because uft and the teachers are really focused on our public schools, thank goodness. 97% of the kids go to public schools. stossel: the unionsthey can't. they're awful. >> their graduation rate is double new york city's rate. stossel: when the teachers union showed outside my office, they said i needed to be educated. [inaudible] we have element schools. stossel: the crowd liked the idea of me teaching for a week. >> teach, john, teach. teach john, teach. stossel: so i said, okay. i don't think they expected that. i understand teaching is hard, but i was game to try it and show how hard it was and let the chips fall where they may. the bureaucrats demanded endless meetings. they discussed where i should teach. what i should teach. finally they decided, no, we won't allow you to teach. you know what, this is the bureaucracy that's part of the union and government. >> you call it the bureaucracy. it is exactly what parents want and what teachers want. for example, the unions are the only ones fighting for smaller class sizes. the unions are fighting for experienced teachers. >> the issue is: do we help? the great teachers of a

nominating a champ'n of school choice and local control for secretary of education, trump sent the teacher's unionsnto panic. david wool is a trump supporter when katcathy areu is here as w. are the teacher's unions in a panic right now? >> i think they're angry. this is one of the worst choices ever. >> why? >> what she's done to michigan's school system is horrific. she's put so much money into the charter schools and taken away from the public schools which is every teacher's biggest fear. we're trained to be public schoolteachers and we know the rules. the charter schools are unregulated, you don't know what's going on and they rank poorly. so giving more money to poorly functioning schools is taking away from public education. >> let me give david a chance to respond to that because politico has the latest piece on the michigan schools. she spent two decades pushing school choice there. but despite that the state's overall academic progress has failed to keep up pace with other states. your response? >> well in many states the charter schools do wonders. of course the unions are against them.

i think that you under estimate and understate the power of the unions that protect. >> who cares about the unions? who cares? >> the california teacher's why does the governor care? >> since the middle of the 19th century. >> so what? are you calling jerry brown a coward. >> he is going to pick fights he can win. >> sure can he. >> there is fallout from donald trump's victory is that he is pushed so hard against the pc culture people have to realize he got 65 million votes. >> what does that have to do with the poor college students who have to sit through garbage. >> here is how this goes and you know this more. >> 30 seconds, go. >> it starts there in politics. it goes to the media you are talking about it finally trickle down into culture and then lastly academia. >> i will send watters out there. >> that's a great idea. >> put them in the classroom. >> don't have them videotape. >> last time we sent geraldo to a college amherst, the next day. the flag back up. >> get the media on board and you may get some change. >> next on the rundown, far left press growing even more hysterical as donald trump puts together his cabinet. later, m

reform unions, that's an oxymoron, john, but -- >> yeah, talk about reform in unions, first, the teachers union hast hurt our education, they want to allow merit pay, won't allow bad teachers to be fired. the department of education has failed period. what we're doing is not working. talk about waste it comes from all of these administrations, all of these agencies. look at the epa used as a political pawn, not to merit whether is a pipeline good or bad, it was used to further a political agenda. that's how most of these agencies are. again, what we were doing was not working. it's worth taking people who don't like these agencies, i don't like the government either, most americans don't, and trying to do something with them. >> two words, gary b., clean house. final word to you. >> oh, i give you three, drain the swamp. >> hey, got somebody named donald j. trump elected to the white house. thanks everybody. cashin in just over an hour from now. eric, what do you have coming up? >> hi, dagen, traumatized by trump. urging employees to get therapy if they're stressed out about the election. and g

the teachers union, however, says it's an illegal recording made without the instructor's permission. the attorney representing the school's republican club says the student was acting within their first amendment rights. >>> tonight some parents say they're so afraid of what will happen when donald trump takes office that they won't let their kids visit the bay area from mexico. kpix5's betty yu explains. news news -- ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: they were supposed to perform traditional mexican dances at three shows in the bay area next spring, but after donald trump's victory this group of middle and high school students canceled their trip to palo alto. >> i think it's fear of a mom or a dad thinking that it's their child up here and they're 4,000 miles away and what's happening here is something that they have no control over. >> reporter: bob winslow is president of neighbors abroad, a nonprofit that acts as a liaison to fallow al tomorrow's sister city of juaca. the dance school sent this letter cancelling the trip. it states, "the parents don't know what will happen under the new

