interesting comments from terry mccauliffe, he is changing strategies when it comes to trump. what's going on? tell us about it. >> reporter: jim, for months, terry mccauliffe and democrats tried to tie former president donald trump to candidate glenn youngkin. mccauliffe today was speaking to reporters, again saying he believes that trump is unpopular with virginians, and also saying the race is not about the former president. take a listen. >> you know, it's just killing trump that he's not here obviously. he's in the race, obviously he's endorsed youngkin seven different times. i think trump is trying to play whichever happens, trump claims credit no matter what happens. trump is very unpopular in the state, everybody knows it. that's probably why youngkin doesn't want him. >> would it help your campaign, i know you said you would pay for his jet fuel to get here. would it help your campaign? >> i would love to have him come in, but dan, this isn't about trump. >> reporter: one big question for democrats after former president trump left office is what campaigning and turno

i think that terry mccauliff misspoke. but that's not what he means. he means we're not going to have people come in. a woman at the school board meeting said she wasn't able to sign up to talk about critical race theory so she signed up to talk about salaries and her first opening salvo is, i'm here to talk about salaries. you should. be getting yours because you're not doing your job. this is what they want to say. we're only going to pay you if you do what we tell you you should do and that's not how things work in a democracy. >> i wonder why you think this is happening now because listen, you're right. they're the loudest voices, not necessarily the majority. they get all the coverage, right? this is a nationwide i think sort of agenda to infect not effect, effect, as well but infect the narrative and really people into thinking like this is some big deal that critical race theory is being taught and we need to get ahold of it because it's making our kids feel guilty. you know what i'm saying? >> absolutely, which by the way is the talking points

in duelling tv ads -- >> terry mccoaulcauliff, puttin politics over parents. >> reporter: terry mccauliff, the state's former democratic governor, and glenn youngkin, are locked in a bitter fight over the role of government in schools. >> my name is amy dodson. >> reporter: during the pandemic last year, dodson became an unlikely activist. attending school board meetings for the first time. arguing students should be in the classroom, not learning virtually. >> by myself, i felt very powerless. as a collective group, your voice is stronger and holds more power that we never had before as just an individual parent line up to speak. >> reporter: that's alarming some democrats, like michael, who has been attending school board meetings to provide a counterbalance. >> they're doing a good job of scaring up anger and emotion. when it comes down to walking in the voting booth, that there are enough of us who are able to look at the science, look at education with a level head, and look at this race with a level head. we don't need somebody as extreme as youngkin in the governor's mansion. >> re

mccauliffe responded. there is a graphic symbol of pedophilia and pornography. >> can i ask you, why do you draw a line from one to the other? because i have gone through critical race theory. i don't know that there is a direct line. why do you think that there is? >> just look at this idea that is in "not my idea." it literally says here, whiteness is a bad deal. it has a symbol of satan. and this is the contract that they say whiteness brings. children are getting this book. so there is a direct correlation from these ideas to these dangerous principles. and i fit into the intersectional world. i'm a muslim. i'm an immigrant. i'm a mom of color. i am a single mom. yet i do not -- all of these privileges in the new paradigm of the oppression matrix, we're all human beings. that's what we need to teach children. race is important, hairacial history is important. but now racism, bigotry, and separation, affinity circles, segregation. it is not okay, and it is not healthy for our kids. >> what do you say to

i don't know if terry mccauliff feels that. i don't know if people in the midterms feel that. do you think there's time to course correct? >> well, i think that, you know, is there's a lot of rationals and explanation why progress is slow and coming on things like the infrastructure package or voting rights bill that the clip you just mentioned invoked. but none of them make sense in the public. none of them make sense to the voters that turned out in a massive wave election in 2020 to elect joe biden and a democratic senate. all these arguments about i have 58 senators supporting and two holdouts or it's the filibuster holding us back. they make sense on one level in the beltway but in the public, you have three way democratic control and if democrats don't deliver on the agenda they campaigned on, there is going to be a backlash i feel and some of the erosion and support that you're seeing is from democratic voters that are wondering why they don't have this infrastructure package passed yet. why aren't they willing to do what it takes to get the voting rights act passed so

