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with florida law. there in lies the big question, will florida accept this as with the revisions and allow it to be taught in florida classrooms? >> thank you so much. >>> i want to turn to robert patterson, who you just heard from in the piece. he's a professor of african-american studies at georgetown university and served as the co-chair of the committee of professors and teachers who developed the a.p. african-american studies course. thank you for being here today, professor. i'm intrigued. i want to take a step back for a moment. it sounds like a lot of the talk points that we heard from abover desantis up to this point had been based on proposed aspects not a final curriculum. is that true? >> yes. that's an important point to make a distinction on. in fact, the document that the state of florida got was not officially given to them from my understanding, by the college board. it was a very early document that was a collection, if you could think of, of a wish list of what over 100 college profe

but the dissent is warren education in florida no longer effects just florida. because his latest attack has had a very negative national impact. so, two weeks ago, ron desantis gave a speech rejecting the advanced placement ap college credit courses on black history for florida high schools. take a listen. >> this course on black history -- what's one of the lessons about? queer theory. now, who would say that an important part of black history is queer theory? that is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids. we want education, not indoctrination. >> not indoctrination. page 243 -- not really -- of the republican party playbook. accuse your opponent of the very thing you ourself are guilty of, or want to do. to be clear, desantis is fine with indoctrination. he just wants to be the one doing the indoctrinating. and yet, despite that, on wednesday, the college board announced major changes to its ap african-american studies chorus that include big cuts from its pilot course, along the lines that -- downgraded from the curriculum are topics that include black live

and florida is eclectic. we have a culture that i grew up in but the rust belt values that raise me. i get to yale, his no idea what i was getting into i didn't wasn't colleges were liberal, i was 18 years old, i show up my first day in florida we wear jean shorts and flip flops and t-shirts, i wear, that you have kids from andover, i was a fish out of water it was a culture shock, i was not a refined conservative in terms of politics i was into sports. but you sit in the classrooms, you one of yale's motto for god, for country for yale in the classroom, they are attacking religion and god and the united states. i never experienced that, growing up in dennedin, i didn't know if people were republican for democrat, you had them both. that was my expressure to the -- expose tour to left are, if was so different from when i thought was a probial i w appropriate, i was not influenced i rebelled other way, i got through college and law school, you know i was set, when i was running for congress, i tell story in bo

and florida is eclectic. we have a culture that i grew up in but the rust belt values that raise me. i get to yale, his no idea what i was getting into i didn't wasn't colleges were liberal, i was 18 years old, i show up my first day in florida we wear jean shorts and flip flops and t-shirts, i wear, that you have kids frandover, i was a fish out of water it was a culture shock, i was not a refined conservative in terms of politics i was into sports. but you sit in the classrooms, you one of yale's motto for god, for country for yale in the classroom, they are attacking religion and god and the united states. i never experienced that, growing up in dennedin, i didn't know if people were republican for democrat, you had them both. that was my expressure to the -- expose tour to left are, if was so different from when i thought was a probial appropriate, i was not influenced i rebelled other way, i got through college and law school, you know i was set, when i was running for congress, i tell story in book, i w

florida and american history. as he wages culture wars against black history and black floridians. three teenagers have stepped into the breach. florida high school students victoria mcqueen, jewel yet heckman and elijah edwards are foized to sue desantis after the state education department rejected a new advanced placement course covering african-american studies. these three honors high school students would serve as the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit. victoria, jujiet and elijah thank you for being here. victoria and juliet are based here. you're in a.p. classes. right? so talk to me, victoria, about the importance of taking a.p. classes and why you would want to take this a.p. african-american studies class. >> a.p.s opened my eyes to an array of new information. when i took honors in middle school and the friends i have in honors classes now, we go farther back in history. we go deeper into history. and if we had the option to take african-american history at the a.p. level, we also would get that deeper kno