negotiations with the teachers union continue. >>> a career of public service came to a celebratory end tonight in mercer county. freeholder anthony carabelli sr. took place in his last meeting before retirement. he has been in some form of government since 1970. do the math, that's 46 years. colleagues toasted him tonight. he will now be able to spend more time with his wife, four children, and seven grandsons. >>> still to come on action news tonight, the one thing that jurors asked to see before convicting dylann roof in the charleston church massacre, and the twist in the upcoming death penalty phase. plus the long lines are not for the hottest holiday toy, but to buy water with another american city's supply now tainted. >> get ready for the coldest december night in eight years with temperatures in the teens. wind chills in some areas below zero. but a weekend storm will bring us some dramatic changes in temperature. i'll explain in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> plus the first reviews of rogue one are coming in as it's opening night for the newest star wars movie. that an

the process. >> our curriculum specialists and teacher of the years are engaged to put together our best content for the teachers. >> the union has reservations about the program. >> whether coaching is acceptab acceptable. >> winter starts tomorrow mrning. it'sophile feeling like winter around the bay area. we have clouds passing through. friday, a live look from our sutro tower camera now. looking towards downtown san francisco and visibility is terrific. you're looking at a festive embarcadero there. it is getting chilly in novato and livermore and concord, you're down to the 40s. skies are clear in terms of fog. we do have high clouds. tonight, milder afternoons and our storm arrives on friday. so first thing tomorrow morning, notice how chilly it is. mid to upper 30s. for afternoon, it's going to be a nice wednesday afternoon. and first full day with feature sunshine and mild conditions. upper 50s to low 60s, in case you're heading to the coast, watch out for rip currents and sneaker waves. we have a moderate strength storm, it's a two between friday and saturday morning. light to moderate rain. it's going to get gusty.

>> the support for charter school, those are public schools too, but the teachers unions and the educationt want total government control. they call her public school enemy number one. this means all over the web. >> i have no experience, but i donated one a million to trump's campaign. he makes her sound. she has no education degree, no teaching experience. she never attended public school. she didn't put her own kids in public school. while, except all of those things are also true for this guy, remember him, president obama's pick for the role. lots of successful people avoid government run schools. maybe that's why they're successful. this meme also says she invested $200 million of her own money, it doesn't say that, in christian school. why is this a bad thing? helping kids get an education it's one of the better things donald trump has done. we need to fight the reform, our unsustainable socialist institutionç. look, america is not venezuela. were not that socialist yet, but were on the road. it's freedom that made america prosperous. freedom must be reinvented every generation. he

the process. >> our curriculum specialists and teacher of the years are engaged to put together our best content for the teachers. >> the union has reservations about the program. >> whether acceptable acceptable. >> winter starts tomorrow mrning. it'sophile feeling like winter around the bay area. we have clouds passing through. friday, a live look from our sutro tower camera now. looking towards downtown san francisco and visibility is terrific. you're looking at a festive embarcadero there. it is getting chilly in novato and livermore and concord, you're down to the 40s. skies are clear in terms of fog. we do have high clouds. tonight, milder afternoons and our storm arrives on friday. so first thing tomorrow morning, notice how chilly it is. mid to upper 30s. for afternoon, it's going to be a nice wednesday afternoon. and first full day with feature sunshine and mild conditions. upper 50s to low 60s, in case you're heading to the coast, watch out for rip currents and sneaker waves. we have a moderate strength storm, it's a two between friday and saturday morning. light to moderate rain. it's going to get gusty. 9:00 a.m.,