terry mccauliffe seeing the same thing. he is acting like a desperate candidate bringing in everybody he can find to campaign with him to get the spotlight off his failing campaign. we're seeing across virginia independents, democrats and republicans come together and we're marching to victory. i can see it and feel it and it is all across this great commonwealth. >> dana: sometimes it is about instincts, right? but you say you have the numbers to back it up as well. a few days left to go. president biden came in last night to rally for terry mccauliffe before he heads to europe at the big climate change meeting. he said something that i thought was over the line. i want to get your take on it. listen to it. >> president biden: the lives lost to this pandemic could have been saved. extremism can come in many forms. it can come in the rage of a mob driven to assault the capitol. it can come in a smile and a fleece vest. either way, the big lie is still a big lie. >> dana: background you can see terry mccauliffe nodding, smil

terry mccauliffe says it out loud. this is the democratic approach to it. say nothing, let the school boards deal with it. empowering parents, really, as the democrats you'll take on parents and say you have no right to do this? come on, department of justice? there is not something else you should be working on going after parents at a school board meeting? come on. >> harris: i say this about our police officers in america. they were essential and now it's almost like they are the enemy. and i say that about parents, too. how did we go -- remember, we were in the classroom in our homes. we were essential for our children's education just a few months ago and now they want to call us something different. your last quick thought. >> i just don't understand how the department of justice even has 10 minutes. they have no jurisdiction. this is a state and local municipality issue period. get out of the way. work on espionage and white collar crime and kidnapping and sex trafficking and the people coming across the border illegally. let's start working on that.

terry mccauliffe has been governor before an wants to do it again. and his supporters are pulling out all the stops in the race against glen youngkin who has done well as the up-and-comer republican in this race after stacey abrams gave her support for mccaul i have this weekend, barack obama is set to speak at a rally on saturday. vice president kamala harris out with with this ad being played in more than 300 churches across the state. >> we were taught it was our sacred responsibility to raise our voice and lift up the voices of our community. i believe that my friend terry mccauliffe is the leader virginia needs at this moment. so please vote after today's service. >> harris: go to the border. headlines. virginia race looms at dark cloud over biden's agenda. virginia is for worriers. governor race poses real risk to dem agenda. power panel now. we welcome matt schlapp and a professor of education at johns hopkins university. matt, you are first. your take. >> well, there are two strikes against terry mccauliffe. first is history. virginians have

terry mccauliffe is right. there is no curriculum of critical race theory in schools. >> martha: parents are just imagining things when they look at what's coming home from school. doug, they're just imagining it. they're upset when they hear that. they're upset when they hear that. they don't want to be told that they are falling for something that doesn't exist. they see it themselves. >> slavery? we can't talk about the fact we have slavery and jim crow? >> not one person has said that can't be taught in the schools. that's absolutely false. everyone wants the history of this country to be taught in our schools. the question is much deeper than that and hearing it at the board meetings. doug, i don't know how you get parents to become so passionate and animated. a lot of voters voted for president biden just not even a year ago. >> i think we can have a reasonable conversation about what's taught in schools, what parental involvement would be. terry mccauliffe should be of course i want parents involved in t

if terry mccauliffe loses in virginia we'll look back on this comment. i don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. the watershed moment in this race. that really changed the dynamic certainly down in that virginia governor's race where it is a toss-up right now. >> harris: thank you for being in "focus." we got to a lot. crowds at sporting events across the nation making their feelings known about president biden and very clear they are communicating. [crowd chanting [bleep] biden] >> harris: we're bleeping out that part. and the whole thing is taking on a life of its own now going viral in a huge way. jimmy failla is coming up. plus this. >> some loyal customers who think the move is anti-semitic. >> i mean -- i mean, what? i'm anti-jewish? i mean, i'm a jew. >> harris: okay, those are the co-founders of ben and jerry's ice cream and they are getting ripped for closing shop in parts of israel for political reasons but not doing the same here in the united states. power panel next. i would like to take a moment to address my f

and terry mccauliffe is the godfather of all of it. if bill and hillary clinton had a son it would be terry mccauliffe and joe biden would be his uncle. virginians are tired of it. he wants to put government between parents and their children and force everybody to join the union. he wants to defund police. he wants to raise taxes. and they see that our platform, this campaign that i'm leading is all about lowering taxes, reestablishing excellence in our schools. having the best jobs and safe communities. this is clear and virginians know there is a better day in front of us and this is why we have so much momentum. what's happening right now is no longer a campaign. it is truly a movement. the movement across virginia. we will win our statewide races. we'll win our governor's race and lieutenant governor race and attorney general race and take back the house of delegates and see local elections stand up and win school board races and sheriff races and supervise re board races. virginians standsing up for what they know is right and re