the economic outcomes from florida are way above average. the same outcomes for california are way below average. that is reflected in the way of the migration pattern. there was a large migration from california but there was a big jump in the pandemic. the outflow from california, similarly there was a big inflow into florida prior to the pandemic. during the pandemic there was a big jump in people moving to florida. a 60% jump. host: if you're more interested in the study, details, paragon institute.org. our first call comes from steve in pennsylvania on the independent line. you're on with the doctor. go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. thank you for c-span. ending the covid-19 pandemic truly irresponsible. at sometimes we have to do things we don't like because of the pressure we face from inside forces. host: dr., as far as the ending of these conversations, should there be a formal end to how we approach covid? guest: there should be a formal end to declarations and emergency measures. one of the bad side effects about the em

what does this mean for the residents of florida? >> for almost 60 years, disney has had an arrangement unlike anybody else in the united states, certainly anybody else in florida. they have actually had their own government as a corporation it's been something that's allowed them to be excepted from laws that everybody else has to follow in the state of florida. gave them huge tax breaks and actually allowed them to wrack up 700 million in municipal debt. and at the end of the day, when they have gone the direction they have, going against our parents' rights bill. talking about putting sexuality in programming, we were in a situation in florida where, okay, corporations can do that i think it's a mistake when they get involved in this stuff. but, disney was doing this and florida was basically de facto subsidizing their activism because of this special arrangement, so it's not good policy to have a corporation control its own government anyways but particularly under these circumstances and so we said the corporate kingdom is going

closing in rural florida. that's more than a third of all the rural hospitals in this state. and it matters. do you know what the furthest distance from the hospital from your home, if you have an accident, the higher the percentage is you'll die. because it takes so long to get there, to the nearest hospital. that's just a statistic. the only reason medicare expansion hasn't happened here is politics. it's time to get this done! it really is! and it will be done had you been ele elected. it's not like you're the poorest state in the union. look now, you may have seen, we had a little bit of a spirited debate at the state of the union. [ laughter ] i -- i -- well, i guess i shouldn't say anymore. but particularly with social security and medicare. republicans seem shocked when i took out the pamphlets they were using about cutting medicare and social security, read from senator scott's proposal. read from the proposal from the senator from wisconsin. they were offended, liar, liar! by the way, the last person

to not florida. he's getting ahead of his skis, so what they pass the bill ahead of the last legislative session, and he passed the budget to move these migrants, nobody could have ever expected that he would have inserted himself in texas and moved them to martha's vineyard. he was not authorized to do that under florida law, so the bill that just passed yesterday now authorizes him to use his political fund for more stunts. >> to be clear, migrants are one of the targets of desantis administration. you also have the florida high schoolathletic association, considering requiring female student athletes to disclose their menstruation history. of course, there is a lot of pushback there. the association decided against it. why was it even being considered in the first place? >> i have to tell you, that was very disappointing to see such an invasion of privacy with our girls, but we have seen invasion of privacy with our women with a 15-week abortion ban that passed last year with no exception for rape

but the desantis war on education in florida no longer effects just florida. because his latest attack has had a very negative national impact. so, two weeks ago, ron desantis gave a speech rejecting the advanced placement ap college credit courses on black history for florida high schools. take a listen. >> this course on black history -- what's one of the lessons about? queer theory. now, who would say that an important part of black history is queer theory? that is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids. we want education, not indoctrination. >> not indoctrination. page 243 -- not really -- of the republican party playbook. accuse your opponent of the very thing you ourself are guilty of, or want to do. to be clear, desantis is fine with indoctrination. he just wants to be the one doing the indoctrinating. and yet, despite that, on wednesday, the college board announced major changes to its ap african-american studies chorus that include big cuts from its pilot course, along the lines that conservatives favour, downgraded from the curriculum are topics that

para inmigrantes indocumentados , quiere que sea mÁs difÍcil para ellos estudiar y trabajar en florida el gobernador de la florida, ron desantis es un aspirante a la casa blanca es en respuesta a la polÍtica migratoria del presidente de estados unidos, joe biden , casi respuesta a la política migratoria del presidente de estados unidos, joe biden 70 mil personas en alerta de mal tiempo por nieve en el sur del estado puede haber caÍda del sistema elÉctrico el plan b del estado puede haber presidente de mÉxico andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador avanza aprueban ajustes al instituto nacional electoral >> esta reforma es tÓxica y antidemocrÁtica >> el presidente de mÉxico andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador defiende la medida pero crÍticos dicen que es un atentado contra la democracia , con o sin zapatos estudios muestran lo que nuestros pasos traen al hogar riesgo de enfermedades bacterias >> no me gusta que entren a ensuciar la casa >> pero usted se quita los zapatos al entrar a casa ? >> noticias telemundo >> con julio vaqueiro >> (mÚsica). >> muy buenas tardes , menzamos hoy en florida c