. >> the teacher's union says the group orange coast college republicans may fays legal or posting the but didn't specify how. they have since filed a complaint with the school for bullying tactics by the instructor. the school used the controversy as a teaching moment. >> the atheist behind the display did it to promote free speech. not everyone agrees with his message. >> they are using a religious symbol, satanic symbol to make their point. we felt it was hypocritical and shameful. >> the satanic scene was spray painted less than 24-hours after being installed. the mayor calls the display offensive but his first mainedment law forced the city to allow it. >> looks like a beverly hills cop may have gotten himself into a little bit of trouble. >> you are all under arrest. >> actor judge reinhold arrested at the airport. charlie shimkus has this story. he was on the wrong side of the law. >> you know when you play a cop in the movie and then get arrested and real life social media is going to be talking about this. reinhold known for his role in beverly hills cop was arrested after ref

the unions. >> she wants to put the children first not the teachers unions first. opposed to what we been seen in recent times. she's made a lot of money in life. we think about our founding fathers. these were wealthy people. they have a lot of money. they did it because it was for the good of country. i get it and i'd love of money. that's not the issue here. it's gonna be great but what i'm saying here is that we need to make sure that the people that we are putting in the cabinet have the interest of all americans and a return to his point when he said this is working for him. the difference is that donald trump is the president for all of america that includes the muslims, the immigrants the latinos the african-americans. in his cabinet is a cabinet for the elites. i don't think of that. you put 90% academics in your administration. these are people that had worked their tails off a lot of self-made individuals and maybe the country can learn a little bit something from them along the way. i will see you guys in a little bit. i want to remind the viewer that w

. >> they under state the power of the unions. >> california teacher's union? why does the governor care? >> i think he's going to pick fights he can win. >> there is good news. there is fallout from donald trump's victory. it's that he pushed so hard against the pc culture, he -- people have to realize he got $65 million votes. >> it's going to go back toward. >> put them in the classroom. >> i did. i did. >> last time you sent watters to college was amhurst. and the next day, hey. >> get the media on board. maybe get some change. >> next on the run down, far left press growing more hysterical as donald trump puts together his cabinet. and miller has thoughts on kanye west, my favorite, meeting with president-elect trump. up ahead. wait, does this mean you're going to have to get a jobnow. where you like, tuck in your shirt? and carpool to work with people who are all like, "good morning"? and go to meetings where you pitch brilliant ideas and win the respect of your peers? and have to try to fix that annoying copy machine? dude! did you check your credit score

>> the support for charter school, those are public schools too, but the teachers unions and the educationover the web. >> i have no experience, but i donated one a million to trump's campaign. he makes her sound. she has no education degree, no teaching experience. she never attended public school. she didn't put her own kids in public school. while, except all of those things are also true for this guy, remember him, president obama's pick for the role. lots of successful people avoid government run schools. maybe that's why they're successful. this meme also says she invested $200 million of her own money, it doesn't say that, in christian school. why is this a bad thing? helping kids get an education it's one of the better things donald trump has done. we need to fight the reform, our unsustainable socialist institutionç. look, america is not venezuela. were not that socialist yet, but were on the road. it's freedom that made america prosperous. freedom must be reinvented every generation. he was right. freedom isn't natural. it makes some people uncomfortable. we need to explain its

unable to get close to that because charter schools have a different o outcome as lined up with the teacher's unionsion of charter schools when they're one of the most encouraging thing that happened in education for low income people in my lifetime. >> what message do you want to say to young people out there. >> trying to get into one of the schools and they just while away the time. you came from a family background and you fought hard to get that education. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> coming up, new york city is beefing up security to protect the people expected to ring in the new year in times square. go, go! [ rock music playing ] have fun with your replaced windows. run away! [ grunts ] leave him! leave him! [ music continues ] brick and mortar, what?! [ music continues ] [ tires screech ] [ laughs ] [ doorbell rings ] when you bundle home and auto insurance with progressive, you get more than a big discount. that's what you get for bundling home and auto! jamie! you get sneaky-good coverage. thanks. we're gonna live forever! choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle

the teacher's union has some reservations about the program. >> whether the coaching is sufficient i think is questionable >> the school district hopes the program will help increase the numbers of positions in areas like bilingual and special education. abc7 news. >>> looks like the president and his family are enjoying their holiday vacation. this is new video of them outside a shop. the secret service sectioned off the entire block so they could relax a bit and hang out with the locals. mr. obama chatted with a few children and wished everyone a merry christmas before taking off with his two daughters. >> still to come, the overnight fight at a fran nightclub that sent three people to the hospital. and plus the oakland fire department is facing serious allegations. coming up, details dean mother in-law with a glad bag, full of trash. what happens next? nothing. only glad has febreze to neutralize odors for 5 days. guaranteed. even the most perceptive noses won't notice the trash. be happy. it's glad. >> good morning south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc7 mornings.

even listening to the teachers. >> reporter: mary mulbah blames corruption at the ministry for hiring the ghost teachers, and alleges the ministry is using its purges to target union activists. immanuel morris, who was in a government program to train and hire new teachers, says his name was deleted. are you a ghost? >> i'm not a ghost, and i can prove that. >> reporter: but you are being called a ghost by the ministry? >> that is what it is saying. >> reporter: union leaders also question whether such programs could be scaled up to serve the 2,750 elementary schools across the country. minister werner knows there are risks, but says the government has a moral obligation to take drastic measures >> it's not panacea. it may just not work. but we should not just fold our arms and do nothing. >> reporter: 61-year old marie jaynes couldn't agree more. she herself had to drop out of school in fourth grade. she now sells water at the side of the road to support her three grandchildren; their parents killed in the civil war. jaynes says the new school will help her grandchildren live a better life than she has had. >> i hope for them to go far in school, to know the impo

picking devos at education, he declared war on the teachers unions and teachers unions will declare war on him. on his choice for epa, he has declared war on the democratic party and the media with a guy who could be called a climate change denier. health and human services. he's got the fiercest critic of the affordable care act. you can talk about labor. he's got a guy that believes that the minimum wage should not be raised and that robots would be far more efficient than human beings in handling jobs. i mean, this is a strident conservative ideological domestic cabinet. >> there's no doubt about that. we can talk about the personalities of the cabinet secretaries endlessly. in the end, the final deal is going to come down to dr. beschloss' reference. it's going to come down to the president of the united states and his policies. not personality. policies. what does he want to implement. if part of what he wants to implement, is it more to the liking of democrats? for instance, a big public works package. is paul ryan going to faint in disbelief? is mitch mcconnell going to faint in

i run a charter you're the one i run in new york city, it pays its teachers more than the public schools pay teachers. it is a unionizedrter. 100% graduation rates and i'm very proud of it. but charters were supposed to be incubators of ideas that we would bring them to the bigger public school system. now what has happened in a lot of places, they have gotten hijacked to be paid for by they have, ashat the speaker said, more segregated, take less kids of special needs, and they can get rid of kids anytime they want. still most of them do exactly what the rest of the public's have done in the district. above -- other public schools have gotten destabilized or defunded. , i wantndi weingarten to ask you about a not that in the wall street journal. we will read a little bit of it for you. ms. betsy devos is the chair of an organization dedicated to helping parents choose the best school for their kids. --weingarten leaves the still provide jobs for her dues paying members. she has fought to ensure that government officials rather than parents decide where a child in school union influence over education policy in the u.s

you got to fight the teachers unions if you're going to take on school choice.cing of these neighborhoods. simon, can you really, look at us all in the face and say that you don't need more after police presence in chicago and you don't need school choice in chicago? >> so, i am definitely for more, stronger police presence. i think rahm emanuel has been very aggressive of late. right, i think there has been consensus there has to be more police, but i just don't, i don't want to overstate, i want -- trish: how about school choice? >> i'm for charter school choice. i'm not for vouchers. i've been a supporter of charter schools since the movement began in 1991. i fought for charter schools. my point for you, urban america, described cities, my colleague talked about l.a., san francisco, boston, these cities creating innovative industries and not deathtraps and death zones. trish: feels like chicago. >> but please, please -- trish: look at chicago murder rate. >> living in boomtown in washington and l.a. trish: better off walking down the street in medellin, colom

