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That has had such a sweeping effect for, you know, some 31 million more americans getting health insurance, that's here to stay. >> a lot to talk about in the fall with some big cases after they take the summer off to be argued. joan, thank you as always. >> thank you, michael. for the first time, new york city changing the way it votes for mayor. early voting in the primaries now underway, and voters are making their decision using a ranked choice system. what exactly does that mean? well, instead of voting for a single candidate, people can choose up to five candidates in order of preferen...

The confederate cemetery in columbus, ohio. 2000 civil war soldiers are buried there. >> this place is sacred regardless of whether or not it is confederate soldiers. it is still a cemetery. heather: 7 the to veterans affairs is investigating. 2000 of our nation as heroes waiting for an appointment outside the va system, with the lower and army veteran plans the brooks medical center in shreveport, louisiana is not doing enough to support non-va care and the choice system. the program helps veterans who can't get an appointment at a va hospital to get outside medical treatment. sorry might not...

Chance to succeed. that starts with education. we were going to be at patrick henry charter school here in richmond today, and unfortunately a fire took place at the school. hopefully we will do that visit next week. but it is just one of the many school visits that i have done not only here in virginia, but throughout the country, to try and understands what we can do to help parents and their kids. you know, i met a woman in new orleans, her name is essence. she says her daughter goes to the one of the charter schools or one of the private schools in new orleans in part of their choice syste...

Timeframe. having said that it is clear too many graduate high school who are not prepared for college. too many kids don't graduate high school. in the 21st century kids who don't graduate high school. what is their plan b? >> paul: one of your strategies for reform was charter schools in clusters particularly in harlem. you had some success there. you get a community that looks at it and all schools get lifted up. but the critique of charters is they never anywhere have again up to scale. this kind of scale you need even though some individual schools are very successful, you need scale if y...

Over that time frame. having said that, it's also clear to me that way too many kids graduate high school who are not prepared for college and far too many kids don't graduate high school. in the 21st century, kids graduated high school, what's their plan b. >> one of your strategies for reform is to put charter schools in clusters and had some success there and because then you get a kind of community that looks at it, all schools get lifted up by that kind of cluster strategy, but the critique of charters is that they never anywhere have gone up to scale. the kind of scale you need. even tho...