Teachers union head 'debunks' rumor that it doesn't want reopening, dodges on whether kids back this year

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said on Sunday that she needed to "debunk" the myth that teachers unions don’t want to reopen schools and took a swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom for failing to prioritize vaccines in Los Angeles -- but dodged on to whether students would be able to fully resume in-person instruction this school year.

"I do want to debunk this myth that teacher unions, at least our union, doesn’t want to reopen schools," Weingarten told NBC News’ "Meet the Press." "Teachers...