CAMERON
CAMERON HAS BEEN ON THE TRAIL ALL DAY LONG AND JOINS US LIVE
FROM MERIDEN WITH MORE.
>>
>>
>> HEY,
>> HEY, MATT.
HEY, MATT. THE BLUE RIBBON BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL IN MERIDEN
GOT A GOLD MEDAL GUEST FROM A
WHITE HOUSE AND IT'S CERTAINLY
BEEN A LOVE FEST HERE AT FIRST
LADY DR. JILL BIDEN TOURED THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEETING WITH
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALONGSIDE
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
I LOVE THAT NINJA TURTLES.
DOES THAT HELP YOU BREATHE
BETTER BECAUSE IS NINJ
TTL?
TTL?
TTL? I
TTL? I BET IT DOES.
TODAY THE SILVER CITY SHINES
SHERIDAN'S FAVORITE SON, NEWLY
MINTED EDUCATION SECRETARY DR.
MIGUEL CARDONA CONFIRMED JUST
TUESDAY BY A 64 TO 33 VOTE.
>>
>>
>> MIGUEL
>> MIGUEL HAS BEEN A STUDENT IN
THIS TOWN.
THIS TOWN. >>
>>
>> HE'S
>> HE'S BEEN A TEACHER IN THIS
TOWN, IS A PARENT IN THIS TOWN.
HAS BEEN A PRINCIPAL IN THIS
TOWN AND OPPOSED TO OUR NEWS
CONFERENCE, GOVERNOR NED LAMONT
SET THE STAGE.
>>
>>
>> OUR
>> OUR SECRETARY OF EDUCATN
GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE
BECAUSE HE GOT THE JOB DONE FOR
THE KIDS HERE IN THE STATE
OF CONNECTIT.
OF CONNECTIT. >>
>>
>> I
>> I SEE
>> I SEE THAT PEOPLE I KNOW MAJOR
POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE
BUT IT'S CLEAR WHAT THE
PRIORITY IS GETTING STUDENTS
BACK TO SCHOOL.
>>
>>
>> I
>> I KNOW
>> I KNOW THE DISRUPTION THAT
CSES WHEN HE TO GO FROM
IN PERSON ON ONE DAY TO FULLY
REMOTE ANOTH DAY KNOWING THAT
MANY OF YO STUNSOT
VE ACCS TO THE FIRST LADY,
AN EDUCATOR HERSELF BECAUSE
OF THE PANDEMIC YOU SEE THE
ANXIETY IN CHILDREN INCREASING
HAS BEEN TEACHING VIRTUALLY FOR
THE PANDEMI
THE PANDEMI >>
>>
>> I
>> I SAID
>> I SAID TO MY STUDENTS HEY GUYS
,HOW ARE YOU DOING?
AND THEY SAID DR. B WE'RE DOING
OK.
OK.
OK. WE'RE
OK. WE'RE DOING OK.
BUT WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK IN
THE CLASSROOM
BUT WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK IN >>E CLASSROOM
>>E CLASSROOM DR. BIDEN PUSHED THE IMPORTANCE
OF CONGRESS TAKING ACTION ON
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE GET
>> WE GET THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
PASSED SO THAT SCHOOLS LIKE
THIS CAN HAVE THE MONEY TO BE
BACK SAFELY
BACK SAFELY >>
>>
>> WHILE
>> WHILE DR. CARDONA MADE A PLEDGE
I PLEDGE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO LISTEN,O LEARN AND TO ACT
IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND VOWED TO GET STUDENTS BACK
SAFELY TO GET TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL STAFF VACCINATE
SAFELY TO GET TEACHERS AND I.HOOL STAFF VACCINATE
>>
>>
>> THE
>> THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL
HAS OFFERED FULL IN-PERSON
LEARNING THE WHOLE YEAR 70
PERCENT OF THE STUDES E IN
PERSON RIGHT NOW 30 PERCENT
HAVE OPTED FOR REMOTE LEARNING
WITH MORE MAKING THE SWITCH TO
IN-PERSON ON MARCH 15TH.
AND FOR AS MUCH OF A LOVE FEST
AS TODAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN, DR.
