i have with me the president of the baltimore teachers union. your sense about how things will go today? >> it will go well. i see a large turnout, and that is a good thing. >> what happens in the event that it is approved today? >> it goes to the board, they approved it, and we go from there. the contract is retroactive, so teachers can look forward to receiving their retroactive pay soon. >> questions still about evaluation, about where the money is coming from. what do you hear most, and what are your answers? >> questions about the evaluation, which is right now the same as they had last year. the state is developing a template for an evaluation, and we are sitting at the table, so we want to shape how it looks. we want to be at that table and make sure that it is fair and just for teachers. >> to this moment, you are still answering questions. you are answering more questions after the vote? >> there is always going to be some questions. there are questions we did not think of that they are thinking of, so there will always be questions, an

the baltimore teacher union has never seen this big of a turnout for a contract vote. >> they herded us back into an auditorium, just keep make us circle around. >> reporter: the long wait is aggravating the already heated crowd. the changes could be unprecedented higher salaries. it would eliminate step raises and award teachers on performance and student achievement. there's also a 2% raise. >> i'm going to vote no because of the details. the evaluation process for teachers is not clear. >> it puts people on point. it makes sure everyone is working towards the same goal. >> i taught at a nightmare school in baltimore city. the thought of some people who might have evaluations based on student achievement when the students don't care. the parents don't care. the school is poorly run and the only ones held accountable are us. >> you can move as quickly as you want or as slow as you want but you do move. >> reporter: the union president stands behind the offer on the table after eight months of negotiating. >> we try to make this clear how you would move up in salary. you are no longe

. >> reporter: the baltimore teachers union negotiated with leaders for 8 months on the proposed contract. now it's back to negotiating table. after two day vote, schoolteachers say no to a change this the contract and the way principals will calculate their paychecks. thousands of the districts 6500 teachers voted. >> i'm voting against it because i feel as though i did not receive enough information. about the new contract. >> it's a great way to show respect for teachers. we know they are under appreciated and underpaid. it's a smart way to do it. >> reporter: the contract would do away with the teachers pay raises by tenure and masters degrees and the new would be based on achievement. the better students perform the better the money they receive. >> our teachers should not be thought as missionaries they are professionals we wanted to make sure that they got compensated as professionals which would make us competitive with richer counties. >> reporter: education experts watched out the teachers would responds because the new contact would have give them more say in how the schools ha

. >> there are about 6500 teachers in the baltimore teacher's union. it tonight one of the strongest advocates of that says it is a setback but those big changes could still happen. >> the new contract would have created a system with salary levels that teachers could work towards, at the highest level, city school teachers would be paid a six-figure salary. education experts from all over the country have been watching baltimore to find out whether the system could work, they are going to have to keep waiting, the teachers rejected the contract. >> it is a major change, it would truly change what happened in the salary of teachers, and that's scary for some teachers and it should be because change, if it were easy, would have already happened. >> bill birch won the senate seat defending long time incumbent, living on a promise to reform city schools. the new contract would have been a major proponent of that. they'll have to do a better job of telling teachers what is in that contract. >> this is the right contract for the kids of our city and what we

more votes will be cast tomorrow, as teachers decide whethee to agree to a new contractt with the city of baltimore. voting started today at the baltimore teachers' unionadquarters in northwest baltimore. this contract though is attracting national attention. and teaahers would get paidú more, but pay would be largely based on performance. and at the end of the contract, one ttacher ii every school, could be making more than $100,000 a year. >> i don't believe there is any teacher not trying his or her best. i would hope. but we have never been rewarded %->> critics say they need more information on how teachers will be evaluated. voting will continue tomorrow at poly western from noon to 3:00. >> jurors listen to heated phone conversations betwwen dennis and %-lepooa tells us tonight they %-and volatile relationship.iery >> tracy tetso dissppeared without a trace march 62005. %-but prosecutors believe deenis tetso murdered her. >> there is no direct evidence. there is no ssoking gun. >> what you needdis proof of motiie. >> in tetso's case there was an affair that left the marriage in ruins. recorded phone conversations between tracy and dennis show ho

