another fine one here at the daily show, our guest arne duncan or arne, i believe arne, you may believe arne. hopefully there will be no test being the difference but we'll see. he's the secretary of education, imagine how bad you would have to misbehave in class to get called down to his office. i mean that, jimmy f you don't quiet down i'm putting you on an airplane to washington. but let's begin tonight with the president of these united states in our ongoing coverage, what is up with the president? what's up with his re-election campaign. >> president obama is going hollywood. he's raising big money in l.a. right now. >> those shelling out between 250 to 500 to offend they will be treated to a foo fighters concert. the 80 people who stayed for dinner after the fund-raiser, they are rich. they will pay $35,000. >> jon: $35,000-- what? that is outrage us, $35,000 for a ticket to dinner but only $250 to see the foo fighters? that is an insult to this fine man david grohl who spent last 15 years of his life tenaciously fighting foo. (laughter) and winning. these streets used to be fille

arne duncan and the respective chairman in congress were working together. congress is deadlocked on education as it is on many other issues and they didn't get the rewrite. now as the school year is beginning, my impression is that the administration felt like they had to give some of the states relief. >> 202-624-1111 for republicans. our topic is states applying for no child left behind waivers. sam dillon from the new york times is our guest. walk us through it. if i need a voucher and i'm a state, what is the process? >> the term is waiver. if you want a waiver, you will have to wait until mid-to-late september. the date hasn't been set yet. that's the time when arne duncan will be announcing all the details and all of the fine print that states will need to comply with in order to fill out an application and get a waiver. what they have done so far has been to outline some general principles that they say they will be using and the criteria they will be using and judging the validity of states applications for these waivers. those have roughly correspo

and that is my secretary of education arne duncan. i love arne. [ applause ] >> also have some outstanding members of congress on the frontlines when it comes to education reform. but above all, i want to thank all of the teachers who are here today. where are the teachers? stand up teachers. we have some teachers here. [ applause ] you know, earlier this week, we hosted our second white house science fair. some of you may have seen this on tv. cannon.chance to shoot a i don't usually get to do. i met some talented people. kids working on portable housing for disaster victims to technology that can detect smuggled uranium before it became a threat. this young man built a prototype. i asked him how he came up with the idea. he said i always have been interested in nuclear materials. i collect samples. i asked him how does feel about this? he said she wasn't that happy about it. just unbelievable young people. it was extraordinary. before they left, i gave them some homeworgo find a teacher who helped them make it here and say thk one of

that's a statement from the education secretary, arne duncan.uthorities are offering atf, fbi assistance any way they can. >> they are, absolutely. the lead agencies, police, sheriff's department, federal agencies have come in. but keep in mind this school was able to minimize the tragedy because they were actually, after columbine, running drills in the school, in the event that this were to happen. they knew what to do if shooting started. they knew that teachers were supposed to close the door and that all the students were to get away from windows and from any visual identification from the door. so that the gunman couldn't simply look in and see the shooting. a lot of students, you laugh and joke. but it was -- the ability to be prepared, to do these dry runs that enabled those in the classrooms to remain secure. but, also, there were people in the cafeteria and they ran. they just ran as fast as they could. and, wolf, nate mueller, the young man we heard from, after being shot, he got out of the school, after seeing his friends fall, he go

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. >>> today, arne duncan will formally unveil a proposal to transform the teaching profession. the $5 billion program is modeled after the race to the top program. states and districts would compete for grant money to retain and attract quality teachers. the president obama is part of president obama's budget proposal and would need program -- approval. >>> rain here means snow in the sierra. this is a live look at interstate 80 in king veil this morning -- kingvale. as you can see there's quite a bit of snow on the ground. coming up in about 15 minutes we'll have a live report from blue canyon and find out just how much snow is accumulating there just in time for the presidents day weekend. and the tahoe agency is trying to appeal a decision about adding to save the club. >> see how clear that water looks? >> just beautiful. >> uh-huh. >>> i was surprised to hear rain. a cloudy day is in store for much of the day. [ male announcer ] aggressive new styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪ the new c-class with over 2,000 refinem

education career arne duncan challenging schools and companies to get digital textbooks in students' hands within five years. but $8 billion is spent each year in the u.s. on textbooks for children and digital books are viewed as a way to provide interactive learning, save money, and get updated material faster to students but many schools lack the broadband capacity or computers or tablets to embrace this technology. >>> an army veteran from california suing the federal government because she and her wife are being denied military benefits granted to heterosexual couples. the lawsuit was announced today in washington. it involves tracy cooper harris who served in the army for 12 years and married maggie cooper harris in california in 2008. >>> the american civil electricities union suing the obama administration to force the release of details about u.s. drone strikes in yemen that killed anwar al awlaki, a suspected terrorist, and other americans. the lawsuit is directed at the defense department, cia and justice department, asking for documents and medical row is justifying the ki