vice president kamala harris will campaign for terry mccauliffe today. they are in a dead heat with less than two weeks until election day. mark meredith is live in virginia. good morning, mark. >> good to be with you. the polls some a close race unfolding here in virginia. it wasn't that long ago the democrat in the race terry mccauliffe was leading by a few points. the new poll from monmouth shows it is no longer the case among registered voters. the latest survey have 46% support and glen youngkin support rise by 3 points within the last month. monmouth says there are a few reasons including the dysfunction and gridlock out of d.c. but also some missteps on mccauliffe's part that may cost him some support. mccauliffe will be here in northern virginia campaigning with vice president kamala harris. she will be trying to offer a boost to this campaign. mccauliffe says he is more than thrilled to have harris on the trail with him. >> i love the vice president and she is going to do -- i think we have two or three events. couple she is planning on. i've kn

mccauliffe with this ad. >> terry mccauliffe spent years minimizing the role of parents. >> i don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. >> now our children are paying the price. >> harris: a new poll shows a surge in support now pulling republican glenn youngkin into a dead heat with terry mccauliffe and with election day less than two weeks away high profile democrats say they are getting nervous. >> it's a toss-up. the race is a toss-up and terry has been very -- we're in a tight race and democrats need to be -- it's close. there is no doubt about it. and i'm scared to death. and other democrats should be. >> harris: scared to death. mccauliffe campaign says president biden will campaign with him on tuesday a few weeks after mccauliffe told voters that biden was unpopular in his state. congressman biggs, what is going on down there among democrats and should the president sit this one out or are you hoping he doesn't? >> i hope he doesn't because i think there is a couple of things that are happening. number one you are seeing a general effect of biden

terry mccauliffe won last time by 2.7%. it is usually a purple state. but i think what we're seeing here is sort of the nationalization of this governor's race and the weight of the lack of results in washington over the past couple of months and the debates around that, having an impact down ballot. that's why what the president did yesterday is so important. and what the democrats in congress do next is so important because that could shift the atmospherics everywhere else. whether or not it is in time to help mccauliffe is the question. >> bill: back to the question, ed, the clip we rolled with mccauliffe asked about the education issue and said it was significantly overblown. is that the case or is he misreading it? >> no, it certainly has been very helpful in northern virginia for his campaign, for the republican campaign. but i think the real issue you are seeing here in most of the polling i've seen. first of all we have it as a little bit smaller lead than what the fox poll is showing. what the fox poll doesn't get into is the intensity. and wha

those comments made on the trail tore terry mccauliffe in virginia. republican glenn youngkin has a big beef with them. tyrus weighing in on all of it yet. >> taking care of our children and making sure they have a quality education and are safe in schools is not a culture war, that's a fundamental right in virginia. as someone who resembles someone else, i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ♪ ♪ no two dreams are the same. but there is one van equipped to handle them all. for over 120 years, mercedes-benz vans have been built, upfitted and ready to go. because we believe dreams - should never stay that way. (upbeat pop music throughout) clerk: hello, how can i? sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. >> harris: fox

terry mccauliffe has been campaigning here in rich mond area, and just finished a halloween parade in leesberg. he has been trying to tie his republican opponent to former president donald trump who lost virginia by 10 percentage points, claiming he would be a mess for the state. >> he is clueless, he is dangerous, very dangerous. been endorsed by trump 9 times, trump is calling into his town hall meeting tomorrow night. trump said the other day, quote. glen will do whatever we tell him to do. reporter: he has spent the day campaigning in southwestern corner of the state, a heavily republican area of virginia, he and mccauliffe are heading where their voters live. he said he is accomplished that by focusing on issues like education, crime and the economy. >> we see what is happening. this movement, this movement it is no longer a campaign. this movement is parents standing up all over the commonwealth, virginiaians standing up for values we hold deer. we're saying no, not here. >> in person voting ended last evening in virginia. you have to wait untilly election day. eerie voting was

we know that terry mccauliffe didn't want to campaign with joe biden. that is kind of a toxic attachment. so there is an awareness locally and nationally that what has happened here has been a mistake and now they are trying to retreat. but clearly it has been such a massive mistake it is part of what it is they've embraced completely and i don't think they can walk away from it. >> harris: republicans seemed perched. former president trump was recently in iowa. >> yeah. that was a lot of fun, a lot of great feedback for him. it certainly has made a lot of people very nervous because of what that meant. his rhetoric was a bit sharper about making -- bringing back america again or making it great again, again. a lot of presidential rhetoric and it is frightening people. we're seeing what is happening. the american people have realized it is not difficult to understand things have gone badly. i predict it will not change. if they were capable of changing they would have changed much earlier. so we're seeing that and of course iowa matters, all other state

