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Michelle rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we cant have that. This is the nations capitol of the United States of america. We shouldnt have the worst School System. We should have the best. Are you ready . All right. Almost e...

Michelle rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we cant have that. This is the nations capitol of the United States of america. We shouldnt have the worst School System. We should have the best. Are you ready . All right. Almost e...

Trauma. More breaking news right now, this time for a baltimore county. Lets go to capt. Roy taylor over the scene of a house fire. This is the 8400 block of dogwood road. This fire came out as a call for a chimney fire. When they got here, they tried to extinguish it, but it had spread into the house and it is considered to be a working fire. You will see a lot of sparks from the electrical fire parking. Its a very hazardous condition and we have they have requested the power be shut down. No r...

Maybe. But i can point to dozens of schools where there were dramatic gains that were maintained. The education of Michelle Rhee. Frontlinis made possible 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...

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...

Pollution, and ways to reduce emissions. From the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, this is about an hour and 40 minutes. The committee will come to order. Without objection, chair is authorized to declare a recess of committee at any time. As a reminder, members the committee to come to, order without objection the chair is authorized to get the clara recess of the committee at anytime. As a reminder, members participating in a hearing remotely should be visible on camera throughout...

Unanswered questions in the massacre that has shattered a quiet town and stunned the nation. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer reporting live right now from newtown, connecticut. The 20 children gunned down in their own Elementary School were 6 and 7 years old. They were practically babies, as the people here in newtown, connecticut, mourn. We now know the names of the victims of the school massacre. Authorities releasing the list just a li...

Complete bay area News Coverage starts right now. This is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. Charge at him with a rambo style knife. Tense moments that led up to an officerinvolved shooting in the east bay but first breaking news in the south bay. Good afternoon, i am brian floor is, Tori Campbell is off. Again three schools are on lock down in sunnyvale after someone reported seeing a gan man with a gun in the area. He was seen running away there. They have locked down these schools. These are live p...

Centralized control and overreaching government and what a profound effect it can have on society. Now we should ask the question can Big Government he stopped . James antle is the author of a new book, devouring freedom and the editor of Daily Caller News Foundation and the a Senior Editor at the american spectator. He is also a contributing editor to american conservative. He is a frequent guest on television and radio and he resides in virginia so close by. I want you to welcome james antle t...

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...