as a member of the science committee on science education i've been working with arne duncan secretary of education to help improve the schools. on top of that jobs act initiative understands the value of reducing classroom sizes so our young people can learn more by hiring more teachers. he has the plan to rebuild the city and he's already taken action. the caller doesn't understand why detroit has been in these problems of it's because of housing. it's because of education. we've had a poor trade policy. it wasn't because of the wages and benefits of workers, although many people wan to blame that on that. yes, detroit is in a financial crisis, but it also has extraordinary assets, well trained workforce, great research universities, the capacity to build new plants and create more jobs not only for detroiters but for all of this country. the reason why i say this, detroit was the arsenal democracy in the past. we won the war. we saved this country from fascism and created millions of jobs. we also now have the capability of creating jobs throughout this country in manufacturing. tha

secretary of education arne duncan will be hosting a town hall meeting with hispanics on twitter.o look for the twitter hashtags hispaniced and the number sign and latism. >> that language would have been so foreign years ago. the fact we're talking about handles and tweeting and -- >> and you know, what latinos have been one of the number one users of social media. >> thank you so much. good luck with the future endeavors with the white house. >> we appreciate it. we'll see you on facebook. >> there you go. >> up next on "comuniorial right here. orial m stemay wh us.ay [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> they are known as the sons of san jose, the br

fame elected to and finally united state secretary education former chicago school superintendent arne duncaning off skills nba all-star weekend. nifty passes played basketball at harvard and europe great form named mvp in private vote in sports office >> that is the news

i'm proud of arne duncan. let's make this happen.ne. i'm don lemon. brooke is off today. there you see the president at the white house shaking hands right now. he's talking about no child left behind. that law. it was left behind today, according to the president in ten states. he's giving them some freedom to do what they want. states are colorado, florida, georgia, indiana, kentucky kentucky, massachusetts, new jersey, oklahoma and tennessee. they were granted waivers to free them from parts of the law to do as they see in improving their schools, their teachers and their students. they're going to improve accountability and they're going to undertake a central reform tofl improve teacher effectiveness, as well. i want to get you caught up on everything making news this hour. so let's go. >>> all right. first up, the housing meltdown got a huge jolt today in the right direction. it comes in the form of a $26 billion bailout for homeowners. that's right. i said a bailout for homeowners, not the banks. mortgage settlement deal inclu

what's been intriguing about the obama administration, arne duncan over at the education -- secretaryion is that both aft and naa haven't been miami with a lot of the decision made by president obama. so why are you endorsing him? >> the bottom line is this is a choice between we very different economic policies between the obama administration, president barack obama and whoever the republican nominee is going to be. the bottom line right now is the economy matters more than anything else. we need to make sure that people have a fair shot to access the american dream. so there's no choice when you think about that. >> so this isn't about education policy. >> this is about economics. in terms of education, as you said, chuck, there have been some differences. where we don't differ is on the commit xhnt to give -- we differ times on how to do it, and we've not been shy in talking to the obama administration on that. we think that you have to actually focus on teaching and learning, listening to frontline educators, giving them the resources they need, as opposed to strictly focusing on

i want to recognize someone who is doing a good job here in washington, and that is arne duncan. love arne. we have outstanding members of congress who have always been on the front lines when it comes to education reform. but above all i want to thank all the teachers here today. where are the teachers? there you go. we got some teachers here. earlier this week we toasted our second white house science fair. a chance to shoot a marshmallow out of an air cannon, which i do not usually get to do. i met these incredibly talented young people, kids who were working on everything from portable housing for disaster victims to technology that can detect smuggled uranium before it became a threat. this young man built a prototype. i asked him how he came up with this, and he said he had been interested in nuclear materials. he said his mom was not that happy about it. it is -- unbelievable young people. i gave them some homework. i said go find a teacher who helped them make it here and say thank you. every single one of us can point to a teacher who in some way changed the course of our

i think arne duncan said it best.u've been listening to president obama. he says some progress is being made. >>> investigators say an extension cord is to blame for an early-morning apartment fire. it started at 3:00 this morning at a 16-unit apartment building. one woman was treated for smoke inhalation. the fire left several families out in the cold for 90 minutes. no within was hurt. >>> this fire occurred behind a home on south 7th street about 12:40 this morning. there are other businesses and the firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> 8:35. fremont police investigating a deadly pedestrian crash. a woman was hit and killed last night while crossing walnut keefe -- walnut avenue. the victim is identified as zachiamora of fremont. >>> officials are promising they are gonna clean up a home in unincorporated east san jose that's triggered a lot of complaints. want to show you the video we talk this morning. take a look. you see trash piled up high.