the latest fox news poll shows him skyrocketing ahead of democrat terry mccauliffe in the closely-watched virginia governor's race. youngkin now with 53%, two weeks ago mccauliffe led with 51%. that's what i like to call a little flip and roll. and with election day on tuesday, polling also shows likely virginia voters trust youngkin to do a better job on key issues like the economy, crime and state's hot button topic education. mccauliffe had taken heat for saying parents should not have control over what schools teach their kids. and this week he dug the hole deeper dismissing concerns over educational issues all together. >> how will you work with the parents who have concerns about how things are being taught in schools? >> let's be very clear here, this is all generated by glenn youngkin trying to find a divisive tactic. it is a racist dog whistle. i hate it. it is pitting parents against parents and teachers against teachers. >> harris: an indication of how spicy the race is getting terry mccauliffe's 21-year-old daughter caught on camera flipping off rival glenn youngkin signs. ray

registered voters and terry mccauliffe is almost running for a second term. he was governor before, four years off in virginia you can run again for a single term. in some s the incumbent. if you have 9% still undecided someone who is an incumbent it is not too good for terry mccauliffe at this moment. >> bill: i would just add the election is in a month, as you said. early voting underway now. the audience knows this election will get a lot of attention for a lot of different reasons. critical race theory, education in the classroom. economy, litmus test what joe biden is doing in washington, d.c. all of that is kind of wrapped up in this governor's race in virginia. all right, back to that in a moment. first good news here, watch. >> i am very happy i am safely here. i can't believe it right now i am here. >> bill: is what doesens of american citizens green cards holder and special immigration visa who arrived in the city of chicago yesterday after their flight had been detained in the united arab emirates for two days and denied landing rights in the u.s.

education is a prifsh otal issue and a new ad against democrat terry mccauliffe. watch this. >> raising children. there are so many roles. cheerleader, teacher, the most important, protector. but terry mccauliffe spent years minimizing the role of parents. >> i don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. >> dana: let's bring in fox news contributor bill bennett. education is a major issue in this virginia race taking place in a couple of weeks. that might not be the case for this year. this seems like -- i would love your expertise on this -- an issue that could carry into next year's mid-term elections, bill. >> i think so. education is a huge issue in virginia. glen youngkin is going on offense about it. a long time since we've seen republicans do that as you know. and i think this is a very good thing. he has a real shot. i think he is a very good man. but in some ways this is even bigger, you're right, it will carry forward. a couple ways it will carry forward. it is education but it is bigger than education. it is bigger than republi

he is in a battle with terry mccauliffe. >> have a great day. see you tomorrow. >> bill: good morning. we're one week away from the closely-watched governor's race in virginia. new polling shows it will likely come down to the wire. hang on and buckle up. here we go as we say good morning. turnout is a big deal. i'm bill hemmer. how are you? >> dana: how are you? i'm dana perino, this is "america's newsroom." one time i was doing election coverage analysis or something and we were about three days out from the election and i said well, it is either going to be a blow-out or not. and then i said that's really great analysis, super insightful. we'll do a lot better than that today. >> bill: we pay you for that. >> dana: i promise it will be better today. the contest between mccauliffe and youngkin is in its final week. president biden joins mccauliffe tonight. some worry his low approval rating could be a drag on the ticket. >> bill: new poll from usa today showing the candidates at dead even in a state the president won less than a year ago by do

president obama and president biden will go try to help terry mccauliffe. it seems he looks like he knows he is running this tight race. things aren't feeling good. i notice that he is campaigning in alexandria, virginia, the northern virginia suburb which at this point in the race if he is having to campaign there what does that tell you? >> well, this is a race of turnout. the most interesting statistic the president's party lost 11 of the last 12 virginia governor's races. typically virginia tends to be a bellwether and wants to be a counterintuitive here. what the democrats are concerned about is turnout and why they are bringing out the big guns in obama and biden to make sure they get these drop-off voters who they are worried about not voting in a president -- in a governor's election. >> dana: karl rove showed us those numbers in terms of early voting are way below what democrats need to pull out a win. terry mccauliffe yesterday ended an interview abruptly. >> all right, we're over. that's it, that's it. i gave you extra time. come on, man. you sho