. >> it is a new day of accountability and central florida. speak with the judge agreed the jury was at the crime scene. the accused killer's brother cleaning up the remains of his nephew. >> mother, father, uncle, you should never have to see and do what i did that day. >> many chicagoans head to the polls because it is time to cast their vote for the next mayor's election. >> it looks like there will be a runoff. speak with the issues we discuss first and foremost on most votes minds. >> 2024 who was pumped up for the election? [cheers and applause] >> my man donald trump. >> nikki haley! governor desantis, but what about president desantis? >> i like it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> lawrence: you are looking at jacksonville, florida, where the sun is coming up already. one end of the slushy mess mess, ainsley. brian is having breakfast with friends. >> ainsley: is not too far away. [cheers and applause] at a diner called the metro diner. and he used to live there his wife right down the street, hey, brian. [chanting: usa] >> fil

come to florida. the meanest place on earth. so much so that even former brazilian president jair bolsonaro, whose supporters tried to overthrow the government down there, literally just a couple weeks ago is trying to extend his stay in desantis' camp, requesting a six-month tourist visa which would make bolsonaro the former second president who fomented an insurrection currently residing in the state. joining me is brandon wolf, survivor of the pulse nightclub shooting and press secretary of equality florida. fernand amandi, and mark whittaker, cbs sunday morning contributor and author of the forthcoming book, saying it loud, 1966, the year black power challenged the civil rights movement, which is probably already illegal in florida. and mark y do want to start with you, because you wrote a very interesting piece today. and i just want to read a little bit about it. you wrote, desantis is wrong about black studies. as i discovered writing a book about 1966, when the push for black studies began at san francisco state universi

i'll just talk about florida for just a second. when folks don't have medicaid, they come in and they're poor and they're rural folks, they the hospital can't charge them. there's nobody to charge. there's no money. they take care of them if they come through the door. but eight rural hospitals have already closed in florida since 2005. and seven others are at risk closing in rural florida. that's more than a third of all the rural hospitals in this state. and it matters. do you know what the reason the further distance a hospital is from your home, if you have a -- if you have an accident, the higher the percentage is you'll die, because it takes so long to die, because it takes so long to get there to the nearest hospital. that's that's just a statistic. the only reason medicare expansion hasn't happened here is is politics. it's time to get this done. [applause] and if you've done it, you've been elected. [applause] i really don't get it. i really don't get it. it's not like you're the poorest state in the union. look, now, you

florida was the epicenter. and the biggest ones in the business were the george brothers at american pain. >> the george brothers did not start the opioid crisis. but they sure as hell poured gasoline on the fire. they became the largest street-level distribution group operating in the entire united states. nobody put more pills on the streets than they did. nobody. they created a blueprint for how this is to be done. and they were operating in broad daylight. >> the scale of this enterprise, i mean, it was enormous. >> you had addicts streaming in from all over the country, thousands of miles just to come to florida to get drugs. >> when you see what's going on inside that clinic, your jaw just falls to the floor. >> i got your pills in the parking lot. chill out, man. >> i've been on the job as a special agent for over 20 years. and i've seen a lot of crazy. but this was just [bleep] crazy. >> you couldn't make up the stuff that happened in this investigation. strippers and white supremacists running medical

complies with florida law. but you know, therein lies the big question. will florida accept this as is with these revisions and allow it to be taught in florida classrooms? laura? >> leyla, thank you so much. i do want to turn out to robert patterson who just heard from in leyla's piece. he is a professor of african american studies at georgetown university and served as co-chair of the committee of professors and teachers who develop the ap african american studies course. thank you for being here today. professor, i'm really intrigued because i want to take a step back for a moment. it sounds like a lot of the talking points that we have heard from governor desantis up to this point have been based on proposed aspects, not a final curriculum. is that true? >> good evening, that is an important point to make. in fact, the document that the state of florida was not officially given to them, from my understanding, by the college board. it was a very early document that was a collection. you could think of it as

