it means covid into prisons instead of hospitals, that's exactly what the dsa is supported when they express solidarity and we need to be clear about what that is. elizabeth: now they say china will step in to help cuba it's the number one trading partner in his road initiative we have iran, china, russia, at the state department you are part of the effort to deny funding to cuba's military intelligence apparatus, can you talk more about that how the money is used to oppress the cuban people. >> what the trump administration sought to do is to protect the people of cuba byop recognizing all of the incomes that was going to cuban security forces and military forces were being used to support things like chinese surveillance technology and to support there repressive apparatus both within cuba but also being exported to venezuela and elsewhere in the region, the idea was blood to make sure that money that goes to the irs is actually getting to the homes of the cuban people and not getting into the home of the castro regime. elizabeth: that is the issue, here's the thing the cuban commu

the dsa expressed solidarity with the communist government in cuba. gop representative mario diaz-balart has a theory. >> there doesn't seem to be a way to convince them that the regime in cuba is even a dictatorship but clearly they have great admiration for radical left ideologies. they themselves espouse radical left ideologies. reporter: democrats lost two house seats in southern florida last year. partly because voters thought the gop had a better case against socialism. how the democrats handle cuba could be an issue in the midterm elections. bernie sanders of vermont identifies as socialist. he says the cuban people deserve democracy. he implored the cuban government to allow protests to continue. liz. elizabeth: chad pergram, great to see you. thanks for joining us. joining us former deputy assistant secretary for cuba and venezuela for the state department. we're honored to have her on. you heard the report. why the silence from the progressive left here? >> it is not just the silence. i mean as was indicated the dsa has been very clear, they

. >> the dsa appears to back this communist regime. here with more, looking to challenge aoc, you appear to be leave the democratic socialist element of congress is silent on this on purpose. it is intentional. >> if you look at what happened a few months ago on the third of july when you look at the track record of that they are meeting with his mentor was hugo chavez, it is like they are hiding in plain sight essentially. nothing can come from that organization or anyone who wants to meet diplomatically with that. todd: that leads to a curious tweet, dsa stands with the cuban people and their revolution in this moment of unrest, end the blockade. clear who are your sporting especially that last line echoing a cuban government talking point that the blockade is the reason for this, not 62 years of oppression. >> absolutely correct, the blockade does not impede the ability for the country, the embargo, it is completely ridiculous and misinformation. >> something cnn wrote in a news article covering the cuban protests. cnn said these ar

all across the country the dsa socialists are mobilizing to stop eric adams. they realize that if i'm successful, we're going to start the process of regaining control of our city. steve: that's the last thing the dsa, the democratic socialists of america wants. rachel: yeah, it's really interesting. it's hard to overestimate how consequential aoc's win over joe crowley was. when she won, it did two things. the socialists within the democrat party took their mask off and felt free to be socialists just like her. steve: normalized them. rachel: others got afraid and started moving to the left. eric adams claims that he is going to be the person to take on that image that aoc, because she has not just affected policies, she has affected the whole image of the party as really left wing and so we'll see. because, as you know, brian, president biden said when he was running i do look like a socialist? and he said he was going to -- a lot of people in the democrat party, when they're running and need some, you know, support from the middle will say that. we'll see i

i'm running against a movement across the country, the dsa, democratic socialists of america. socialists are mobilizing to stop eric adams. they realize if i'm successful we will start the process of regaining control of our cities. adams is a former police captain who campaigned around public safety. many say his win proves the unpopularity of the defund the police dismantle the prison system movement that has become a thing in this country. todd: it is going to be interesting to see what happens going forward. a little pushback on the new mask guidance. >> reporter: cdc out with new guidance that fully vaccinated americans mask up in cities with high transmission drying the irs many conservatives including congressman byron donalds. take a listen. >> if you've been vaccinated you are protected from covid 19. even in the event you contract covid 19 again the symptoms are far more mild than they are originally. why are we making vaccinated people mask? you are creating more vaccine hesitancy, not less. >> dan crenshaw tweeting the mask guidance, final political nail in the cre

the sf dsa values and respects the right to choice. wear protective options in place with face masks and testing already. forcing vaccines is not a san francisco value. the health order highlights that these to keep records of employee vaccination status and provide them to the city public health officer of requested. on page 11, the exemptions. number 1, based on religious beliefs. qualifying medical reasons. >> if you are going to refuse to be vaccinated, and you can't do certain jobs. >> reporter: chief of the emergency department at the san francisco general hospital says about 94% of the hospital staff is fully vaccinated. there's about workers at sf general that are in vaccinated. what are some of their concerns? >> questions regarding long- term implications, short-term implications. what is happening? what it is getting put in my arm when i get a vaccine? reasonable questions. >>> google is reopening his california offices on a voluntary basis starting tomorrow. the chronicle reports the tech giant will require that workers be