polls show the democrat terry mccauliffe neck-and-neck with republican ken youngkin. that state is being closely watched as a possible bellwether for the mid-terms. mike emanuel with the latest on this monday, columbus day. >> this election has gotten to be a red hot race and fight to the finish three weeks from tomorrow. the real clear politics average of polls has former governor terry mccaul i have up 3.5 over glen young kin. that's in virginia where joe biden won it by 10 points and got the attention of national democrats and republicans. it is also where education has been a huge focus in recent months. >> i'm going to build the greatested kailtion system. electing youngkin, creating racist -- it is horrible what's being done. he will take money from public schools and put them into private and 43,000 teachers will be cut. >> mccauliffe raised eyebrows when he said parents shouldn't be telling schools what they should teach. it has been the center of fight over critical race theory and controversial books in school lie bears. youngkin says he will restore common

they should go right to terry mccauliffe and say how do you feel now? that you supported and continue and doubled down on a policy that says, parents have no right to participate in the decisions of their own children in school. now what do you say mr. mccoughive. mr.mccauliffe,. mark: they will endorse him for governor. what do you make of a line of democrats campaigned for -- mccauliffe. should they be asked about this policy. >> america, listen to the silence that is all i can say, joe biden will speak out about anything, any conservative did anywhere. also supported the policies, where is the president of the united states on this story? the president should be speaking out? where is kamala harris, you know, she is putting golf or something. where is the attorney general of the united states? where is the investigation mark? the federal government saying we'll investigate this, it is a federal school system, where are they. they have to get involved. federal government has a responsibility, state government has a responsibility. and police have a re

>> it is neck-and-neck and always going to be close but leaning to the democrats because terry mccauliffe was elected statewide before. youngkin not a politician. in this environment is a good thing but hasn't been elected or run statewide and it's a challenge for him. we see the mccauliffe's gaffe he doubled down on. doubled down on anti-parental involvement in schools and telling lies about a stolen election that we hear in a different context coming to donald trump. sure he is bringing in the big guns because he is in trouble and that's what you are supposed to do. it is notable he is not bringing in the biggest gun, the current president. if joe biden numbers continue to go down, down, down the biden wind is running against mccauliffe and democrats nationally is something they're trying to avoid. makes sense to bring in barack obama and jill biden but not joe biden. >> dana: here is a poll showing a drop among independents in support for biden. gallup poll found the approval rating among independents falling to 37%. the lowest since taking office. mo, if the left wing basis e -- isn't

terry mccauliffe is leading now. republicans seem to have enthusiasm on their side as education takes center stage. we're live in washington with more. >> in virginia where early voting began a month ago election day has become a deadline than a destination. the race remains closer than many expected. democrat terry mccauliffe is vying to win back his former seat as governor and holds a slight lead over youngkin. democrat heavy weights are called in. jill biden and voting rights activist stacey abrams were there. >> how many voted heefr put your hands up? who hasn't voted? okay. okay. folks, listen to me carefully. those that have not voted make me a promise you'll vote this week. >> dana: turnout has been sluggish. suburban parents frustrated with covid-19 restrictions and curriculum problems have become far more active in local politics and seem only further inspired by the justice department's decision to intervene in school board parent dispute. now tomorrow night republican glen youngkin will make a major announ

mccauliffe and the -- these school board moms dils agree. they were -- it was fine for them to be in charge of their kids' education when the teachers were hiding in their homes and grocery clerks went to work. now that they're back in school they aren't supposed to have a say in their children's education. >> as you are laying all that out it seems obvious we're being targeted because parents don't agree with some of the things happening in the classroom. my question is how do you weaponize the f.b.i. against parents? the liberal media are creating a narrative that parents concerned about their kids' education are dangerous and racist. i want to dig deeper into this. let's watch. >> your conservative manufactured outrage or masks and history lessons took school board hostages like a bunch of screaming maniacs. >> is this people being upset about mask mandates or underlying disruptive forces, white nationalists, an arc consists in this country cussing mask mandates in a public health crisis to wage chaos? >> what people who just want to volu

when you have terry mccauliffe saying that parents don't have a right to see what books kids are reading is a wake-up call for parents. as somebody who runs a conservative group this is not organized. this is a spontaneous pushback from a lot of parents. their politics might be different from mine who believe they own their kids' education. >> harris: crystal. >> what we're seeing at these school board meetings are conservatives gone wild. they are mobbing school board members as driving into school board meetings. mobbing teachers bho they believe are teaching critical race theory which we know is just a conservative talking point and propaganda. what the d.o.j. is doing is simply investigating these threats to make sure that the school board members and teachers don't have serious dangers to their person or property and so it is appropriate in that we're seeing mobs showing up at school board meetings across the country, even right here in loudon county. >> harris: i want to slow you down. when i hear the name calling and the word terrorist was used by one specific school official grou

