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Stop arresting and jailing students and mostly black students for infractions as minor as not wearing a belt. now. texas is sending students to adult courts simply for cutting class. the charge? they call it truancy. ain texas legal terms that means failure to attend school, a misdemeanor charge. students who miss too much school will hire a private attorney but the court does not provide lawyers for those who can't afford them. poor studz. and with or without a lawyer, students face punishment ranging from $500 fines to jail time. now several students found lawyers to strike back at the entir...

winner this hour on cnn. good morning and welcome to "early start," i'm sor ride da sam lynn. >> i'm ashley banfield. we're bringing you the news from a to z. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin this morning with breaking news. we're just learning brand new information on that nigerian plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood in lagos. the airline's director of flight operations confirming the pilot was american. we have no idea how long that pilot worked for the airline. nigeria's president declaring three days of national mourning and ordering a full investigation. all...

good morning everyone. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. i'm ashleigh banfield. i'm zoraida sambolin. we're bringing you the news from a to z. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news this morning. two american tourists kidnapped by gunmen in egypt. it happened in the town of dahab in the region of egypt. the report says that two americans were forced out of a car and taken away. the alleged kidnappers demanding the release of a man who was arrested a day before for drug possession. cnn's ben wedema...

mistress is adamant that she's the one telling the truth about what she called a 13-year on and off again affair. in what could be another devastating blow to cain's campaign, ginger white told abc's "good morning, america" she, quote, can't make this stuff up. during her first interview with waga, white showned phone records that detailed nearly six dozen calls and text messages between her and cain. some as recently as october and even this month. cain denies the affair. as herman cain is reassessing his run for the white house, he is kicking off a bus tour in the key swing state o...

We will see what happens with. you can bet there is outrage from a lot of people. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> schools are getting creative when it comes to keeping kids from cutting class. a quarter of students are considered absent. they give them and they are no more than five days. they will be entered into a drawing. concert tickets and a lot more. students can sign up for a wake up call from celebrities. joining me now is susan. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. i thought why not reward students for doing the right thing. one blogger called it bribing...