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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101221:17:00:00

graders -- >> i started texting less when i had this. >> now that i have this it's kind of more fun to go on the internet on this and experiment with it while i'm home instead of sitting there texting all day, like, doing enough. >> it's like, bye, phone. >> the kids we spoke with say their grades went up last year because of the mobile devices. the superintendent says for the cost of a single computer locked away in a lab, she could hand out mobile devices to been entire class so kids of all income levels would have access to the latest technology and guidance on how to use it best. deborah feyerick, yn, new york. top of the hour, big stories for you. california taking a pounding. heavy snow, torrential rain and high winds with more on the way. the downpours causing widespread flooding and some mudslides. flood watches and warnings posted for most of southern california. and the northern part of the state, more than 13 feet of snow in the sierra, nevada, mountains. wind gusts topping 150 miles in high elevations.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101221:16:59:00

program, texting and calling features are disabled and internet sites are filtered. phones are used for note taking and research. for 11-year-olds kiara, ryan and nya, learning is different now. when did you make a movie? during homeroom? >> this was actually in math. it was about debt decimals. you can sync it and the teachers can get it and grade it. >> reporter: it's helping reinforce the lessons. >> we're memorizining things easier. >> it's like you want to look at the screen, a mini tv, you want to look at it, you don't want to look at a piece of paper. >> reporter: the superintendent says dollar for dollar, buying phones is more efficient than new computers. there are some educators who just say, these should not be in school. what is your response to that? >> i think we're in the middle of a revolution. it's part of who they are today, and why not use something in a positive way that they're bringing with them? >> reporter: as for these fifth

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101220:20:24:00

what appears to be a bizarre hazing incident. i'll speak live with the superintendent of the school district about how it's affecting this small town. that is ahead. plus we'll tell you why retailers are urging customers to hang on to those receipts if they plan on returning those holiday gifts.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101220:12:18:00

what happens is that when they bring something to you, the district superintendent has to make that decision on how much money they're gonna spend to go through this process. >> exactly right. you're one of the biggest school districts in new jersey. if you were a small school district and you look at the potential hundreds of thousands of dollars it's going to cost to try to kick somebody out of their job who they're clearly not fit for, you decide do i really have the money? >> yeah, sometimes they have to make that choice. do i eliminate an athletic program, do i eliminate tutoring service. what do i have to eliminate in order to go forward on it? a lot of times these same teachers will be returned to the classroom even though they're not fit for it. >> uh-huh. governor christie was on "60 minutes" last night. here he is talking about pension, tenure, all tied up together. >> it's not an income problem from the state. it's a benefit problem. i mean, i think the general public thinks i can't believe

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101219:03:39:00

think of saving yourself? >> no, i mean there wasn't time to do that. at some point when you decide to move forward you can't second guess. you just have to do what you have to do and the consequences are the consequences. >> i love that lady. and she is not a little old lady. she is younger than me. >> that was great. >> do you think he missed intentionally? >> not at all. i saw the desk and there was a dent in the desk. what happened was his bullet actually hit the superintendent's binder and was deflected away. it was so close that the superintendent thought that he was shooting blanks. >> what happened to her purse, ginger's purse? >> she has offered her purse on ebay now for sale and the proceeds go to mike jones and sherri for a local charity for kids. >> geraldo: mike jones. the chief of police of the school board there alongside him. how long have you guys been married? >> 21 years. >> geraldo: congratulations on that. you have not seen the video? >> i haven't seen the whole

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101219:06:39:00

yourself? >> no, there wasn't time to do that. at some point when you decide to move forward you can't second guess. you have to do what you have to do and the consequences are the consequences. >> i love that lady. and she is not a little old lady, she is younger than me. do you think he missed intentionally? >> no, not at all. i saw the desk and there was a dent in the desk. what happened was his bullet hit the binder, hit the superintendent's binder which deflected away. it was so close that the superintendent thought that he was shooting blanks. >> geraldo: what happened to her purse? >> ginger has order he offerede on ebay and the proceeds go to mike jones' charity called salvage santa, a local charity for kids. >> here he is, mike jones. how long have you been married? >> 21 years. >> geraldo: congratulations on that. you have not seen the video, the shooting video? >> i haven't seen the whole

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101218:23:46:00

school board meeting with his spray paint, grievances and .9 millimeter handgun. >> as soon as you gut the school system then you turned around and said, oh, now we have sales tax again. >> i said we need to have sales tax from the very beginning. i campaigned on that. oh, yes, i did. >> reporter: another board member tries to address the gunman's other complaint. his wife had been fired, he said. >> please, just talk to us. if i can help you get your wife a job somewhere else, i'll be glad to do that. >> reporter: with almost unfathomable courage, the superintendent tells the gunman, i'm the only one you're mad at. >> i mean, they don't sign the papers. i'm the only one that signs them. will you let them go? >> reporter: experts say if you're facing an unstable gunman -- >> that's the first thing you need to do is listen and try to have a theme of fairness. let's get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: in this case, the assailant who police identify as clay duke, is undeterred.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101218:23:48:00

the trigger. >> reporter: it's the psychological piece, how the group dynamic came together in seconds and how it informs us dealing with these situations. the psychologist has high praise. the response of the people psychologically was extraordinary at the moment. >> it certainly was. this is one emotionally sophisticated group of people. looking out for each other. rather than giving into the impulse to protect themselves. >> one of the mistakes made was when the superintendent told gunman clay duke he thought duke wanted the police to come in and kill him. she says in that situation you don't necessarily want to questions an assailant on his thinking. it was after the comment duke started shooting. suzanne? >> thanks, brian. it's being called a, quote, tremendous setback for the country's missile defense system. ahead, we'll show you what went wrong with a critical test.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101217:00:22:00

minutes later, duke opened fire. >> please don't. please don't. please. >> i'm going to kill you! >> oh, my gosh, he's firing! he's firing! >> i saw his back and he squared up with both hands. i knew that a fight was fixing to happen and i reached for the door and it was too late. he fired the first shot at the superintendent and i thought he was dead and i just opened the door and he and i went after it. >> shepard: jones said he held the door with one hand and fired with the other. >> the first three rounds i hired hit center mass. that's what i was aiming for but man, he wouldn't go down and then he started shooting at the board members again so i kept shooting but he was moving a lot and fell. and then his arm came up, i could see his arm. he was still shooting at me and i saw him pull the gun to his head and pull the trigger and i knew it was over then.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101217:00:23:00

>> shepard: a greater relief came moments later when he realized nobody else was hurt. >> when the superintendent came up from behind that counter, that's when i lost it. just crying and i cried, y'all. >> shepard: once the shock wore off, jones said he thought might be in trouble. >> first thing that came in mind, what will the community think of me? i'm known as this nice guy and taking somebody's life and honestly, i shot the man in the back the first time and thought i was going to jail. >> shepard: even though mike jones may have saved lives, he says he's not looking for any special attention. >> i'm not a hero, folks. i just done my job. >> yes, you are! >> shepard: that's something you'll have to live with. you heard jones say the community knows him as salvage santa. that's because he's been organizing toy drives for needy children, fixing up toys, making clothes for toys with his family for 26 years.

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