talking about virginia now, the president was just there on tuesday trying to boost terry mccauliffe who has been governor before but now if trouble against the republican. he recently said that the president's lagging poll numbers and inability to close the deal on his own agenda is a drag on his governor's bid to become the next leader of virginia. ari fleischer, fox news contributor and former white house press secretary under bush 43. good to see you. ari, it seems cataclysmic for joe biden. these races go on without him. >> yeah. the good news for joe biden is they will hold this flight for him. he won't miss it. >> harris: that's the only good news? >> that's the good news for him today. the bad news, harris, i suspect he doesn't have an agreement on capitol hill if i'm reading the tea leaves properly. >> harris: what is that framework, then? it wouldn't be the truth or -- >> it's not a question of the truth. it is a question of if the democrats reacted to the framework in a favorable manner we'd already know it. leaks would be coming from the white house, looks like biden was

terry mccauliffe is going to be busy on this hour crisscrossing the state as will his republican opponent. we've got both campaigns covered right now. and first to alexander huff in virginia dealing with the youngkin campaign and how are you there? >> it feels like good old-fashioned campaigning here. and he says due to the latest poll numbers, he feels like his campaign is moving 75 down 95 and his opponent's 45. he says he's passing him right now and reason to think that according to the latest polls. let' take a look at the latest fox news polls. of likely voters in virginia he leads the democrat ib opponent. "the washington post" poll one point behind mccauliffe within the margin of error. he's been making five stops a day since the bus tour started a week ago. a lot of people were enthusiastic getting out here. if you want to to take a look. they're signing the bus and the campaign tried to liken itself to a grass roots effort. there's a lot of money in the race, the most expensive in virginia history. the w point is to get out and meet people. we have a harvest festival going on and

here you have a candidate who has run before and former virginia governor, democrat terry mccauliffe. yesterday a nonpartisan watch dog group filed a complaint against jen psaki about this. >> there's a lot of history in virginia and again, we're going to do everything we can to help former governor mcauliffe. >> the group says that violates the hatch act which prevents authorities using their position for election results. and in virginia, education is a forefront issue. he had to walk back a statement saying that parents should not have a say in what parents teach. this fox poll shows parents in virginia saying 57% of them feel that parents should have a say in their children's education. and crt and others have overwhelmed school districts and yesterday in loudon county this happened. >> to the families and students involved, my heart aches for you, and i'm sorry that we failed to provide the safe, welcoming and affirming environment that we aspire to provide. >> the superintendent of schools there apologized for dismissing a father's pleas for answers after her daughter reported b

critical race theory one and terry mccauliffe the democrat said this yesterday. >> it is not taught here in virginia. >> how do you define it? >> doesn't matter it isn't taught in virginia so i won't spend my time. i won't spend my time because the school board and everyone else said it is not taught. it's racist. it is a dog whistle. >> bill: so the republican in this race is making a big deal out of it. youngkin thinks there is a real opportunity in the northern suburbs of virginia that have gone blue for the past 12 or 13 years, some of those parents and voters could come back his way and maybe pull off an upset. >> dana: watch voter intensity in an off year election, it just might put youngkin over the top. move on to this. china pressuring the u.s. on taiwan after the "wall street journal" reported american special ops have been secretly training taiwanese forces for at least a year. beijing is urging the u.s. to withdraw those troops. let's bring in dan hoffman. it was under wraps for a while. beijing not pleased. >> well, taiwan is an economically vibrant, independently functionin

you saw terry mccauliffe saying parents should have no role in what their kids teach. we need to keep hammering home that parents have a role in education. they do get to hold their school board members accountable and what we're seeing out of the federal government is frightening and people should continue to stand up for their rights. >> dana: i can't imagine that some f.b.i. agents with all the things, crime going up across the country they want to look into parents who went to a school board meeting. we'll see how it goes. thank you for being on, ian. >> trace: one d.e.a. agent was killed. another agent and police officer wounded when a gunman opened fire on an amtrak train during a routine investigation for illegal contraband yesterday in tucson, arizona. let's get to the chief correspondent jonathan hunt live in the west coast news hub with more. good morning. >> good morning. this all began just before 8:00 a.m. local time yesterday with what should have been a routine d.e.a. inspection of this amtrak train that is stopped in tucson. take a look at this video. w

president biden throwing his weight behind terry mccauliffe. will the president help the cause or will he weigh it down? that's the query today. i'm bill hemmer. >> dana: i'm dana perino. "america's newsroom." are you asking me? >> bill: do you want to answer it now? >> dana: give a tease. it will be a close race. i think youngkin wins by a hair and the democrats will realize that their strategy for running in a state like virginia won't work in 2022. >> bill: did biden

