there are sats, advanced placement classes, sports, jobs, extracurricular activities. gabrielle: the pressure on today's high school students who spread thes out in an effort to stand out on college applications is greater than ever, but a group is banding together to say enough is enough. breaking ellis explains. >> for these juniors, applying to college feels overwhelming. do you feel any pressure about the application process? >> definitely. >> everyone is. >> to some, even unfair. >> i also have a job outside of school. trying to get involved in extracurricular activities is difficult. >> a new report released today, in part sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education, endorsed by dozens of top colleges and universities, now recommends stunning changes in >> it's the first time in history that a large group of colleges have banded together to reshape the admissions process. i think we have unfairness to kids who are economically is a bandaged, and we have too many stressed out and depressed athlete kids. >> among the suggestions, deemphasize standardized

colleges and universities process overhaul. when it comes to extracurricular activities. >> i have a job outside of school. trying to get involved in extracurricular activities is difficult. >> we have unfairness to kids who are economically disadvantaged and we have too many stressed out and depressed affluent kids. >> and another suggestion is to make the sates and act tests optional. >>> sad news to report. a 13-year-old girl who was left home alone is dead after she tried to use candles to stay warm. the girl was left alone in an apartment with no power in syracuse, new york. she lit candles throughout the apartment which cause something on fire. the teen's mother was in another town at the time according to investigators. >>> newschannel8 at 6:00 is coming in next. >> big new developments in the case of baby chance walsh. >> his mother was sentenced in court today. will spend behind bars and what sentence. >> plus, a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. we will show you why this warehouse fire ended up snarling up traffic for hours. >> a microchip finds a stolen puply. i will

and extracurriculars. the pressures put on today's high school students to spread themselves out ...in an effort to stand out on college applications... are greater than ever. now, an unlikely group is banding together to say: enough is enough. here's nbc's rehema ellis. for these high school juniors...applying to college feels overwhelming. 12;;14 re: "i want to see a show of hands, you feel any pressure about the college application process?" eh: definitely. re: you think everyone's feeling the pressure. eh: everyone's feeling the pressure jj: everyone is, yes. to some...even unfair. 12;11;01 sot james johnson, high school junior "i also have a job outside of school so, trying to get involved in extra curricular activities is somewhat difficult." today...in part, sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education and colleges and universities nationwide...now recommends stunning changes in the application process. sot richard weissbourd senior lecturer, harvard graduate hool of education 11;17;38 "it'

but they aren't signing up. >> they say they are interested in job opportunities and extracurriculars, but we don't see them connecting to these things in numbers that we would hope. >> one reason may be that 60% of youth say they don't have a coach to turn to. nearly 3/4 of low income youths say their neighborhood compared to 22% of upper income youth. nearly 40% say they have been bullied or teased. many others are dealing with issues. >> we know that there are people education. people working hard in health. we know there are people working hard in crime but what we need to understand is that one kid is dealing with four, five or six. if you unlock one they are still burdened by the others. >> the community building institute is still reviewing all the data but has come to one conclusion. they say it's time to wake up the village. researchers say youth need the whole community to service their mentors. live from the newsroom, wlwt news 5. >> interesting information. and concerning information. thank you. the final phase of the survey will be completed this summer and from there, re

not so sure that they are going to eventually end up farmers or anything it was a meaningful extracurricular for them but if you went to the four h. clubs i think you would find markets like kelly sowing the seeds of the rest of their lives >> go to c-span.org/mac cities tour. he decides he's going to get on a train and he's going to campaign the country. he has three major trips he makes across the country into the candidates never do that. this is the first time it's ever happened. there've been occasions but they've number the kind of times they spoke on the road to less than a dozen. ..