florida. it is policy that could soon become, whether becomes national policy because ron desantis becomes president, or it simply gets more airtime because ron desantis is a candidate running for president, this is not going away. >> now, that's right. it's often said that cruelty is the point. this is a perfect example. i'm not sure, alicia, that thousands of migrant families, men, women, children, unarmed seeking greater economic opportunity and freedom in the united states of america constitute a threat. they certainly don't constitute a threat to florida. republicans have gotten away with storytelling that this is somehow a danger. it's not. it is an asset. to your point of why is florida taking this position of reaching into other states and flying migrants to another state, we would be welcoming them in florida. we would invest in the human resources and the safety net resources to provide these families an opportunity. cruelty is the point. to your point on what the florida legislator

florida is not one of them. white house officials are candid when they say they are not expecting it to swing dramatically back towards democrats given the way it has gone over the course of the last couple of cycles. but they know that this is a perfect place to lay out that message on social security and medicare and you have four evils. as one white house official pointed to me, we like foils, there are no better foils in politics than rhonda scent is and rick scott. again, when you talk to white house officials, they make clear that florida is not necessarily a political winner for them. but on the message and on the actual politicians, they believe it is. that is why he is going down there. when you talk to them about what happened last night, the back and forth with republicans, as one official put it to me, we did not plan for that. but republicans walked right into the trap. chaos and extremes -- i asked if that is how they view ron desantis and senator scott. they said, the most chaos, the most extreme.

biden is in florida. what does that say about democrats' belief and their strategy for the state in the next two years. it's been turning redder and redder over the past six years or so. >> yeah, florida is not a battleground state. the democrats didn't contest it last fall. they didn't put money in nationally because they considered it to be a waste, and they ceded the ground to desantis who ended with a 19 point win. you're not going to suddenly switch in two years to democrats, that doesn't seem likely. what you have is president biden going down there as a useful way to get in rick scott's face, and to make a point that resonates with seniors all over the country. i don't think they think realistically florida is going to flip for them. they want to make the issue work for them. this is like the republicans talking about defunding the police by the way. the same kind of politics. president biden doesn't favor defunding police, because there are some democrats who favor t republicans like to go ahead a

but he clearly wants to, look, going to florida is a gutsy move. florida is a red state. let's just be really honest. it has been red for the last -- i know, i know. >> it's moved. >> i've got the pollsters here. let's be honest, this is a basically a red state. he's going to florida to campaign, he's playing offense. that demonstrates a degree of vitality from an 80-year-old incumbent president. it demonstrates that -- we'll see thuhow it goes. >> in this context, desantis, he has his message. you talk about whether he's a foil, certainly would be a formidable candidate it seems. we haven't really seen a lot of him outside of florida yet. >> true he has made the whole issue of social policies and woke the center of his existence. today it was the florida house billings really giving desantis a chance to run disney. i'm shortchanging it. that's what he wants to do in florida. here's desantis today. >> disney is sgoing to pay its fair share of taxes and disney is going to honor the debt. this is obviously now going to be controlled by the state of florida, which is no long

this is from an event held in tampa florida. and i can't stand here and not tell you how much i admire charlie crist. charlie? [applause] i don't think you're finished. [laughter] look, there are so many things we could focus on today at this great university, from education to foreign policy and a whole range of other issues. but earlier this week, i reported on the state of the union. i said -- [applause] -- i said it's because of the people of this country, the resilience and the strength, the soul of the nation is strong and the backbone of this nation is strong and the people of america are strong. it's never been a good bet to try to count us out. never, ever, ever. we're often told that democrats and republicans can't work together. but as i told my republican friends on tuesday, if we could work together the last congress and we did, there's no reason we can't work together to get things done as well in this congress. [applause] and pat baskette, an old friend of mine, when i was up in the senate for 270 years [laughter]