. >> reporter: the baltimore teachers union negotiated for eight months on the contract. now it is back to the negotiating table. after a two day vote school teachers say nothing will change in the contracts. thousands of the teachers voted. >> i'm voting against it because i feel i did not receive enough information about the new contract. >> it is a great way to show respect for the teachers. it is a smart way to do it. it is not blindly throwing money away. >> reporter: it will do away with the way the teachers receive current raises. the better a teacher and student performed, the more money they received. the school superintendent supported the idea. >> our teachers should not be thought of as missionaries. they are professionals. we wanted to make sure she got compensated as professionals. >> reporter: education experts nationwide watched how teachers would respond because the new contracts would not give them more say in how the schools are operating. >> the schools have unique challenges. we need to make sure that is a large -- that there are a large number of teac

after two days of voting, the baltimore teachers union has rejected the new contract. many teachers expressed their disapproval of the plant that tied salary to performance. there'll be a press conference in about 90 minutes. the prosecution is expected to wrapup their case against dennis tetso, who is accused of murdering his wife second 2005. neighbors testified about strange behavior by the husband, including accusations he ripped down missing persons fliers regarding his wife's disappearance. the latest round of campaign ads have the candidates did seem to take aim at each other. it is taking its toll on the voters. voters said the overwhelming tone they got from the campaign is negative and hostile. voters like to see more concrete plans from the candidates. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. about the malarkey -- first time i have used the word "malarkey." >> do you think the campaign ads in maryland's gubernatorial race have become too negative? and malarkey-like. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of w

baltimore teacher union has never seen this big of a turn jut for a contract vote. >> they herded us in all the way back to an auditorium and just keep making us circle around. >> reporter: the long wait is already aggravated the heated crowd. the changes could be unprecedented higher salaries for high performance teachers it. would eliminate step raises for years of service and instead reward teachers on performance and student achievement. there's also a 2% raise. >> i'm going to vote no because of the details, the evaluation process for teachers, is not clear it puts people on point. it makes sure that everybody is teaching, everybody is working towards the same goals. >> i taught at a nightmare school in baltimore city. the thought of some people who might have evaluations based on student achievement when the students don't care. their parents don't care. the school is poorly run by administration. the only ones health accountable are us. >> you can move as quickly as you want or you can move as slow as you want but you do move. >> reporter: the union president stands behind the

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. >> the baltimore city teachers' union is now tallying votes on a new contract. is the first of its kind in the nation. thousands of teachers showed up to baltimore polytechnic institute to accept or reject the contract proposal. some teachers try to hold up the vote, saying they need more time to review the document. tim tooten will have a live update tonight at 6. it has been a bloody day for nato service members in afghanistan. eight service members are dead after a series of attacks on the region, including four that were killed in a roadside bomb. the troops nationalities are unknown. at least 42 nato servicemen have been killed so far this month. nato says to senior taliban leaders were also killed. >> a double whammy of bad economic news tonight. jobless claims are up and home foreclosures rose to a record point. steve panels and has more in tonight's project economy of day. >> more americans out of work is a surprise, but jobless claims rose by 13,000. companies still are not hiring, and teachers were hard hit. local governments cut the most jobs in 28 yea

police are stepping up patrols in several areas. >>> more than 100 baltimore city teachers want to postponed a union vote scheduled for today and a new contract. thousands are set to vote tomorrow on a krat that calls for merit based pay raises but 135 teachers started an online petition to delay the vote. claiming a state committee -- committee has not started to figure out how they would be evaluated. union leaders say that's not the consensus among the membership. >> our teachers have not received compensations for two years. this is things they asked for. and i think the hesitation of the teachers who put this petition up is they didn't understand what it was. >> so the contract would replace steps experienced and degrees and students test scores and teachers performance evaluations in determining how they are promoted and rewarded in the future. >>> and the head of dc's schools is set to announce her resignation today. she fired many teachers based on a system that evaluated in part on students standardized test scores. moves got nationwide recognition and was backed by the mayor fenty which al