that is my education secretary, arne duncan. i also have some outstanding members of the congress who have been on the frontlines when it comes to education reform. above all, i want to thank all of the teachers who are here today. where are the teachers? , on. stand up. -- come on. stand up. [applause] earlier this week, we hosted our second white house science fair. i got a chance to shoot a marshmallow out of an air canada, which i do not usually get to do- air cannon. -- do not usually get to do -- an air cannon, which i do not usually get to do. i asked a student how he came up with this idea. he said, i have been always interested in nuclear materials. i asked if his mother was happy about that. these were unbelievable young people. before they left, i gave them some homework. i said, both by a teacher who helped them make it here and say thank you -- go find a teacher who helped them make it here and say thank you. everyone can remember a teacher who helped save -- change the course of their lives. a single teacher can in

secretary of education arne duncan calling him a hero. >>> also making news today, primary day in arizonachigan. the voting will begin in michigan in just a little under an hour. with the most recent polling there show that mitt romney and rick santorum are in a virtual tie. this is weird. the santorum campaign has been row boat calling democrats, democrats in michigan, asking them to come on out in the open primary and lend their support to him so that they can trounce mitt romney. romney calling that a dirty trick. >>> a plane makes a belly flop landing in newark international, new jersey. the pilot was forced to make a emergencied landing into a bed of foam when the plane's front landing gear collapsed. 69 passengers, 4 crew members used those emergency chutes. they all got out safely. >>> and still ahead, why you just might want to start skip that daily shower. every other day, twice, three times a week. >> my kid already does that. >> kids, don't listen to the tv right now. but really, folks, you could have your water bill tripling in the coming years. and we're not kidding here. imp

i appreciate, honestly, what the president and arne duncan are doing this education, especially in innovation charter schools and merit pay, but the strings attached with adopting a federal common core was not tenable in virginia. so that we did not accept, but we accept a lot of federal money, of course. >> we've edge braced that one. -- embraced that one. e we think our kids should be able to compete internationally. the governor and i try to work together on transportation issues. i think we both agree that were it not for the federal government and president obama and secretary lahood and their involvement, there would be no silver line being constructed right now in virginia out to dulles. these are big things that we can only do together, and they're things that require us to partner with the federal government. >> governor o'malley, how closely do you watch what's going on in virginia, and if you can do all these things that governor mcdonnell said just by making cuts, targeted cuts and targeted investments without tax increases, why wouldn't you do it? >> he's too busy, he doesn't hav

i appreciate what the president and arne duncan are doing on education, especially with charter schoolserit pay, but the strings attached for adopting a fair federal common core were not acceptable in virginia. >> we think our kids should be benchmarks internationally and be able to compete internationally. we were a state that competed for race to the top and we won praise to the top. if it were not for the involvement of president obama and its transportation secretary ray lahood, there would be no silver lining constructed right now in maryland. >> governor o'malley, how closely do you watch what is going on in virginia. if you could do all the things governor mcdonald said just by making targeted cuts and targeted investments without tax increases, why would you not do it? >> of course we watch each other, and we talked about this a little bit before. we both share this fantastic chesapeake region of innovation. if you look at the innovation, access to colleges and universities -- >> are you worried that virginia will screw it up by not investing in education, not investing in trans

as a member of the science committee, i have been working with the secretary of education, arne duncan to help improve america's schools, and the president understands the value of reducing class size so young people can learn more. he has a plan to build the city, and has taken action. the caller does not understand why detroit has been in these problems -- housing, education, for trade policy. it was not because of the wages and benefits of workers. detroit is in a financial crisis, but it also has extraordinary assets, a well- trained work force, the great research universities, and the capacity to build new plants and create more jobs for the tried and all of this country. dick right -- detroit was an arsenal democracy in the past. we created millions of jobs. we have the capability of creating jobs throughout the country in manufacturing. that is why the president took leadership to save the auto industry, and doing more than that, creating jobs and saving the country's economy. host: united autoworkers will be holding a two-day conference here, in washington, and president obama

so, during that i would be talking to people, you know, arne duncan and people on his staff and chonggingo learn about what they were trying to do with education and learn in that way. i wasn't talking with the president about any of it until the end. and then i went in and had 30 or 40 minutes to sort of talk in general about the letters and also talk specifically about the letters in the book. >> did you ever get to the office? >> i did, yes. which is just a crazy and really cool place. i mean it's like this building is a filter between the public and the president and so, if you send an e-mail it lands on one of the computers there. if you send a letter that goes. if you call the white house comment line there are 35 people in the phone bank and you pick up the phone and try to keep all the calls to ten minutes. there is by far the most fascinating, there is a room i guess where hundreds and hundreds of people send the president gifts which is a strange instinct and they said really weird things. sometimes like, you know, just like when he was interested in getting a doll but the white

