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what to expect and what to expect for this weekend. all these changes happening just as the weekend gets started. >> thanks, doug. it was an apology today from a top official at the pentagon for the burning of the koran. the muslim holy book at a military base in afghanistan. that apology was offered to washington area muslims at one of the largest mosques in the country. that's in sterling, virginia. protests continue overseas, though. jane watrel here with more on all this. >> well, jim, military officials hope that the local muslim american community can help defuse the koran bu...

Campaign that parents are pretty up in arms with over. it includes, this is some of the things. teaching kindergartners anatomical terms and teaching first graders that people of the same gender can love each other. >> i'm against all of that. it's not up to the school. it's up to the parents to teach in the way that they deem proper. >> this is wrong. it's absolutely wrong. forget about the issue of what they're trying to teach. what they're doing is trying to undermine everything i want to teach my kids. >> so, joining us to talk about it, school superintendent bruce messenger is on the phon...

Things in that curriculum that would make us blush right now on national television? >> i think what is important to understand is that what is being discussed right now by the school district is a curriculum guide, a technical manual that is developed for professional educators and when a draft is m imapproved so we can select age-appropriate materials and strategies to work with the children that we wouldn't present from the curriculum manual and it gives the professional educators, the nurse, the counselor, the understanding of the kind of concepts that they need to keep in mind when we are...

The montana constitution marriage can only be between one man and one woman. >> i apologize for interrupting you, we're out of time. it is a proposal at this point. we hope to have you both back on. peter spriggs and, of course, the school superintendent bruce messenger and we hope to continue this one. thank you, both. >> thank you. well, apple is planning to hold a news conference tomorrow, some kind of mystery news conference and it could be facing a very different reception than the company got when it unveiled the big iphone. let's get the scoop from courtney hazlett and they're calling...

Involves the potential risk of sexually transmitted infections and diseases and that pregnancy is a risk, but there are other risks associated with oral sex and other forms that would be important for them to know and our bottom line is, this is an abstinence-based curriculum and they also want to be aware of the other forms. >> peter, what do you think of what bruce just explained? >> well, i disagree vehemently that these lessons are age appropriate. i think they are entirely inappropriate for the ages at which these concepts are introduced. i would feel very uncomfortable reading to you rig...