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Community, i was just hearing, 29 years old, which is remarkable and obviously counter to the trend. you're doing something right. you recorded this in three days? >> that's right. >> how? >> you know, singing is part of our life. we sing together in prayer for, five times every day. so this wasn't something we set out to do. but the opportunity presented itself. and it's just a natural overflow of what we're already doing as our life of prayer. so the opportunity then just take that and share that with people, what it already is for us is a beautiful one. >> you enjoy senging together? >> abs...

No hands, okay? >> levon longstreet and his friend, chamar anglin, are in the middle of a tug of war over education reform. so instead of playing, they're beginning school. they're both 2nd graders at the new mastery charter school. >> bus is coming. >> be good. >> it's august 13th, a full two weeks before the district schools here open their doors. >> we're in school 35% longer

>> be good. >> it's august 13th, a full two weeks before the district schools here open their doors. >> we're in school 35% longer than the school next door. >> mastery school has lots of rules. and chamar's class. terrence price and jason burns, making the student-teacher ratio 1-14. the public schools have an average of one teacher for every 26 students. at mastery, the boys and girls are educated separately. what's the value of a single sex education? >> boys are a lot more immature than girls, so they get the

I've been clean for four years. my life has completely changed. on november 4th, with millions of americans i had a say about what happens in our country. there were tears in my eyes as i waited to vote. i felt like i was finally a productive member of society. i've never before felt like i could make a difference in terms of what happens around me but i walked down to the polling place on election day feeling like i made a difference. i realized how far i've come. amazing. amazing indeed, linda. we need more stories like that. we are on the march, but that march has a long way to go. all righ...

Across the scene between masses and he says he was just performing the normal duties of the clergyman. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. that mysterious priest, father dowling, will be on "gma" later today. should be a terrific interview. >> yes. by the way, a father at a prison ministry. >> is that right? >> yes, touching lives in a lot of ways just put it that way. >> outstanding. >> that one young lady. >> yeah. we'll begin this half-hour with what is called a total loss i...