. >> arne duncan, basketball.ptain of the team. >> and then went off and played in australia. >> met his wife there. deal.y. i mean, we always talk about the economy, but the bottom line is, until the housing crisis is resolved, until people start getting out and buying houses and the foreclosures slow down, this economy's not going to turn around. how big is this mortgage settlement with the top five lenders? >> well, one way to think about it, it's clearly the biggest payout that the banks have had to make in the entire financial crisis. so in terms of real accountability, this is far and away the largest. it's also the biggest state federal settlement in the history of the country. >> 49 states? >> 49 states. >> i've got to ask the question. >> on the same page, right? >> you know the question, 49 states. who is the holdout? >> you know, we called him yesterday morning, said, hey, buddy, last one, when you get to 50, scott pruitt in oklahoma. not a lot of foreclosures in oklahoma. >> a lot of oil money down the

got ideas about how we can make our education system work better, i want to hear them today and arne duncan is going to want to hear them for the rest of the time he is education secretary and the rest of the time i am president. thank you very much, everybody. [applause] >> the attorneys general of virginia and massachusetts debate the constitutionality of the affordable health care act. and in a little more than an hour, mitt romney and rick santorum campaign in michigan. and the meeting with the governors focusing on education. on "washington journal," will -- and discussion of the gao investigation into what are being called improper payments by federal agencies. and then, a forum on negative political advertising. >> there are millions of decent americans who are willing to sacrifice for change, but the want to do it without being threatened, and they want to do it peacefully. they are the non-violent majority, black and white, who want change without violence. these are the people whose voice some want to be. >> as candidates campaign this year, we look back at 14 men and women who ra

ideas on how we can make our education system work better, i want to want to live in today and arne duncanwill want to hear them for the rest of the time that he is the education secretary, the rest of the i am president. thank you for your time, everybody. [applause] so i think we will, we will clear everybody out almond and then we're going to take some questions. >> congress returns today from its weeklong presidents' day recess. >> there are millions of decent americans want to sacrifice for change, but they want to do it without being threatened, and they want to do it peacefully. they are the nonviolent majority, black and white, who are for change without violence. these are the people whose voice i want to be. as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 in the rain for the office, and lost. go to our website c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders what a lasting impact on american politics make can join them and the depression, those of you in my age, when times are really hard and we left the doors unlocked? now we have the most violent crime

and our schools across the state and, frankly, consistent with the race to the top write give arne duncan president great credit for what they've done here, we're moving ohio forward but we have more to do. where are we today? ohio is the number 1 job creator in the midwest today, as we sit here. number 1. [applause] >> we're the number 9 creator -- job creator in america, from 48 to 9 in one year. [applause] >> legislature, people. mra[applause] [applause] >> it's about time 'cause we're a power house here in ohio. and you know what? our private sector job growth -- rather than losing the 400,000 jobs over the last four years, we created 43,500 new jobs, a net increase of 43,500 families better off. in total manufacturing jobs, it's not just autos, believe me and i'm going to tell you in a moment, 14,400 manufacturing jobs. god made some people to make things and it's coming back to america. and it's coming back to ohio. jobs ohio and our economic team have produced as a result of saving or creating new jobs and working with those companies that on their own decided to move forward, $4.7

have ideas on how we can make our education system work better, i want to hear them today, and arne duncanill want to hear them for the rest of the time that he is education secretary and the rest of the time i am a president. thank you very much, everybody. [applause] >> president obama's remarks earlier today it to the nation's governors. up next, the closing session. nga concluded the session with a series of the votes on policy positions. leading the vote was nebraska gov. dave heineman. >> on this final session we will focus on our association and committee policies. this year, as we've talked many times, we redesign our policy process to more closely align our policies with gov. priorities. we are asking each committee to provide a report today on its policy, and we will be voting on those policies. the packet in front of you reflects those policies as adopted by the executive committee and standing committee, and recommended by the special committee. they will require a vote of 2/3 of those who are present. we will first go to the chairman of the economic development and commerce co

got ideas about how we can make our education system work better, i want to hear them today and arne duncanem for the rest of the time he is education secretary and the rest of the time i am president. thank you very much, everybody. [applause] >> the attorneys general of virginia and massachusetts debate the constitutionality of the affordable health care act. and in a little more than an hour, mitt romney and rick santorum campaign in michigan. and the meeting with the governors focusing on education. on "washington journal," will talk about the congressional agenda and campaign with hansen clark. and jeff lake. we will look at the administration's new rules on the types of snack foods sold in school vending machines. our guest is stephanie armour, food safety reporter for bloomberg is. washington journal is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> of the jindal is scheduled to review his proposal for balancing the state budget for the next fiscal year. $900 million in the red. his report is mostly -- 38 in menden. you are listening to news radio. "book tv" and "american history