. >>> more than 100 baltimore teachers want to postpone a union vote in the new contract. thousands of teachers are set to vote tomorrow on a contract that calls former it-based pay raises, 135 teachers started an online vote, they haven't even started out to evaluate how they will be doing it. that's not the consensus among its membership. >> as teachers we haven't received compensation for two years, this is things that they asked for. and i think they put the petition out there. they didn't vote on this -- >> from my. >> the contract would replace steps, experience, and degrees with student test scores and teachers performance valuatoins in determining how third promoted and rewarded in the future. >> new at 11:00 tonight, a hot spot in college park is under attack following a quadruple stabbing early this morning around 1:30 this morning, four men aged 19 to 23 suffered non- life-threatening injuries after a fight broke out at the thirsty turtle and spilled out onto rout 1. they are calling for the bar to be pad locked. >> this is not being a good neighbor to this univ

. >>> baltimore city teachers are just two days away from voting on their proposed teachers union contract. it's a deal some teachers are trying to stop. wjz is live at city school headquarters. derek valcourt talked to both sides about the looming vote on thursday. hi, derek. >> union officials say most teachers love the contract once they come to understand it. but there are some teachers who say they think it is being pushed through way too fast. >>> city teachers asked to approve a groundbreaking union contract. >> this is a lot of what teachers ask for. >> teachers union president marietta english says the new form eliminates step races. instead, rewarding teachers based on performance. and student achievement. and the contract includes raises. but not everyone is thrilled. so far, 135 teachers have signed an online petition to postpone the vote. >> i'm not asking to take it off the table. i'm asking for a delay. >> petition organizer robin thinks this includes excellent provisions for teachers. but argues there are too many unknowns and feels the contract is being rushed through. >>

teachers teach. in baltimore brian kuebler abc 2 news. >> and the union says they have two weeks to better educate their educators on the contract. if the second vote fails it would ask for yet another extension the try and convince its members. >>> mayor stephanie rawlins- blake met with janet napolitano. they met, for a groundbreaking. >>> the average on time departures at thurgood mashall's airport has fallen during the last year according to the u. s. department of transportation. 70% of flights left on time compared to 79% last year. bwi ranked better for arrivals with more than 81% of flights coming in on time 17th in the country. >>> going through chemotherapy can be brutal enough, but imagine if your body rejected the treatment. hear one woman's fight against allergies and her will to survive. also heading back to savage mills to learn more about its history and why some of the history doesn't seem to leave. a special ghost tourist coming up. . >>> such a beautiful place in the fall at savage mill. 63 degrees. natalie harvey you get a abc storm umbrella. we'll be back with your weekend forecast

teachers. but she feels it is being rushed through. >> it's really not enough time to decide whether something this radical is good for us, good for the students and good for the city of baltimore. >> union leaders support the contract. though the teacher evaluation process still hasn't been ironed out by state education officials, english insists there is nothing to fear. >> we may help shape that so it is their feature. so it does not just have test scores as the only means by which student achievement is measured. >> i think at least a month should be given to really have a serious communitywise discussion -- community wide discussion about whether baltimore wants to go this direction. >> vote yes on thursday. >> teachers can cast early votes tomorrow at the union headquarters. but the actual official voting will happen on thursday, from noon to 3:00, over at poly technic institute. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> if approved by the teachers union, the contract would then be submitted for final approval. >>> it has been another spring- like october evening. a live look outside now. dent get too use-- don't get too used to it. things are going to change. wjz has live first warn