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he is in a battle with terry mccauliffe. >> have a great day. see you tomorrow. >> bill: good morning. we're one week away from the closely-watched governor's race in virginia. new polling shows it will likely come down to the wire. hang on and buckle up. here we go as we say good morning. turnout is a big deal. i'm bill hemmer. how are you? >> dana: how are you? i'm dana perino, this is "america's newsroom." one time i was doing election coverage analysis or something and we were about three days out from the election and i said well, it is either going to be a blow-out or not. and then i said that's really great

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terry mccauliffe's lead is growing smaller. donald trump called a rally for yunkin last night but he was a no-show as we walks the fine line between upsetting both sides. joining me now is terry mccauliffe. well, governor, great to have you back. the momentum seems to be in what was thought to be the challenger, self funded, what is making the difference? are you facing a lot of head winds because of the gridlock on capitol hill and frankly the problems that the biden white house is having? >> you know this is close a close race. for had for 44 years, the part that wins the white house will be the other party to win the governor. they started off by doing pledge of allegiance to a flag that was up here on january 6th for the insurrection. that alone is disqualifying and glenn has not come out to disqualify that. we lived through theinsanity of donald trump for four years. the only thing on his website has been election integrity. not jobs or education. he is doubling down on conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. he said

he campaigned with terry mccauliffe and he has a trip abroad tomorrow. you also have an ongoing dispute between the head of the progressives, congresswoman janet paul, and nancy pelosi on what is a frame work? is it a list? is it legislative text? >>. >> is just one more factor that could cloud down this process. first to what the president is doing here he will be reaching out to lawmakers. will there be meetings that remain to be seen. the takes are high for all of the withins that you laid out. he is going overseas tomorrow and the stakes could not be higher. they need a deal before he departs. the world leaders o so fest cased enough to come to their own conclusions about what commitments they may or may not make. but just take that climate summit. he will be asking various world leaders to make commitments when it comes to climate and the optics could be difficult. you think about the domestic politics, the fact that he was out overnight campaigning for terry mccauliffe, that was next tuesday. they said that the president and lawmakers need to get i

let's talk about virginia, terry mccauliffe. he was well liked. maybe that is the problem. certainly being dragged down by joe biden's declining polls. and another poll went to 46-46, is this a slap? >> you bring up mccauliffe's experience. i don't know if it is as much of a coverage. they're not happy in general, and you know what, it is new blood versus old blood with particularly middle of the road voters. i do, i, you know, i think in fact that the youngk eerks n campaign has not treated him -- i thought he would be the more old versus new, he has not run a campaign like that, but that is, i think, one or two points of a deficit there. he still has more potential voters than youngkin does. he still has the ability to change the electorate. youngkin has to still hope that the turnout is not that good. that's why at the end of the day you would rather be mccauliffe than youngkin. what would the dropoff be from the presidential race to this race? if it is in the 40s, this will be a long night. if it's in the 30s, it will be very fast election with advantage mccauliffe, so

mccauliffe, remember he won nar low. ken cuccinelli was his opponent. he barely won. obviously republicans glen yuncan trying to present a more moderate image remember what happened in to 2013. joe biden himself hovers over this race. this is how we look at the virginia race as you mentioned kind of a prelude to the mid-terms. biden right now just under 43% his approval rating nationally, and in virginia which again he carried by 10 points last year over donald trump, there's biden's average approval rate in those polls we've been looking at, 45% in the commonwealth of virginia. so, yes, it's gotten bluer and bluer, but democrats now face a set of circumstances here. they control the presidency. the president isn't that popular in virginia. they control the house. they control the senate. in the past that has been trouble for a party in a virginia governor's race. it's why the polls are so close right now, garret. >> northern virginia, those d.c. suburbs always come in late, keeps democrats sweating to the very end even

