. >> the educator award goes to angela malone. >> angela malone is recipient of milk and educate areaard teaches 7 and grade honors science at oxendale middle school in oxendale maryland. she was surprised with the honor this afternoon in school in an attempt my and they go for outside recording of of cha achieve. and elected with the help of stated occasions agencies. >> i feel like this school and this principal and two academic teams support their teachers so amazingly. >> it comes with $25,000 prize and malone says she does not know what she's going to do with all that money. congratulations to her. i'm sure she'll find something to fun to do with the sgln absolutely. coming up next why a new study is comparing facebook to >> and collection of historic piece from a shame full time in our nation's history. why the local teacher behind the display says the items are so important to the future. more sticker shock. could soon be hitting shoppers. wholesale prices jumping in january and rise of cost of food was a big reason y worry, now, is when producers pay more they often pass that

congratulations to angela malone a oxon hill middle school, the only teacher in the state of maryland to receive the milliken award and students say it's well deserved. >> i am so happy. she deserve its. >> she makes learning fun. >> as teachers, we don't do what we do for the money. so like to be especially noticed in such a way -- we don't expect to be noticed. >> only 40 teachers in the entire country got the award this year. it was dubbed the oscar award of teaching. malone told us she couldn't wait to tell her mom who was a middle school science teacher fo43 years now. >> great news. good for her. >>> workers who make less than minimum wage get power to help fight for better pay. >>> pbt colder tonight. everybody falls below freezing. 28 in bethesda and 25 in fairfax and 27 for the low in spring and we'll come back and talk about how cold it will stay r fo the rest of the week and how warm it will get over the weekend. >>> and hitting the world's biggest jackpot has not been all fun and games for this florida couple. how stressed they are and i do everything on the internet. but

awards for the teaching profession of the milton family foundation announced the science teacher angela malone as the winner who received more than recognition, she gets a $25,000 prize to go along with it. she didn't see it coming because there is no application process. it's all based on recommendations that meet certain criteria. >> i cannot conceive of it. as teachers we don't do what we do for the money. it's so nice to be noted. >> she is the only winner in maryland this year and up to 40 teachers across the country get the prestigious award. >>> coming up what's behind the growing number of young women >>> hordes of tourists have flooded across the u. s. border into water as mexico to get a glimpse of pope francis. the visit comes one day after he told 45,000 people in mexico they are the wealth of the future and urged them to stay away from drugs. he's the first pope to visit the u. s. mexican border and aftermath this evening the plan is for him to offer a personal prayer to migrants. he returns to rome tonight. >>> a church in dallas texas goes up in flames. firefighters spent hours

angela malone surprised to receive the built-in educator award and $25,000 check to go with it.he announcement was made in an assembly at oxon hill middle school. it's considered the oscar of teaching. >> i still cannot conceive of it. don't, we don't do what we do for the money. and so like to be noticed in such a way, we don't expect to be noticed. leon: malone is the science department chair at oxon hill middle school and she teaches seventh and the eighth grade honors science. she is one of 40 educators that received the national honor this year. congratulations. maureen: fantastic. the average tuition for public college $123,000 a year. we have a plan to make college free in maryland. kellye: amanda is a first-year student at montgomery college but the school wasn't her first choice. she considered other institutions but was influenced by cost. >> i think i would have been paying $30,000 per school for both schools. it would be virtually free because of the pel grants i was getting another way to achieve a free education in maryland. lawmakers in annapolis are considering l

. >> reporter: it's the moment no one saw coming, including the tearful honoree herself, angela malone. >> [ inaudible ] for 43 years. and it's just because of her really that. >> reporter: they honor the teachers every year. they get recognition for their work. and $25,000 for their pocket. >> we don't do what we do for the money. especially in such a way. we don't expect to be noticed. >> reporter: malone's >> i'm so happy. like she deserves it. >> she's awesome. she makes learning fun. >> reporter: malone is the only winner in maryland. upon up to 40 awards will be given out throughout the country. >> the foundation works with the state's department of education to find the candidates who need certain criteria. >> you never expect as a teacher to be recognized in this way. we are all unsung heroes. >> reporter: true role models for the classroom. reporting from prince george's county, makia turner, wusa 9. >> the foundation says the awards are presented in front of students nationwide, in hopes of inspiring young people to become educators. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, you could