THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR ABILITY
TO BE PRODUCTIVE AT WORK.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE AT LEAST IN THE SPRING
AND EARLY SUMMER WERE DOING
DOUBLE DUTY AND MANY OF THEM
STILL ARE BECAUSE MANY CAMPS ARE
CLOSED AND AT SUMMER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING
TO DO THEIR JOB, MANY OF THEM
WORKING FROM HOME.
IF THEY CAN’T WORK FROM HOME,
CHILD CARE IS AN ENORMOUS
PROBLEM.
THIS IS AN INTRICATE ISSUE THAT
HAS SO MANY RIPPLE EFFECTS
THROUGHOUT OUR SOCIETY AND IF WE
GET AROUND TO THE FALL AND
CHILDREN ARE STILL BEING BARRED
FROM GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, I
THINK THAT’S GOING TO BE A VERY
SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR VIRTUALLY
EVERYONE INVOLVED.
>> Sandra: TO YOUR POINT, EXAM
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY
BOTH FROM THE WORKING PARENT
ANGLE BUT ALSO TO NOT KNOW WHAT
THE FUTURE OF YOUR CHILD IS.
THE VIRTUAL LEARNING DIDN’T WORK
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE AND THE LACK
OF MESSAGING THAT IS COMING FROM
OUR STATES GOVERNORS ON THIS.
AS YOU’VE GOT THE HHS SECRETARY
ALEX AZAR TALKING ABOUT THE
MORTALITY RATE, AMONG THE LOWEST
IF NOT THE LOWEST IN THE
DEVELOPED WORLD, WE HAVE THE
TOOLS TO REOPEN SCHOOLS BUT THEN
YOU HAVE SO MANY OTHERS ALREADY
SAYING THEY DON’T THINK IT’S
POSSIBLE.
SO IT’S TOUGH WITH THE MIXED
MESSAGING TO SEE WHAT’S
HAPPENING AND NOT KNOWING IS
REALLY DIFFICULT.
FINAL THOUGHT?
>> IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT
DOWN THE ROAD FOR ME AND THEY
ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THEIR
TENTATIVE PLAN IS TO GIVE
PARENTS THE CHOICE BETWEEN AND
SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL TWO
DAYS A WEEK OR LETTING THEM WORK
FROM HOME OR STUDY FROM HOME
VIRTUALLY FOUR DAYS PER WEEK.
I HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO LIVES
IN THAT DISTRICT AND SHE SAID I
DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN
WITH THIS.
I CAN’T SEND MY KIDS TO SCHOOL
FOR JUST TWO DAYS A WEEK, AND IF
THEY ARE AT HOME LEARNING, THEY
ARE TALKING ABOUT INDEPENDENT
STUDIES FOR THESE KIDS AND THEY
ARE LIKE, EIGHT.
THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS POLICY
QUESTION AND I THINK THAT WE
CAN’T LET FEAR DICTATE THE
POLICY.
THERE ARE REALITIES HERE BUT TO
YOUR FIRST POINT, IT HAS TO BE
DONE SAFELY AND SMARTLY AND I
HOPE THAT’S THE CASE.
>> Sandra: WE WILL SEE WHAT
THE VICE PRESIDENT SAYS LATER
ON.
HE’S BEING ADVISED BY THE
TASK FORCE, THE DOCTORS IN THE
SCIENTISTS.
WE’VE ALSO GOT MARGARET
SPELLING, THE FORMER EDUCATION
SECRETARY COMING UP NEXT HOUR AS