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8501 is missing in the waters off southeast asia. families are now gathering for any scraps of information about what has happened. andrew stevens is there and has new information for us now. andrew what are you learning? >> yeah brian, we're just hearing that malaysia is going to be sending three vessels to help in the search that properly gets under way tomorrow there are big ships in the area with lights but certainly there's no air searching environment. malaysia has had hard hard experience in -- as investigators try to find out exactly what happened to 8501. it's interesting, standings h...

All coming together trying to pool the money to get the most bang for the buck so to speak, in terms of providing services for our youngsters. >> reporter: planning for the future by getting an early start. >> bam. nice job, buddy. >> we're back here in the room where you can almost hear everyone in the room saying that's terrific if it's available, that's terrific where it's available. but let's talk about that. we want to welcome wanda neville, teacher at the oiler community center a prek through 12 school in cincinnati, and layla bravo willie from kip infinity charter school here in new yor...

Around your -- [ applause ] tamron on the other side of the room. >> yeah brian, i've got two teachers with me. they're both with charters but they wanted me to send out the alarm. they were with traditional schools before. okay. so everybody calm down. calm down. but todd you're in flint, michigan. one of the states hit hardest in this economic downturn. what's worked with addressing the situation of poverty and the city of flint we know has been devastated. >> yes. i work in the international academy of flint. we are a public charter school. so our doors are always open. [ applause ] thank y...

Up and they're mentors. these are our seniors. and i'm so proud of them. >> well jasmine has the confidence in the students like so many others here brian, but we know the realities, the confidence and the heart that she and the others are offering up. >> yeah, i know that area and it's a daily fight in k and a where you teach. we'll take a quick break and as we go to break we'll play for you part of our conversation excerpted from this coming "rock center" thursday night at 10:00, forgive me on grit on teaching character. and we'll be back after this. >> do you think it's important to fail? >...

Work after school. so we've provided that. and so what we've done is we've gone out and asked them asked people, do you want to be a part of us? indeed now it's they're coming to us and saying can we be a part of you? >> and every community has at least one wealthy corporation, wealthy foundation donors service givers. >> and yes, brian. and might i say -- >> oh no you do. oh you do. you think about it. >> one part of our community learning center is a huge mentoring program, which i am the coordinator. and i'd actually like to thank all 400-plus tutors volunteer tutors who come every week to ...