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everything from gift cards to warranties. youve got to hear this before you buy anything. but first, the classroom. its the incubator for the future lead workers and taxpayers of america. where we are grooming our kids for what america will become. youve heard a lot about where we are failing in education. maybe the best way to fix our problems is to identify what is working. jamie fiddler is a first grade teacher at ps-261 in brooklyn. were seeing success in whats known at enhanced ...

future leaders, workers and taxpayers of america. its where were grooming our kids for what america will become. youve heard a lot about where were failing in education. maybe the best way to fix our problems is to identify whats working. jamie figure letter is a first grade teacher in brooklyn. jamie, were seeing success in whats known as enhanced curriculum, read alongs, group discussions, enhancing what we do in the classroom. 19-year-olds who participated in enhanced curriculum, 21...

>> greece cant do that, many people fear it would then go bankrupt. it would be very, very difficult for the euro to survive, greece to survive in the euro if it goes bankrupt. banks could stop lending to each other, recession could come back to europe and especially in that -- the u.s. market just think what happened after lehman brothers collapsed in 2008. >> jim boldin, thanks so much. analysts say a bankrupt greece would also drag the economies of european countries beginning with ...

people can feel like they can have control over now, if you can get through to the bankers. >> were trying and its not cheap to refinance. >> thats right. >> you have to think about whether you want to do that. >> if rates go low enough, its good to check it out. >> its friday. >> yes. >> yeah. although the week started off well, the realization that a second recession may be drawing closer is hammering stocks this morning. actually futures. here in the united states, the dow dropped 4...

The san francisco bay area are searching for a 26-year-old nursing student who mysteriously disappeared. michelle lee was last seen on friday. she went to her car and never returned. vic lee of abcs kgo has the story. >> reporter: michelle lee is scheduled to graduate next year with a nursing degree from samuel merritt university, a small private school based in oakland. the 26-year-old student is enrolled at its campus in san mateo. >> michelle is a beautiful, bright, intelligent young lady. sh...

A supreme court judge in nevada refusing to hear o.j. simpsons appeal. hes been sitting in jail after being found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery for confronting two sports memorabilia dealers in vegas back in 2007. remember? brian? >> president obama declared this week small business week. yep. with the economy still faltering, those store owners are having a tough time staying afloat let alone celebrating. entrepreneur and small business owner is an entrepreneur and small business owner...

Allan chernoff joins me live from new york. allan, that is the type of report that can send shivers down a frequent flyers spine, and anything else that the faa is doing to improve safety? >> the faa has been working hard on all of this. in fact, today, they announced that their new command center for air traffic control is fully operational. they are on the way to moving from a radar-based air traffic control system to having a system that is based on satellite. they call this next generation. ...

Nothing like it to me. >> were you worried that some of these kids would take advantage of you, of your home, of the kindness that you were offering them? >> of course i was. and i worry about all those things, but does that negate what i want to do and how i want to help them? no. theres risk in everything that you do, but to be able to do something that you love and youre passionate about, and then you see those results, no. i believe in my heart that we can do better and that we will do bette...

>> the diagnosis? a rare and serious condition called peri partum cardio myopathy. after a year of therapy, she went back to work in the e.r. thats not all that happened. a chance meeting led holden to inspire young people with the same dream she had as a child. she was on the subway, reading the book "gifted hands" by brain surgeon ben carson when a woman looked down and saw the cover. >> she said to me, you know, my baby had to read that book for his sixth grade class. and i said really? she s...

I had to seek attention. >> reporter: the diagnosis, a rare and serious condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy. holden survived but feared she wouldnt be able to return to the emergency room. >> it was during that time that i thought if i cant continue to realize my dream, why cant i help others? i have been through the journey and know what it takes. >> reporter: after a year of therapy, she overcame the heart problem and went back to work in the e.r. and a chance meeting on the subway led ...