he went to florida. my dad wrote that, we discovered , florida, 107 years ago when your mom's relatives came there, but all these democrats want to discover it now, but not appreciated. >> especially because florida i the place were woke goes to die according to governor desantis. he is the new muscular conservatives is impaired we talk about small businesses, we need small businesses to thrive like the tech sector is going bananas down there. the home of bitcoin, it's under a little bit of you know, but a the same time, i think that people are really drawn to the entrepreneurship that is thriving there and in addition to that, look at what he's done with disney. this is a big tech problem everyone has, these big oligarchs putting their thumb o the scale of what americans think and what we can say. he took on disney nt one. i think letting smaller businesses thrive that's what w are. we are competition, we are innovators. i think ron desantis is doing a good job and what should dimer often. >> no vaccine

florida. it's about policy that could soon become -- ron desantis becomes president or simply gets more airtime because ron desantis is a candidate running for president, this is not going away. >> that's right. and talked and said this is a perfect example, not sure that thousands of migrant families, men women and children, are seeking greater economic opportunity and freedom in the united states of america. i don't know if they constitute a threat. they certainly don't constitute a threat to florida, and republicans have gotten away with the storytelling that this is somehow a danger, it's not. to your point, why is florida taking this position? reaching into other states, and flying migrants to another state, they could be welcoming them in florida. they can invest in another human resource, and the safety net resource to provide these families an opportunity. the cruelty is the point she. your point on what the florida legislature is, there is good reason to believe that when rhonda sanch

i will see you in florida on wednesday. coming up, lawmakers in minnesota are rising up to address a voter suppression tactic. it goes all the way back to jim crow. and later, new reporting reveals that the trump campaign knew about the presidents claim of election fraud and why they kept the findings of their own study a secret. but first, a news update with richard louis. richard? >> thank you. good sunday to you. some of the stories we're watching. the earthquake death toll in turkey and syria just surpassed 33,000 people. that's a jump of almost 10,001 day as first responders struggled their. it's been a week since 7.8 magnitude quake shook the region. rescue workers warn of a possible secondary disaster there. they are struggling to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of homeless or displaced people. the philadelphia eagles in the kansas city chiefs, they are playing tonight at the 57th super bowl. they are trying to move that quick to keep up. this is the first time in nfl history to black quarterbacks start in th

. >> tucker: so florida is technically a state but there's always been a little country within florida, its own mouse-dominated vatican called disney. but the new governor of florida, ron desantis, has put an end to disney's corporate control over state of florida and he joins us straight ahead to explain why and how. be right back. ♪ >> tucker: well, here's a trivia fact you may not have known. since 1967, 56 years, the disney corporation has enjoyed near total control over about 40 square miles of florida. its own little vatican city. this is by acts of the florida legislature which empowered disney to act at its government and could acquire territory outside its area by eminent domain, just take it from people. people started to wonder why would disney that is a totally politicized company that promotes race hate and sexual lying children. why would they push this on florida? last year they pushed a bill ending this arrangement disney had. of course they hated it. florida governor ron desantis's pushed for and signed that bill into law. he joins us tonight. governor thanks so much

disney world has its special status stripped by florida's rising governor, ron desantis. east africa's ongog drought is to stretch into a six straight failed raining season. how to protect the ocean's unsung heroes. the humble sea cucumber, they need our love. we will explain. ♪ james: on pbs and around the globe. in recent years ,, deforestation rates skyrocketed as the then president jair bolsonaro promoted development over preservation. but brazil now has a new president. lula da silva, seen here shaking hands with president biden. he is a supporter of protecting the rainforest. during this, his visit to the white house earlier, president biden voiced support for american-brazil collaborating on goals. pres. biden: shared values and our strong ties between our people make brazil and the united states, especially here and the big global challenges, they put them -- put us on the same page. especially climate crisis. james: that brings us to today. john kerry's visit to brazil, he has been speaking to officials in the capital brasilia, trying to outline what america wi