. >>> also in the district, the washington teachers union is upset with dc mayor muriel bowser and her selection of antwaine wilson as her selection. it voiced its complaint. while the union doesn't necessarily object to wilson, they're upset with the selection process itself. they say under mayor was supposed to consult with the union before making her selection. the union claims that did not happen and leaders say the process was not transparent >> the mayor did not comply with the law in its totality. members of the panel, 17 members, were not aware of the qualifications of any of the candidates. we never met them. we never reviewed their resume. we never interviewed with them. nominee antwan wilson was the first time the members of this panel met the candidate. >> mayor bowser is out of town but a spokesperson issued a statement that said, not only was the mayor compliant with the law, she conducted most inclusive search under mayoral control and possible beyond. we received and solicited the committee's full input in compliance with the law and used it to inform the critical selec

appalled to find out that this administration, the obama administration, has lined up with the teachers unionspansion of those charter schools when they're one of the most encouraging things that's happened in education for low income people in my lifetime. >> you know, really the importance of education and the successes that you have been able to achieve in your lifetime really are truly remarkable. what message do you want to say to the young people out there that have dreams and aspirations? >> my heavens, try to get into one of these schools that actually teach rather than the usual kinds of public schools where they just wile away the time and are concerned only with maintaining the jobs of the teachers. >> yeah, it is very important i think to be able to get that, you know, education. you yourself have multiple degrees, and it didn't come easy because you came from a family background that you didn't even have running water, electricity, you fought hard to get that education, to educate yourself to be able to reach millions of people. so we want to tell you just on behalf of a grateful

betsy devos will go after the teacher's union hard. i'm sure you take issues with those both. a few goldman sachs guys which i'm sure you take issues with. but i can say this having once worked there that they're smart. >> i don't. i take issue with trump hitting hillary hard about gold than ma and then appointing the rich cats from goldman sachs. [ everybody talking at once ] >> wilbur ross, self made billionaire doesn't tdeserve a shot in thecabinet? >> i take issue with him appointing rick perry. i take issue with him appointing ben carson who should stay away 50 feet from any -- >> so will you have that conversation with him then? if you're in favor of seeing some progress and getting your views across, wouldn't you want to sit down with him unlike max se even waters who won't even entertain the idea? >> if trump wants to spend a trillion dollars on infrastructure, i'm all for it and i urge democrats to vote for it. but if trump wants to appoint people to key positions like jeff sessions who has a terrible record on civil rights, i'm opposed temperature general mattis, i t

. >> after uploading the local teacher's union threatened the students who recorde recordt who remainnymous. the group is refusing to reveal who did it and for probably good reason. here now is josh, the president of the orange coast college republicans and sean steele, the attorney representing that group. it's great to see you both. so, josh, first to you. here is the account of a kid who was in the class, his name is tanner webb quote of the teacher she tried to get everyone who voted for trump to stand up and show the rest of the class who to watch out for seems ominous to me was it surprising given that and her quote that the union is threatening you? it is we will be pressing for her be fired from the school for those new actions taken in that class. >> and i don't want to be caddie or anything but i listened to the whole tape and read a bunch of quotes from her. she didn't seem very professional or even capable of grammatical english really. i mean, is this common in her class do you know? you have talked to student who have taken it before? >> well, one of the reasons why my p

the oakland education association says it if it did, teachers would be the first line of depens. >> our members will not cooperate with giving information or access to students. >> the resolution has blessing of teachers the union is suggesting more specific language, asking that all muslims, immigrant or not, be protected. >> the resolution talks to immigration. there are citizen that's feel threatened by the current rhetoric. >> once passed, school staff will be trained on how to follow the new policies. >> let's get into it. we have changes coming our way here. clouds lingering now in just a couple spots. let's go to a live view at pier 15. partly cloudy, becoming clearer, skies. 46 in half moon bay. back to a view, there is another chilly morning with patchy fog. and rain next week, let's take a look at overnight conditions. starting at 7:00 p.m. we'll see clouds clearing out of hire overnight. and low temperatures in the mid-30s and around the bay, we'll see lows in the low to mid-40s. highs in the mid-50s and a few locations inland may top out at 60 degrees. starting at 5:00 we'll see periods of rain and showers will linger into early morning hours tuesday. by mid day, looking at rainfall totals around 5/