terry mccauliffe, youngkin who is trying to maneuver around the party. >> claire, one of the paid fors that they were pushing is more irs enforcement. that gets back to the old "we're going to cut fraud, waste, and abuse. does that pass the smell test? that this is credibly paid for? >> i do think that it is important to know that under the republican majorities and under president trump, there was a systematic dismantling of the irs. if you imagine having a debt and a business and the way you go about addressing that debt is to cut off the accounts receivable department and make sure no one is working there, there are legitimate issues that can be raised about what the irs needs to make sure that people are paying their fair share. most americaning do. the ones that avoid taxes do not and there is a reason that staffing the irs makes sense. will it pay for $2 trillion worth of spending? no. so there has to be some adjustment to the trump ax rates in some regard to get more money in the door if they're going to legitimately say they're paying for these programs. >> we're about to hear

a margin of era, and terry mccauliffe is not a sure thing. >> let's talk about the incredibly shrinking president. he was around the world talking about america is back, a very successful g 7. they come back and they face a gridlock in congress. and according to david, foreign leaders are saying why can't he just lower the boom. >> this is not unique to president bide b. congress has be devilled just able every president, but again, the challenge for president biden is that in some way there's is not that many that he can unilaterally do. he is but he didn't like when they came in to lower the boom. there are issues that he didn't have to deal with during the campaign but something like a supply chain issue. a real challenge that he believes quite correctly that his president that's will rise and fall, this is deeply tied and this is something they feel. it's not even halloween and they're going online and they're looking for christmas and hanukkah presidents for their kids. no one wants to say santa was held up at the port of china and there was a mix up with going to long beach. this

allow terry mccauliffe to run on what he has. you have months and months and months to do something and you have not been able to pull it off. i think they would be wise to pick up frush and pass it now if they can. i would not be surprised if this package goes into next year easily. >> next year it won't be passed. it will never come together. another thing that is coming up in december is extending the child tax credit and you know that is one program with universal support. it has done more to attack child poverty than any other single program almost more than any other single program in decades. yet that has to be extepided and that is running out in december. all of these things are just about to hit them in the face. >> that's right and president biden has said he see it's as essential to beating child poverty. and you talk to ere day voters. one of the biggest thing that's are going on in this economy, especially according to the kept jobs report is that there is a child care crisis in america nap there is a feeling like t

and politically, terry mccauliffe, they're saying they have to be done just a week ago. it is important for the race and the midterms. what the president is saying is that you're going to lose the house and potentially the senate if you don't back me. >> we're going to focus on what is in the bill. >> but senator, how do you get the infrastructure bill, the bipartisan bill today, before he lands in rome overnight. >> i mean that is up to the house of representatives. my belief is that we're going to get 50 votes for the bill back better bill. i can't speak for joe manchin and kristin sinema, and while we're working on common sense improvements to it, i think they're going to find 50 votes for the framework announced this morning. i can't speak to the commitments that the house of representatives needs. i think it is better to get the president a deal efore he lands in glasgow. >> what would you say to women in second and to your women senators, and your colleagues about the fact that as they put it, one 74-year-old man is stopping this package, this reconciliation from h

terry mccauliffe, heavily favord going into it, could go down in defeat. >>> also, the white house's secret deal with australia, leaving the french feel betrayed and angry. how is the biden administration trying to patch this up? what diplomacy are we seeing there to mend this division between two ancient allies? >> well, as you said, and i think it can't be underscored, the french are feeling betrayed and blind sided. the white house is mending in different ways. biden and his allies acknowledge the situation at hand. we saw secretary of state tony blinken in paris. he met with his french counterpart and also the president, emmanuel macron. jake sullivan is heading to paris this week, too, trying to do damage control, talking to the french, and making amends in that way. also showing support for different things president macron wants to do, like strengthening europe's defense capabilities in the future. it's something blinken showed support for when they met. >> meeting for biden and macron scheduled in europe later this month. the president will be over there, his second overseas

. >>> terry mcauliffe caused rifts in our school. >> mccauliff's administration actively pushed crt. >> social warrior. >> i want to see our curriculum changed. >> stop mcauliffe's chaos, vote for glen junken. >> a campaign for glenn youngkin attacking terry mcauliffe's stance on education. this is the latest to weaponize something called critical race theory. critical race theory is an am academic concept usually taught in college. now one of the great american novels, a staple of high school english programs which recounts the horrors of slavery erupted in a flashpoint in virginia's race for governor. back with me now is valencia johnson, a member of virginia council on women. and riina shaw, founder of relax strategies and former republican strategist. valencia, this critical race theory is kind of -- it has become the new dog whistle except you can hear it, so it is not really a dog whistle. it is a racist thing that is meant to call other people racist. and now toni morrison is involved. >> it is mind boggling and i am shaking my head because i have flashbacks to my childhood in