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You consider reading, writing, math, science, they say too much time is spent on gender issues, and most concerned too much time is spent on sexual orientation. and some believe its going to energize more voters going forward. >> what you are seeing is the vast majority of parents, wherever they are in the political spectrum, democrat, republican, want schools to focus on the basics, focus on reading, writing, science, math, civics. >> outside d.c. in fairfax county, the school district plans to...

Were badly hurt. they were taken hospital after the plane made an emergency landing at an airport in alexandria, virginia. cnns pete wanting reports on the dramatic scare in the sky. >> the in-flight thrashing came on without warning, wednesday night german airline lufthansa flight for 69 was in route to frankfort, from austin texas, federal investigators say as the flight flew over tennessee at an altitude of 37,000 feet, the crew reported in countering severe turbulence, the result, according ...

We just heard from kristen, it is true that muriel bowser, she is against it, she vetoed it. here is what she said about the principle at play here saying, i think were all dealing with is the effects of a limited home rule and we know that our legislative process is one that doesnt end with my signature or veto. until we are the 51st state, we live with that indignity. so, is the white house choosing politics over principle here, ashley? >> well, i think the mayor is right that the real issue i...

They said, is the fact that all the financial crimes were introduced in court. they expected some of them, but certainly not all of them. they believe that really turned the jury and once that happened they felt their best shot was just a mistrial or a hung jury. pamela? >> is he going to face other trials for his alleged financial crimes? >> reporter: yeah, there are 99 other charges, and they certainly spent a lot of time in court speaking about those. the prosecutor talked through a lot of th...

Out there. reduce the maximum sentences for crimes like robbery and carjacking and expand the requirement for jury trials and most misdemeanor cases. and initially, remember, d.c. laws can be overturned in the federal level, initially joe biden indicated he would back what d.c. wanted to do. but then, republicans started making a lot of noise and said this is soft on crime, we cant have that, and then the president seemed to do an about face. this is his latest take on what is happening here. he...

Cnns pete mun ttean has the details. >> reporter: wednesday night flight 469 was in flight to austin, texas. as the flight flew over tennessee at an altitude of 27,000 feet the crew reported encountering severe turbulence, the result according to passengers like unexpectedly free falling for 5 seconds off the top of a roller coaster, plates and glassware were up at the ceiling. the flight diverted to washington-dulles international airport outside d.c. where first responders met the flight at th...