the teachers. they have not had a new contract since august of 2013, but the teachers union head said he is not taking rank and file. is that the right thing to do, should he let them vote on it. >>> we'll talk about the pennsylvania district association statewide coming out with ideas on police involved shootings, who she would investigate them. how involved should prosecutors be and what the public should know about the policeman involved. what's the thing to do as this continues to be a hot topic. a big show coming up, we hope to see you. >> a knock at the door, old man winter. he is on the way. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 49 degrees, look for a combination of sun and clouds, maybe light rain and snow overnight tonight, 49 degrees tore -- for tomorrow. scattered showers and periods of rain tuesday through thursday, there's old man winter, thursday night, friday and saturday. >> it's time for me to go on vacation. >> reporter: it's going to be cold in florida, too. >> whatever, not as cold as it is here. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up next. >> here's george wi

the oakland education association says it if it did, teachers would be the first line of depens. >> our members will not cooperate with giving information or access to students. >> the resolution has blessing of teachers the union is suggesting more specific language, asking that all muslims, immigrant or not, be protected. >> the resolution talks to immigration. there are citizen that's feel threatened by the current rhetoric. >> once passed, school staff will be trained on how to follow the new policies. >> let's get into it. we have changes coming our way here. clouds lingering now in just a couple spots. let's go to a live view at pier 15. partly cloudy, becoming clearer, skies. 46 in half moon back to a view, there is another chilly morning with patchy fog. and rain next week, let's take a look at overnight conditions. starting at 7:00 p.m. we'll see clouds clearing out of hire overnight. and low temperatures in the mid-30s and around the bay, we'll see lows in the low to mid-40s. highs in the mid-50s and a few locations inland may top out at 60 degrees. starting at 5:00 we'll see periods of rain and showers will linger into early morning hours tuesday. by mid day, looking at rainfall totals around 5/100th

amy: and the attitude of teachers unions towards betsy devos? heirir very frfrightened b e betsy devos is antiunion. she sponsored and been active in the promoting right to work laws. she at her family helped to turn michigan from being a very strong union state to being a right to work state. she and her husband put money into right-wing groups like focus on the family, which believes in conversion therapy and sponsors anti-gay activity and legislation. her mother put $500,000 into the ballot in california, which was an effort to remove protections for gay rights. all of these issues, which are kind of the right-wing catalog of horrible of gay rights, of labor union protections, are focused around her. but her main focus is school privatization. school privatization was or has been tried in chilele and sweett and the results have been very clear -- the first and most important product is hyper segregation. everybody goes off to be with people just like themselves. amy: have to leave it there, diane ravitch, served as assistant secretary of educa

i know that the teachers in randi's union could multiply what we have seen tenfold. and in the back of our report, we have recommendations for teachers on how they can set the tone in their classrooms, how they can do what they can within the confines of their four walls to make the world a better place for their students. i think you also want to add something. >> that's why am i earlier remarks, i gave you one of the examples. if you are in a little boy's room in a junior high school and you see written on one of the stalls something that says "n," it's frightening. it's not just that but several other places where they saw things written whites only, white america. the educators can together and created a plan, created things we call restorative justice circles, had kids talk about their feelings, had kids talk together in a very diversified setting and tried to deal with and create and understand the anxiety and try to create some semblance of security and a safe space. that example is replicated throughout the country. in l.a., we have many, many kids and teacher