classes and extracurricular activity, the pressure on high school students today to stand out on college applications is greater than ever. but this morning an unexpected enough is enough. here's nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: for these high school juniors applying to college feels overwhelming. i want to see a show of hands. do you feel any pressure about the college application process. >> definitely snow think everybody is feeling the pressure. >> everyone is, yes. >> reporter: to some, even unfair. >> i also have a job outside of school so trying to get involved in extracurricular activities somewhat difficult. >> reporter: but a new report released today, in part sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education and endorsed by dozen disease of top colleges and universities nationwide, now recommends stunning changes in the application process. >> it's the first time in history that a large group of colleges have banded together to reshape the admissions process. i think we have unfairness to kids who are economically disadvantaged and too many stressed out and depressed afflu

a c.t.s optional, stress quality over quantity when it comes to extracurricular activities and advanced placement classes. dial down achievement pressure. is this an effort to level the playing field in the admissions process? >> absolutely. an opportunity to more fairly capture the contributions of low-income and working class students who have demanding family will responsibilities, community responsibilities. >> reporter: new college applications may include an essay question for students to explain their contribution to others. do you think this a college looks at the contribution you're making to your family the same way they look at an extracurricular a.p. course or something of that nature? >> they only see the number, they don't know your story, the real you will. >> reporter: you would like to tell them your story? >> of course, i would like to tell everybody. >> reporter: a change in college admissions policy could be two to three years away. opening the process to a broader group of students and concern for the common good. rehema ellis, nbc news, cambridge, massachusetts. >>

stress quality over quantity when it comes to extracurricular placement classes... dial down achievement pressure... sot rehema ellis 11;47;09 "is this an effort to level the playing field in the admissions office?" sot richard weissbourd 11;47;37 "absolutely. it's an opportunity to more fairly capture the contributions of low income and working class students who have demanding family responsibilities, community responsibilities..." new college applications may include an essay question for students to explain their contributions to others... 12;20;19 rehema ellis: "do you think that a college looks at the contribution you're making to your family? the same way they look at an extracurricular, an ap course, or something of that nature?" 12;20;35 james johnson, high like the on paper. like they don't know like, your story, the real you. so." like to tell them your story?" 12;20;49 james johnson, high school junior: "of everybody." a change in college admissions policy could be 2 to 3 years away...opening the process to a broader group of students and concern for the

reporter: four out of five students say they have opportunities to get involved in extracurricular activities, but they aren't signing up. >> they say they're really interested in job opportunities and extracurriculars, but we don't see them connecting to those things in numbers that we would hope. reporter: one reason may be 60% of youth say they don't have a mentor or coach to turn to. and many of them aren't safe. nearly three quarters of low income youth say they've heard gunshots in their neighborhood, compared to 22% of upper income nearly 40% say they've been bullied or teased. many others are dealing with hunger and transportation issues. >> we know there are people who are working hard in education. we know there are people working hard in health, people working hard in crime. but what they need to understand is one kid is dealing with four, five or six of those. so if you unlock one, they're still burdened by the others. jonathan: the final phase of this survey will be completed this summer. from there, researchers will make recommendations to help improve the lives of kids in cinci

that means no tutoring or helping with extracurricular activities. in marion county, it is up to the state attorney whether a man faces charges in his neighbor' s f. -- death. she left and got help from a neighbor, who shot him in the chest. ratliff later died at the hospital. searching for the set -- third suspect in a trouble murder case. a warrant has been issued for jamaal johnson, whose last known address is in miami. deputies believe the killings were drug-related. a former nfl player is facing drug charges in central florida. the florida highway patrol arrested him on friday. he was charged with marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. he was cut from the miami dolphins back in 2012. now to a developing story in thailand where investigators are trying to find out if they found a piece of the most -- missing malaysian airliner. a large part of debris washed up on the beach. that it is part of the plane. the plane went missing in march, 2014. this morning, millions will continue digging out after that massive blizzard. at least

there could be more reductions across the school system, including cuts to personnel, programs, extracurricular activities, staff development and more. leaders here say future school closings might be necessary if funding and enrollment don't go up. we'll have much more in the story coming up at 6 including reaction from haywood county's first charter school. rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: the north carolina dot has a new pledge to report any pothole reported by a driver within two hours. more on a revamped contact us kim. >> kim: that's right, darcel. even today we've already seen how potentially this will speed up repair time. say for example, you see a an on and off ramp on 240, it's a state operated road. you can get on your smartphone or app. it gets submitted and sent to a dot official who will then immediately send a crew out to repair it. >> you can click on the first link that says pot hole. there's a three-step process. >> kim: he's more than happy to show us how easy it is to use the app on a smartphone. >> go to ncdot.gov/contact. >> kim: this is a web submitted report by a swannano