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but florida fought back this week. i am so proud of you, florida, for standing up to your governor in his attempt to wipe out history. former senator, barbara boxer, and rick wilson, thank you. that's tonight's reidout. keep fighting, florida, all in with chris hayes starts now. fighting, florida, all in with chris hayes starts now. >> tonight, on all in. >> nobody like the -- voting systems. nobody. >> fox pushing election lies while privately expressing doubt. whole thing guess they themself carl, nuts, to maintain the ratings. and punishing their own journalist for telling the truth. >> disturbing irregularities have been found in must be investigated to the fullest. >> tonight, the blockbuster new court filing from the dominion lawsuit. the internal decision -- and ratings over facts. the legal implications for a media giant -- the fallout for the democracy and what it all tells us about the inner workings about the fox news channel. >> the dominion software -- i know there were voting of regularity. these tell me

this is not florida definitely. it is cold. we'll be warmer in the next couple days, 31 in new york. 40 in chicago. it is cold across fargo, we have a cold front and see potential for showers and thunderstorms over mississippi today. we could see severe storms for texas and louisiana up toward arkansas. some severe weather could be possible, heavy rainfall is the biggest risk and we have potential for some snow of severe storm threat for texas today. don't think it will be severe, be aware and foxweather.com will give details. 78 in new orleans and miami. any birthdays or celebrations? what is your name? >> grace. >> today is your birthday? >> i'm turning 40. >> janice: i remember 40 well, it was a great year. hi. happy birthday they say. >> ainsley: 40s are your best. >> janice: can i have a hug? >> ainsley: coming up, our voter panel will be here to weigh in on top issues ahead of the state of the union address. there they are. >> steve: morning, folks, you are next. >> ainsley: it's a good mix. ♪ past. because only tempur-

alix: it costs more for texas and florida tomorrow then california. this comes from the latest opinion piece from bloomberg news and met with her says "if social and mean state control of reduction, distribution and exchange of goods and services, than florida and texas fit the description." that is an interesting piece. what is the overall esa's -- nieces? -- what is your overall thesis? >> texas and florida are aaa rated. california does not have that rating. not bad but nowhere near that. in california today, consistently borrowing at interest rates that are well below florida and texas. that, if you like divergence, widened dramatically when both texas and florida, the states publicly said, we don't want any banks that are in any way favoring esg to be underwriting our bonds. and if specifically in the case of texas, they didn't like the banks that had a view of a firearms, automatic weapons that have unfortunately made a mess of our schools. these banks have been excluded. since that point in 2022, the cost to the taxpayers of florida and texas g

let me go to you bishop, down florida. you will be hosting the prayer and march preparations at bethel baptist church in tallahassee. and we will kick off the march towards the capital at around noon. why earlier this week, we find that there has been those that have supported the governor, there have been those that have acted against the governor. why has the faith community gotten so involved,, because we talk to professor crenshaw who's been attacked. and the college board revised its findings, and it's framework for the placement of african american studies. why have the faith leaders got involved in this? and why are you trying to -- >> first of all, reverend al, thank you so much for having me. i think my main reason is because a black church has always been the holistic, prophetic witness in the african american community. so faith leaders are less than leaders if we don't stand with others, in this fight against this oppression and injustice. and reverend al, in your comments, you said one of the very reasons we a

florida governor ron desantis with my radio show. you will see the whole interview in about an hour. finally putting an end to disney corporate kingdom invoking self-governing power. so bizarre they were able to have all this power. ordering the house of mouse to pay back 700 plus million dollars in taxes. florida radio host. one of the premier talents of this region. nationally syndicated joins us now. >> thanks for having me. you said come to the metro diner. three cameras and a satellite truck. amazing. >> brian: some of the typest people. all these people your listeners. is this a good move for desantis. >> there is no bad move for desantis. arguably the most popular governor this state and probably any state. the people in the state of florida are kind of fed up with wokeness as you pointed out. go woke, go broke. florida is where wokeness goes to die. disney was acting up. ron disantd said we can't be business partners if you are going to take all the money you make from the benefits we give from you working in the state and in

university of florida, florida state university, central florida, a&m. florida a&m university, florida national university. the university of north load as well. how worried are you about this if they are not pushing back. >> i'm incredibly worried. this information is so invasive insidious, and it isn't part of an attack that governor desantis has launched on the transgender community alongside all marginalized people. whether he is attacking lgbtq plus folks were teaching black history or also going after our undocumented dreamers as he is also committed to eliminating their instate tuition. is important to stress that every culture wars class war. so what desantis is trying to do is basically broaden the division between the haves and have-nots. and not allow for those of us who don't have means, to be able to critically think, to become leaders, and to ask tough questions in our classroom settings. and so, students are not just concerned, they are fighting back. as you, saw the statewide lot walkouts. >> you've got a real ally in the students in flor