the ceo is working on. they need to pat teachers more money. >> cool groups that have initiated this on their own. among the teaching organizations, among the teachers unionsd groups of teachers in prince george's county but self initiated work about it teachers themselves is not enough to fix the problem. it has to be a broader effort to get more men into the classrooms. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> and thank you. that is "reporters notebook." stay with us now for news 4 today which continues. >>> 6:30 on the dot. good morning you to. >> we're just one week away from christmas. that means a lot of you probably are going to be out and about gifts. >> i should probably start. >> yeah. >> i should start doing. that you know what? you're going to have an interesting day. we have a very changeable forecast. we have more on that. hey, tom. >> good morning. it is a good morning. our temperatures are well into the 50s to near 60 degrees. you're going to notice a dramatic change since you went to bed last night when you step out the door this morning to walk the dog or just sniff the air yourself. you'll notice it is much milder. look at those temperatures.

speaking on bbc 5 live, he responded to the claims by the national union of teachers that the preventuses suspicion and confusion in schools. it could do those things if it wasn't presented as a sensible, calm safeguarding operation, and of course, the duty has been extended to include people like teachers, to include parts of the health sector, because that is often of where these vulnerabilities show in typical safeguarding work, so it would be unsurprising if it didn't show in relation to the world of counterterrorism. but how does a teacher spot extremism? they are not qualified to do that.|j teacher spot extremism? they are not qualified to do that. i have kids at school, and i would hope that my teachers are trying to make sure that they are safe, and i think that teachers are hugely skilled people who are able to identify where children potentially are vulnerable, starting to change their behaviour is, and all this is is about putting an arm around them and making sure they are ok. how many people who are identified as being a potential problem end up not being? about one in te

part. >>> president-elect donald trump's choice for education secretary under fire from the left with teachers' unionalling betsy devos the most ideological anti-public nominee. chair of the american federation for children. my next guest is a founding board member and executive counsel. kevin chapus joins me from washington. good to see you again. >> good to see you, paul, thank you. >> the unions are saying betsy devos wants to gut public education. what's your response? >> that's absolutely not the case. i mean betsy devos is an excellent choice. i worked closely with her for many years and in spite of the hype around the notion she wants to private ties education, nothing can be further from the truth. what she really wants to do is empower parents because so many parents have kids trapped in bad schools. one of the most amazing things about union politics, they don't like any education secretary. one of the things they said about arne duncan was he's destroying what it means to teach and learn. anyone who buffs the status quo they're going to be against doesn't matter democratic or republican. i

the national union of teachers had called for the scheme to be scrapped.is chief constable of leicestershire and one of those in charge of implementing the strategy, said some recent criticism had been ‘hysterical‘. voters will have to show proof of identity before being allowed to vote in a government pilot scheme to reduce electoral fraud. a number of councils in england, including birmingham and bradford, will trial the scheme at local elections in 2018. northern ireland already requires voters to show id before casting their ballot. a british man is in a critical condition in hospital in antigua after being shot in the head. 37—year—old christopher tester from torquay was injured during an attempted robbery at his parent's restaurant on christmas day. he is being kept in an induced coma and friends have launched an appeal to fly him back to the uk for treatment. liz smith, the actor best known for playing nana in the sitcom the royle family, has died at the age of 95. a spokesperson for her family announced she passed away on christmas eve. peter ruddi

fight against the new jersey school test cost the state more than a million dollars, the states's largest teacher's union and parents group encouraged students to opt out of the testing saying it was unproven and confusing. some 60,000 english and maths were not taken. mpbls let's talk about the new jersey bridge gate scandal. the judge refuses to reconsider her earlier ruling. a citizen filed a misconduct complaint seeking a special prosecutor to help determine whether governor christie would have to stand trial. but the governor moved to have the complaint thrown out. back in november, a jury convicted two of christie's former aides in connection be the bridge gate scandal. they were found guilty of orchestrating traffic jams on the bridge in 2013. the governor has never been charged. >>> a major neck injury for ryan matthews after the birds win last night. doug pederson with what it means for matthew's future. >>> your odds of buying counterfeit present this is holiday season. >>> when it comes to detecting dementia, the nose may know. the sense of smell takes a nose dive during the early stages of th

