11:00. and it s official. clayton valley high school will become a charter school for the 2012-2013 school year. that s as long as it meets certain conditions. reggie kumar has more on the big decision. the school board voted unanimously to approve the charter school model for clayton valley high school but the charter committee must meet specific criteria before the word charter is added to the high school s name over the next three years. take a look at this video. a curriculum plan which lists student courses must be in place, as well as a comprehensive student assessment plan, how students will be dealt with if they misbehave, that type of plan must also be in place. what s going to happen to special education students and also, a plan for english learners. now, parents and officials have been pushing for this charter school plan for a while. they feel students would receive a better education but not everyone agrees with this plan. it s disheartening to see the aca
from washington on more on the back and forth of the candidates. good morning, scott. reporter: good morning, tanya and rob. rick perry was the center of attention. the stage organizers h h him in the middle of the stage. that put him in the perfect positionono take shots from the other candidates. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. reporter: almost like prize fighters entering the ring, eight republicans took the stage in front of 1,000 tea party supporters. and the candidate that took the most punches, the new front-runner, according to polls, rick perry. i think that social security is an essential program. you said if people did it in the private sector, it would be called criminal. that s in your book. reporter: perry s main opponent, the former massachusetts governor, who suggested the texas governor doesn t deserve credit for creating jobs. if you get four aces, that doesn t make you a better poker player. you were doing good until you talked p
we begin this morning with hitting home. president obama kicks off a high-profile road trip today drumming up support for his new jobs bill from americans who need it most. but republicans want to know how much the plan will cost and howl jobs it will create. nbc s trace trace is in washington with more on this. tracie, good morning. reporter: good morning this is how it gets tricky because how the president pays for this job fight bill may draw up fight with congress. reporter: in ohio today, republican john boehner s homestate, president obama is expected to reiterate what he said monday about his $447 billion jobs bill. it is fully paid for. it s not going to add a dime to the deficit. reporter: mostly by limiting charitable contributions on people who make over $200,000, closing loopholes for big oil companies and other tax change, is that speak the wealthy. republicans are already speaking out against tax increases they asked the congressional budget office if th
reporter: president obama sends his jobs bill and a message to congress. no games, no politics, no delays. i m sending this bill to congress today. and they ought to pass it immediately. reporter: he was joined by teachers, public safety workers, military veterans and small business owners. the very people this $447 billion bill is designed to help. folks are living week to week, paycheck to paycheck. they need action. reporter: the white house says the plan pays for itself by cutting some tax breaks for oil and gas companies, corporate jet owners and americans making more than $200,000 a year. skeptics want do see the fine print. because anywhere between $230,000 and $400,000 to create a $50,000 job. that math doesn t make a lot of sense. good morning, everyone. reporter: before congress even considers the plan, house speaker john boehner wants the nonpartisan congressional budget office to weigh in on how much it will cut and cost. republicans say the presid
and supercomputer superstar. forget jeopardy. how watson is now helping humans instead of outmarting them. good morning, everyone. i m tanya rivero. and i m rob nelson. his rivals tried hard to land a punch last night on rick perry. but the texas governor left this debate relatively unscathed. perry even got a few rounds of applause from the friendly tea party crowd. scott goldberg is joining us from w whington on more on the back andndorth of the candidates. good morning, scott. reporter: good morning, tanya and rob. rick perry was the center of attention. the stage organizers had him in the middle of the stage. that put him in the perfect position to take shots from the other candidates. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. reporter: almost like prize fighters entering the ring, eight republicans took the stage in front of 1,000 tea party supporters. and the candidate that took the most punches, the new front-runner, according to polls, rick perry. i