CARDONA IS GOING TO HAVE TO
MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES.
CHIEF AMONG THEM SHOULD
STANDARDIZTE CONTI TO
BE ADMINEMANY DISTRICTS HAVE TO
STANDARDIZTE CONTI TO BE ADMINEMANY DISTRICTS HAVE TOE
THEY THINK THAT'S TIME THAT
COULD BE BETTER USED EDUCATIN
THERE WILL ALSO BE THE ISSUE
OF THE WILL THE TEACHER UNIONS
PUSH BACK ON SAFETY REGARDING
SCHOOL REOPEG
PUSH BACK ON SAFETY REGARDING WILL L REOPEG
PUSH BACK ON SAFETY REGARDING WILL THERE EG
PUSH BACK ON SAFETY REGARDING WILL THERE BE MANDATORY SUMMER
SCHOOL AND WILL TRANSFER
STUDENT ATHLETES BE ALLOWED TO
PLAY ON WHOMEVER WHOMEVER'S
TEAM THEY CHOOSE?
>>
>>
>> BACK
>> BACK TO YOU.
YEAH, HIS AGENDA IS FULL RIGHT
OFF THE BAT.
AND SPEAKING OF AGENDAS, THIS
WAS NOT THE ONLY STOP FOR THE
FIRST LADY AND THE EDUCATION
SECRET TO
FIRST LADY AND THE EDUCATION THEY'RE O
FIRST LADY AND THE EDUCATION THEY'RE ALRD OFF IN ANOTHER
STATE RIGHT?
STATE RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS WAS NOT THEIR ONLY STOP.
THEY LEFT HERE AND THEY GOT
RIGHT ON A PLANE AND THEY FLEW
TO PENNSYLVANIA WHERE THEY WERE
VISITING A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
WATERFORD, FORT LABOV
MIDDLE SCHO.
MIDDLE SCHO. THEY JUST WRAPPED UP THAT TOUR
JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.
YOU MAY ALSO REMEMBER JOE BIDEN
CAME HERE TO CONNECTICUT.
IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO HE CAME
HERE TO CAMPAIGN FOR GOVER
LAMONT WHO IS HIS FRIEND BACK
IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATI HAS REALL
P CONNECT TALET
POOL, IF YOU WILL, NOT JUST
WITH SECRETARY CARDONA BUT ALSO
WITH DR. MARCELLA NUNEZ SMITH
OF THE YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WHO NOW LEADS THE EQUITY PART
OF THE COVID VACCINE TASK
FORCE.
FORCE.
FORCE. >>
>>
>> SO
>> SO A
>> SO A LOT OF CONNECTICUT
CONNCNUY
SO A LOT OF CONNECTICUT MATT, UY
SO A LOT OF CONNECTICUT MATT, WHAT WAS IT LIKE COVERING
THE FIRST LADY TODAY?
YOU KNOW, DURING NORMAL TIMES
THEY WOULD SQUEEZ A MANY
PL INO TA SL A
POSSIBLE, BU I'M SURE THAT
WASN'T THE CASE.
>>
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THERE'S
STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE.
I MEAN THE FIRST LADY CERTAINLY
COMMANDS A PRESENCE AND THERE
WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING
WITH HER BUT SAFETY PROTOCOLS
WERE CERTAINLY FOLLOWED.
WE TRIED TO DO OUR BEST TO, YOU
KNOW, DISTAC OURSELVES AND
I'LL TELL YOU WHT WE HAD TO GO
THROUGH QUITE A RIGID RIGID
SECURITY SCREENING JUST TO GET
EVEN NEAR THE FIRST LADY WE HAD
TO HAND OVER OUR SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBERS AND ALL TYPE
OF ID TO THE SECRET SERVICE WHO
PERFORMED A BACKGROUND CHECK.
WE ACTUALLY ALSO HAD TO GO THE
OTHER DAY AND GET COVID TESTS.
SO MY PHOTOGRAPHER AND I CAME
BACK OF COURSE NEGATIVE AND WE
WERE ABLE TO BE INSIDE.
BUT YEAH, IT WAS CERTAINLY VERY
INTERESTING, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>>
>>
>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT, MATT, GREAT JOB AND
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ANG ON