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But i can point to dozens of schools where there were dramatic gains that were maintained. The education of Michelle Rhee. Fr in ontlise made possie by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provi...

Cantor said they support the president s plan but this was the reaction today if from syrias ambassador. From the United States of america, how could they act unilaterally speaking from outside the context of the United Nations . Who asked barack obama to be the bully of the world. Breaking news out of asia, reports that a 6. 5 magnitude earthquake has hit japan, located in the azu islands 400 miles south of tokyo. Thats the news this hour. As i said, america tonight is next. We will see you bac...

Tonight ofrontline. I am going to start a revolution. Michelle rhee had an aggressive plan. If their test scores did not go up, they were going to be fired. To reform the Worst School System in the nation. Im terminating your principalship now. It seemed to work. 42 increase in mathematics. But at what price . Correspondent john merrow examines her battles with the Teachers Union and accusations of a cheating scandal. Merrow whats your reaction to those numbers . They say the gains are phony. In...

I dont think so. I dont think so. I sit here and say i dont think so. I dont know. Im being serious. If someone tried to recruit lebron to run for president , they said listen, theyve got no one. If you dont run, trumps going win, would you run . Well, in that case, i may. If they have no one, there i believe are some people out there. I hope. But lets see first. Lets see first. We also talked about living while black and how even money and fame Dont Insulate you from racism. Much more on that i...

More superstorms and floods. More damage and more money to fix it. Those are the daunting headlines of a new climate report from the white house this morning. Well talk to white house counselor john pedesta about what action the white house should be expected to do. And ohio may brag about being home to the most president s, but why hasnt there been one from there in nearly a century . A tdr 50 take on why the road to the white house never starts in ohio anymore, even if it finishes there. Good ...

Lets talk live at the cnn newsroom. Good morning, im carol costello, thank you for joining me. Officials say they are closing in on a suspected cop killer and rambotype survivalist whos been hiding in the pocono mountains. After ten days on the run, some 400 Law Enforcement officers have stepped up their manhunt for the skilled marxman who may have spent month peres parg for a violent show down with police. Alexander field joins me now with the latest. So theyve located this guy . Well, carol, t...

Lets welcome our guests. I am here with writer and comedian bonnie mcfarland. And he got a haircut today so he doesnt look like a dirty hippie anymore. It is tvs confused andy levey. He claims to be a fisher, but i dont see a pole or live bait anywhere. He is Anthony Fisher. Writer and producer. And he is sharper than the knives i used to sell doortodoor. Next to me is free think Media Executive director camille foster. A block. The lede. Thats the first story. Is it arrestable . The debate over...

This is politics nation with al sharpton. Good morning, im al sharpton. We start this morning with a candidate who sparked a lot of controversy, critics say hes hijacked the party for his own ends. They question why he hasnt released tax returns yet and say hes too extreme to win. Its note donald trump, this candidate is Bernie Sanders. Hes galvanized millions of young people and progressives. In the process, hes leveled harsh attacks on Hillary Clinton and now democratic leaders. Let me also sa...

Magazine to talk about the end of trumps marriage to then wife ivana and several of his relationships, including one with frances former first lady, who went on to be frances former first lady, carla bruni. Here is a portion of that audio. Eric clapton pintroduced her to mick jagger. And then she stopped mick jagger for donald and thats where it is right now. And, you know, again, hes not making any commitments to karla either, just so you understand. So this just on the heels of trumps capitol ...

Mass murder as far back as elementary school. A former classmate says he threatened to take a gun to school and kill everyone. Also new evidence that the killer paused during his rampage, paused to post on facebook. His wife is now the focus of the investigation or a focus of the investigation. Her conflicting statements to authorities about what she knew is part of a grand jury investigation. She could face charges connected to the killings. All this as lawmakers hold a News Conference right no...