possibly making the sat-s and act-s optional stressing quality over quantity when it comes to extracurricular activities and a-p classes. and considering contributions of working class students to their families. don't expect these changes to happen right away. it could be two to three years before any admission policy changes are made. coming up on wavy news ten at five- thirty - an apartment building -- on fire last night. today -- it's covered in ice. a look at this wintry scene - next. then at 6-- as we peek out the window-- when will the snow arrive? what should you expect if you're out driving tonight? live team coverage of this evening's snow-- an apartment buidling caught fire in philadelphia last night -- and this is what's left --- firefighters not only had to battle the fire -- but dangerously cold temps. by this morning -- the building was covered in ice. two firefighters were hurt fighting the fire. the good news -- all of the residents made it safely out of the building. stay with us... the latest on the snow headed our way is next on wavy >> from the station on your side, this

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do you think this a college looks at the contribution you're way they look at an extracurricular a.p. course or something of that nature? >> they only see the number, like what you put down on paper. they don't know your story, the real you will. >> reporter: you would like to tell them your story? >> of course, i would like to tell everybody. >> reporter: a change in college admissions policy could be two to three years away. opening the process to a broader group of students and concern for the common good. rehema ellis, nbc news, cambridge, massachusetts. >> this is the dean of admissions at m.i.t. and has endo,,ed these new recommendations. stu, good to see you, good morning. is the purpose here to get a more diverse student body at schools and colleges, or is it to lower the stress level on high schoolers applying? >> well, i think we're interested in both, matt. you know, as you've heard, i think there's a real mismatch between what students think they need to do to get into college and what they actually need to get into college and this report i hope will really send a more co

. >> one school makes a change, tremendous implications for sports, extracurricular activities, as well as teacher schedules a lot of pieces have to come into place, not something that can be rushed. >>> new ton is getting feedback from parents and teachers and students to see if people want to make a switch. and lawmakers are pushing for a study on school start times to see if changes need to be made statewide. >>> sticking with a sleep theme. one way to get extra sleep go to bed early, or now your iphone can help do that. it will come with a feature called night shift, once the sunsets your display will shift towards warmer colors many say your sleeplast night amazon issued a feature on its fire tablet. >>> anything to make it easier to go to bed. >>> a message from a hockey player seriously injured at gilette stadium. >>> the update on her recovery. >>> sean penn reacting to criticism over the interview, . >>> up breaking news out of turkey, at least 10 people were killed 15 others hurt. happened in a historic district. the blast was likely caused by a suicide bomber but so far autho

encouraging fewer extracurricular activities. fewer ap courses. even in some cases making the . >> so this is the big moment. >> yep. checking for his s.a.t. results, it's far from optional. his chances of getting in, he ith his future, hangs in the balance. >> are you nervous? my hands are getting clammy. >> the site's down. >> oh my gosh. the site crashed. >> so many kids areight now that the site's actually down. >> do you ever try to tell him, honey, there's more to life than har him to go to the best school for him but he insists he's worked very hard -- out of his mouth, i have sacrificed so much, i have to get into the best school possible.r: across town the new recommendations could help students like sorca, a junior at rye high, who won't bet year. behind the smile a sadness and a story that before may not have counted so heavily in the admissions process. >> i was 11 years old. so i really -- i had to become an adult when i was still in >> reporter: she lost her mom, an architect and professor at columbia, to father forced to work multip

mind foundation, costs about $3 million, which also includes maintenance for the equipment and extracurricular staffing. still to come from the last of , david letterman's late show to the reawakening of the force, entertai kim: a changing of the guard on "the late show." and "the force awakens" with record breaking results. suzanne marques takes a look at this year in entertainment. kim: coming up, what we can suzanne: olympic athlete turned reality tv star bruce jenner became caitlyn jenner. >> it's about all of us accepting one another. suzanne: charlie sheen revealed he has the virus that causes >> i'm here to admit that i am in fact hiv-positive. suzanne: sheen says he was diagnosed four years ago around the time that he was fired in the hit cbs sitcom "two and half men" for his erratic behavior. more than 50 women came forward with accusations of sexual abuse against bill cosby, dating back decades. cosby denies the allegations. ben affleck and jennifer garner broke up after 10 years of marriage. rockers quince stephani and gavin rossdale also calls it quits. she quickly rebounded with a