bilirakis of florida. this will would establish guidelines for properly disclosing the audio or visual recording capabilities of smart devices. there is widespread from consumer advocacy groups to the tech companies themselves. americans deserve the chance to make informed decisions about the electronic evesdroppers we allow into our homes. let's pass this bill so our consumers know when big the tech is listening. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. bilirakis: i have no other speakers. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognize dollars. mr. pallone: i have no additional speakers and i do think this is an important bill for consumers and i thank the sponsors and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. bilirakis: again, this is a comm

florida's policies have succeeded. so we need everyone around the country to support the people that wear the uniform, to support policies that keep communities safe, and to abandon this woke nonsense like releasing criminals or electing prosecutors that don't follow the law. >> lisa: governor, a lot of it comes down to the mentality. the cities you're going into, we have arrived at this point where they see criminals as the victims. how did we get here? >> to me, it's all putting ideology over public safety. you look at new york city, no city -- it was the safest big city probably in the world under rudy giuliani and under michael bloomberg. people loved it and now they found that all t away, and i hae described spy, officers' lives are more at risk, because they have to risk their lives to put somebody away, but the judge releases them so they end up having to arrest the same diet week or two later in risk their lives again. you've also seen places like chicago where these prosecutors are not going after the people.

way he runs florida. donald trump is not been silent. he called the governor theysanctimonious, lacking in class and loyalty, desantis has not responded, he doesn't need to. 's track record in florida speaks for itself. second hour of varney just getting started. byron york with us this tuesday morning. i think desantis is off to a good start. what say you? >> i agree with you. we shouldn't expect any formal announcement from him until may probably. when florida legislative session is over desantis is promising big things but when you look at how to run for president without officially running for president, i think he's off to a good start. he has a book coming out. that's a real telling sign. at the end of this month. i think is doing the things you do, one thing he hasn't done is go to iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. is not doing this quite so overtly but is spending more time on issues. stuart: it is the issues he's picking on which i think our winning issues and other candidates don't have that

florida. >> we support strong policies to keep our communities safe and we back the blue and we support their mission. >> right. right. >> new york city mayor eric adams, a former police officer offered desantis a sarcastic welcome on twitter. welcome to nyc governor ron desantis, a place where we don't ban books, discriminate against our lgbtq plus neighbors, use asylum seekers as props or let the government stand between a woman and healthcare. we're happy to teach you something about values while you're here. >> desantis saved his criticism for new york on policy. >> new york is the only state that doesn't allow judges to consider when they're making a bail determination whether someone is a danger to the community. >> next stop was port washington, pennsylvania a philadelphia suburb. speaking in support of police, and noting his record on other issues. >> and in florida, our promise to parents is you send your kids to school in florida they will get an education not a political indoctrinat

elijah and cat are both juniors at the university of south florida. good to see both of you. >> hello. >> hi. >> elijah, you first. tell me about the walkout. what was the goal? did it meet your expectations? >> first of all, it more than exceeded my expectations. we had hundreds of students on each campus and we had more than ten campuses participating. so there was thousands of students across the state that walked out, which was really awesome to see. the reason we were walking out is because we feel that the government is basically trying to prevent us from learning what we want to learn inside of our classrooms. so we're taking the time to leave our classrooms and talk to people and learn about the history and information that's being prevented from being talked about. >> elijah, you're the director of coordination for stand for freedom and kat, you're the director of communications. tell me about the organization, how it came about and what you feel it's empowered to do. >> this all started whenever the governor desantis administration asked for

the state of florida could still object to that. in fact, this morning within a few hours of this coursework being released guerilla was asked about this. he said he hadn't reviewed it yet so he'd have to get back to reporters. he talked to his office who tells me that the department of education is currently reviewing the coursework to make sure that it complies with florida law. so i imagine there are a lot of legal eyes on this right now kind of looking to see if they believe that this complies with the "stop w.o.k.e. act" and other florida legislation, including the banning critical race theory. we will have to wait and see what the department of education decides to do if they will accept this in florida classrooms. >> thank you so much. >>> reporting live from miami tonight. and next tyre nichols laid to rest three weeks after his brutal arrest and beating. ♪ ♪ just two weeks. uhhhh... here, i'll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar and nutrients for immumune health. overact