the teacher. but the east union high school district says it was another student that turned hill into authorities so we actually instigated an investigation with the san jose police. a tip came through to us about ten days ago. through a facebook posting. and then we immediately informed san jose police department and they began their investigation. >> reporter: the san jose police unit that investigates internet crimes against children started investigating hill for sending harmful material and possibly obscene images to the teen. during that investigation, detectives say they uncovered a sexual relationship between hill and her underage student that went on from august to november. >> we reached out to the student and the family to make sure that they needed support. that we have a full-time social worker and counselors on campus they would have access to. >> reporter: parents were concerned that hill had phone numbers and access to social media accounts. >> teachers are supposed to communicate to parents through the school loop. that is too personal. >> reporter: hill was arrested thursday but

teachers would be the first line of defense. >> no matter what their policy, our members will not cooperate with giving information or access to students. >> while the resolution has the blessing of teachers, their union is suggesting more specific language. the union is asking that will aul muslims, immigrant or not, be protected. >> the resolution talks about immigration, but there are a number of citizens of this country who also feel threatened by the rhetoric and the current political climate. >> once the resolution has passioned, school staff will be trained on how to follow the new policies. in oakland, leanne ma lendas, abc 7 news. >> in the meantime university of california announced sweeping action to protect its students who came into the country illegally. university of california president made the announcement in response to widespread fears that the incoming trump administration will order mass deportations. among steps the university will take include protecting students without permanent legal status. also, they will not release confidential student records without a warrant, subpoena or court order. campus police would not be allowed to allow other agencies to go after students. an i

what the teachers unions wanted. that won't be reversed by this incoming cabinet? >> be able to put your kid under the age of 2 on your insurance policy. that they will keep. stuart: that is popular. >> you don't have to keep it on it, though. stuart: nfl ledge end jim brown was on the show earlier today. he met with president-elect trump yesterday. here is we had to say. it was donald trump who reached out to black folks and said what have you got to lose? >> his wording was not understood. he meant well, but it's the way he phrased it that people resented it. but he was right on. he is accepting what we are presenting. and his people, his advisers have accepted that. so we are going to work together to help this community be a better community. help this country be a better country. stuart: he says donald trump is accepting what we are offering. i thought that was very interesting. he didn't go in with a series of demands. i think it was the other way around. >> it was. look at ben carson. what's he going to do at

the teachers union says the group, orange coast college republicans secretly taped this.tion. the students have since filed a complaint with the school over hate speech and bullying tactic by that instructor. the school views that controversy as a teaching moment. we'll follow that story and bring you the latest out of california. >>> this beverly hills cop found him receives on the other side of the law. you remember him. >> you are all under arrest! >> well, that is the actor judge reinhold. he was arrested at dallas love field. he refused to cooperate with the tsa. he reportedly took off his shirt and started screaming profanities when agents selected him for a random patdown. he was arrested for disorderly conduct and released from jail early this morning. >>> and could two of late night's biggest names be swapping ships? >> welcome to the late show everybody, i'm your host, stephen colbert. >> well, rumors are now swirling this morning that the host stephen colbert could be replaced by james corden. he could be offered corden's 12:30 time slot. >>> and just in time f

teachers would be the first line of defense. >> no matter what their policy, our members will not cooperate with giving information or access to students. >> reporter: the resolution has the blessing of teachers, their unionion is asking all muslims immigrant or not be protected. charter schools would have to come up with a similar protection policy. students would never be enter gatd without representation. this parent says several meetings have been held at schools to reassure families they will be safe. >> it will give some people some rest and particularly the children so when they're in class or in school they can focus on the things they should be focusing on. >> reporter: once the resolution has passed, school staff will be trained on how to follow the new policies. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> we were at an elementary school this morning when it was honnonor honored by the school district for academic growth. it was designated as schools on the rise. all the campuses being honored have shown improvement in student achievement. >> thank you so much for joining us. >>> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> a shooting shuts down the freeway. drivers are making u turns to get out of this mess. >>> a neigh