scholl so trying to get involved in extracurricular activities somewhwh difficult. >> reporter: but a aew report released today, in part sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education and endorsed by dozens of top colleges and universities nationwide, now recommends stunning changes in the application process. >> it's the first time in history that a large group of lleges have banded together to reshape the admissionsrocess. i think weweave unfairness to disadvantaged and too many stressed out and depressed affluent kids. >> reporter: bmong the project standardized testing, possibly making the s.a.t.s and the a.c.t.s optional. stress quality oveve quantity when it comes to extracurricular activities and advanced placement classes. dial down achievement pressure. is this an effort to level the playing field in the admissions process? >> absolutely. an opportunity to more fairly capture the contributions of low-income and working class students who have demanding family will responsibilities, community responsibilities. >> reporter: new college applications may include an essay q

>> i think one of the things that they are very focused on is creating -- accumulating extracurricularivities, accumulating a.p. courses. with admission deans who have endorsed this report, over 50 endorsed it, they're saying collectively, and it's very important they're saying it collectively, you know, they're on the same page about this, they're on the same highway, what they're saying is, you know, you're not going to be penalized if you take a lot of a.p. courses, but you don't need to. you're not going to be penalized if you take a few a.p. courses. it's fine. it's totally appropriate to list a couple, two or three extracurricular activities that have been meaningful to you and to describe why they're meaningful to you. we're not looking for long lists of activities, either. >> woodruff: but as you said, it is about 50 colleges and universities that signed on. there were clearly some that didn't sign on. aren't there going to be schools out there that do care about some of the ways these students perform in ways that you're saying should be deemphasized? isn't there going to be a

the report calling for reducing the number of a-p classes and extracurricular activities. even making some sat scores optional! sherri falco's son chris is shooting for harvard. captain of the track, debate teams; he volunteers oodles of hours.. and takes 5 a-p classes. do you worry about the the toll that the stress takes on kids? sherri falco: um, yeah i do worry about it. he doesn't sleep. he seems fatigued. you shouldn't see that on a teenager. i don't know if he knows how to have a good time. i'm hoping he knows what energy drinks are growing in popularity, but not everyone should drink them. energy drinksf are cheap, high-octane, and readily available in stores. maybe too readily energy drinks are growing in popularity, but not everyone should drink them. energy drinksf are cheap, high-octane, and readily available in stores. maybe too readily available. a recent study found more than 40-percent of all energy drink-related calls to poison- control-centers in america were for kids younger than six. many suffered serious nervous system and heart symptoms. the risks var

so the conversation leading up to tonight's budget proposal focused on cutting extracurricular activities and sports for students. now the focus for protestors and also the school's top boss is to get more money from the state and county to save the programs and also much of the focus is on retaining good teachers by offering them hire salaries. now, the latter, of course, costs a significant a.m. of money. we're talking about $40 million. that's what's slated in this budget presented today. part of the reason the superintendent was able to propose the budget without cuts is slowing degree. at night's meeting dr. garza slowing growth there was no additional proposal for funding. that safes the district $20 million i wish this was done last year. you know my feeling from last year. you should have asked for the whole thing last year. election year, i don't use thats a an excuse. please get out of the politics and let them do the business. you fight for us parents and students and put a true budget up each year. if they don't fund the budget it looks like dr. garza might have to resort to s

. >> there is a lot at >> extracurricular activities. the arts. >> student employment. family concerns. >> they don't have as much time to work because it conflicts with homework. their sleep and it pushes the pendulum back the other way. >> it's a good first job. >> when my alarm goes off and i end up sleeping for an extra half an hour i feel more ready for the rest of my day. >> on average i get about five hours of sleep. >> i personally don't think that we should start school any later. >> no decisions have been made yet but with health as the key issue it seems likely in years to come teens could hear that school bell ring a little later. >> in newton, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> it has pluses and minuses. >> five hours of sleep, that's just a little too short. >> too little. >> a teen needs more than that. i agree with you completely. >> we're looking at what happened last year at this time because we were just completing the two of them were right around the two foot mark this boston and the first one, yeah, this this boston. >> we're not going to have a repeat of that