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and eskamani, a huge supporter of all rights in the state of florida. ben, i want to start with you this morning. tell us about how that statewide walkout went. and let us know. our others? plant >> that state led, statewide walk it was one of the most inspiring moments of my life. to see the thousands of students walk out, for their freedoms, for their rights, for their right to an education. for their right to access new ideas into engage with new ideas. it was just amazing. and yeah, we have so much stuff planned for the future. we are trying to march up to the capitol, on the eighth. and we need your help to do. it if you value freedom, if you are a listener or a watch or read, or who values. freedom a republican who values, freedom a democrat who are values freedom. if you are lizzo or john oliver or stephen colbert or joe biden, and you value, freedom helpless. help the million public college students in florida speak up for our rights to reclaim our narrative. tell us how you think we can do better. even if you thought -- >> representative, you a

in society is mandated under florida statute. and if you look at the statute, you can google it and pull it up, it's pretty extensive. i think what the governor is saying in the battle he is trying to make is we believe in education, we're not trying to deprive people of civil rights. i don't think that's what's at issue here. i think there's a different thing. i think when al sharpton shows up in tallahassee and is banging on the governor's steps, i think that's a political win for the governor in that case. look, i don't like to see politics division. i think it should be about one plus one and how we keep attracting them to the party, not separating them. but in a primary, unfortunately, this kind of politics is winner for both sides, unfortunately. >> so, van, then you have the age issue on top of the race issue that's come out here. nikki haley went out today, and that was a message it was to biden and it was to trump. it wasn't even thinly veiled. when you get to saying 75 for the age and competency test, you just have to c

board chosen personally by the florida governor. for more than half a century, the 25,000 acre independent special district has allowed walt disney world to self-govern its orlando area theme parks, maintaining roads, buildings, utilities, even its own fire department. the board is run by land owners with close ties to disney. >> we shouldn't let one company have their een set of rules compared to everybody else. >> reporter: but critics say the move directed at disney isn't about fairness, it's about exacting political retribution. >> i think that the governor has decided that anyone who goes against what he thinks is the right thing to do for florida, they call it woke. then they have to be dealt with. >> reporter: so you see this as retaliation? >> well, i do. in many respects, i do. >> reporter: retaliation after disney, the state's largest single-site employer, spoke out about how sexual identity are discussed in classrooms. >> what happened is by disney alienating the people of florida, they lost the political capital that pre

will: the florida attorney general is here onset with us in florida with her reaction. good morning. >> great to be with you. will: good morning. you heard that and saw the tweet from joe biden. what'd you think? >> everybody from bide ton newsom want to comment on florida all the time even when they don't mean to. we're leading in so many areas, it's hard not to comment on how florida is doing and we're one of the top states for school choice and make sure no matter where you live and your income and family history, go to the best educational institution that your parents wish for you to go to. we want to give parental rights to do that and i'm glad he's recognizing there's so much great school choice and how it's so important for families. rachel: yeah, it is a civil rights issue of our time, isn't it? >> it is amazing how -- we've seen the results here in florida and give them a chance at a good education and parents power to be involved and direct how that education proceeds throughout their lives, there's the opportunity for success for everyone and that's what we

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gaetz of florida. mr. armstrong of north dakota. mr. stuby of florida. -- mr. steube of florida. mrs. cammack of florida. ms. hagueman of wyoming. ms. plaskett of the u.s. virgin islands. mr. lynch of massachusetts. ms. sanchez of california. ms. wasserman schultz. mr. connolly of virginia. mr. garamendi of california. mr. allred of texas. ms. garcia of texas. mr. goldman of new york. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from louisiana seek recognition? ms. let lowe: -- ms. letlow: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. letlow: i pay tribute to dr. charles mcdonald, an outstanding public servant who has left an incredible legacy across the state of louisiana. dr. mcdonald dedicated his career to education, working as a high school teacher and principal before becoming an administrator at the university of louisiana-monroe. after working 17 years on the campus, dr. mcdona