adams: if you are a dsa candidate or a republican candidate, you do not want to be put on the train or slashed. i think what you will see -- i am the face of the democratic party. i keep saying this. i won four boroughs in the city of new york. my message resonated with everyday working people. it was not impacted by your ethnicity, your gender, your worship. i think you will see this message resonated. this is an opportunity to understand we do not have to talk at each other. i will bring closer together so we can overcome not only the pandemic, but the pandemic of unemployment. tom: we are on television and we are on radio, and a number of radio listeners have emailed in and said what does the piercing look like? where is the piercing? romaine: look at this. mr. adams: it is a gold earring. my son and i attended a meeting with a group of young people and they said we will vote for you if you commit to get your ear pierced. a promise made is a promise cap. -- a promise made is a promise kept. tom: i can assure you the 108th mayor of new york did not go through this. looking forward to

the dsa has expressed solitary with -- solidarity with cuba. >> doesn't seem to be a way to convince them that the regime in cuba is a dictatorship. great admiration for radical left ideologies. >> independent vermont senator bernie sanders identifies as a socialist but back to the protesters over the communist regime. >> i urgently hope that the government there will tolerate and respect people's right to protest. >> democrats lost two house seats in southern florida last year. cuban-american voters thought democrats were squishy on socialism. the views of progressives overshadow mainstream voices in the party. democrats stumbled badly in florida last fall. if democrats don't flip the senate seat and reclaim those house seats, it could be because of the parties messaging on cuba and socialism. that could mean florida is no longer a battleground state. >> shannon: chad pergram, thanks. asking kevin corke to come back. tonight we want to talk about this. a five-month luxury world cruise. kevin, it's already sold out and it's not inexpensive. >> let me ask, would you do it? think about

the sf dsa values and respects the right to choice. we have protective options in place with face mask and testing already. forcing vaccines is not a san francisco value. health order highlights that these workplaces will need to keep records of employee vaccination status and provide them to the city public health officer if requested. on page 11, the exemptions. number one based on religious beliefs. two, qualifying medical reasons. >> if you're going to refuse to be vaccinated, you can't do certain jobs . >> reporter: dr. caldwell, chief at fremont-winema national forest says about 94% of the hospital staff is fully vaccinated. there's about 6% of health care workers that as a general are still unvaccinated. what are some of their concerns? >> questions regarding one of the long-term implications, short-term implications, what exactly is happening, and what is getting put into my arm and i am getting a vaccine? reasonable questions . >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> a vaccination clinic in san jose today focus

four house members are associated with democratic socialists of america, or dsa. alexandria ocasio-cortez, talib and jamaal bowman and cori bush. those lawmakers have been silent during the crackdown. gop representative mario diaz-balart has a theory. >> there doesn't seem to be a way to convince emthat the regime in cuba is even a dictatorship. clearly they have great admiration for radical left ideologies. they themselves espouse radical left ideologies. reporter: democrats lost two house seats in south florida partly because gop had a better case against socialism. senator bernie sanders considers himself a socialist. sanders says the cuban people decipher democracy. >> i urgently hope the government there will tolerate and respect peoples right to protest. reporter: senate foreign relations committee chairman bob menendez applauded president biden for telling the cuban regime for not using force. gop senator marco rubio said the administration's response was quote, lame. neil? neil: okay. chad, thank you very, very, he much. alejandro mayorkas, homeland securi

all across the country the dsa socialists are mobilizing to stop eric adams. they realize that if i'm successful, we're going to start the process of regaining control of our city. david: he is right on the firing line. he is a democrat but he is against these defund the police policies. but he is the target of aoc, all of the radicals in congress but losses a you mentioned before, the george soros types who are putting a lot of money against him. can he beat these folks, this opposition that he faces? >> i think he has that opportunity. he is clearly staking out a centrist position. a lot of the democratic party is much more center and certainly not as far to the left as the aocs of this world. and so it is going to be very interesting watching in new york where the progressives have been making some of their biggest gains. how successful he will be. he will have a tough city council to go deal with it. a aoc caucus, people elected to the new city council. we have a legislature in albany that is progressive. david: we have one much these radical prosecutors w

all across the country, dsa socialists, democratic socialists of america are mobilizing to stop eric adams. they realize if i'm successful we'll start the process of regaining control of our cities, end quote that is strong stuff especially someone who won the democrat nomination by winning over minority voters. the rich white liberal elites of manhattan, they prefer the socialists. amazing. what happened here the defund the police movement has run headlong into spiking crime in out of control cities. that's what's happened. everyone knows what is going on and feels it. in the suburbs the cocktail party talk is about real estate values. in the cities, and among those who have to work in the cities, the talk, the outrage focuses on brutal violent crime. the police are not the problem. the criminals are the problem. that's why eric adams won. that's why aoc's clout is fading. second hour of "varney & company" starts right now. ♪. stuart: well, he's here. karl rove, maybe he has his whiteboard i don't know, but i want him to tell me what this problem in new york where eric adams is go