teachers still hangs in the balance. at school headquarters cheryl connor, abc 2 news. >>> it will include a one time stipend for teach,ment baltimore city teachers have two weeks to vote on the contract. the union members voted down that performance based contract that would pay teachers on how well they did in the classroom. a majority of the teachers thought the contract was rushed. in an unrelated teachers conference downtown union leaders held an impromptu seminar. >> we're going to turn our luncheon into a town meeting go out and hear what their concerns and how we can make it better. >> the current contract runs out at the end of the month they will vote again in 2 weeks. they will ask for another extension if it is voted down again. >>> the latest on the two teens who authorities say beat a classmate at south river high school in edgewater last week. 17-year-old jacob dick and vernon johnson are charged with felony assault and other charges. if convicted in adult court they could face 25 years behind bars. >>> and three teens face assault charges after a fight broke out at a hartford county school. three young girls at edgewood high school attacked two female classmates in a hallway and

dozens of baltimore educators are protesting this week's vote on the teacher's union contract saying they need time to review the detail. it allows teachers to climb a pay ladder through an evaluation system that has yet to be determined. >>> a coalition of different groups is banning together to stop foreclosure fraud. baltimore is one of the top areas in the country where scamsers are -- scammers are take money. don't pay fees of up front. >>> the time is here for 33 trapped miners to see the light of day. the group has been stuck nearly ten weeks. the miners are more relaxed than the rest of the crews at the surface. the miners are expected to be lifted out of the mine in a rescue capsule by the toafned day. -- end of the day. >>> another mighty warm day of weather across the area. temperatures well above 80 degrees in many spots in southern maryland. it is a warm streak we have had here. it is all coming to an end today. let's look at the satellite and radar. couple clouds building in across the baltimore area. few showers that we have here on maryland's most powerful radar are w

>> baltimore teachers just rejected a new contract that would have tied teacher pay to how students perform in the classroom. it was a proposal that had both sides up in arms. >> reporter: the union says it's not giving up. a radically different contract proposal brought school officials to vote out thursday night. not enough yes votes were cast, but the district is not dropping the idea. to base salaries on student performance. >> parents aren't held accountable, students certainly aren't so why are we the only ones ever held accountable. >> reporter: more than 1,500 voted against the idea and 1,100 voted in favor. people say they weren't given enough information. >> every time you ask them for information, they say it's still in preliminary stages. >> when i voted for barack obama who's the president of the united states of america, i did not stand in line this long. >> reporter: the line snakes through three hall ways all the way to the doors of the school. only 500 people voted yesterday which means 6,300 people have to vote today within three hours. >> we have never ever had that many people come before. so it was just a surprise for us and so we will evaluate that. >> repor

. >>> right now, baltimore city teachers are voting on one of the most progressive contracts in the nation. this teacher's union contract is performance based with built in raises and pay scales the teachers can raise. it would eliminate pay based on experience and education levels, voting is expected to wrap up later tonight. >>> resting, recovering, and celebrating. they enjoyed their first night in a real bed in more than two months. chilean president, sebastian pinera visited the men in the hospital. some are doing so well, they were allowed to go home. >>> in our look around the nation tonight, a florida jogger gets tased while running in nothing but his birthday suit and swimming goggles. a police officer spotted the man and yelled for him to stop. when he kept going, the officer began to chase him. the officer's commentary was captured on video. >> don't run. stay down. what did you do? you keep running. >> the 18-year-old continued to ignore orders until he was finally tased by the officer. the suspect hit the ground hard and will be taken to a nearby medical center for treatment. at one point, he told

. >>> well, at this hour, baltimore city teachers continue to vote on one of the most progressive contracts in the nation. the teachers unionew contracted is performance based and although the vote was set for noon by 11:30 this morning, a line stretching around the corner had already formed. it is designed with built in raises and tiers. no longer based on experience and education levels. however, the vote is dividing some educators, some voting yes and others no to the contract. >> it's easier to advance quicker with this new contract and i think that if you are going the extra mile, you should be rewarded for what you are doing. >> you should help young teachers. >> i think baltimore is a wonderful school district to work for and i think this is not a good thing. and i think it's going to divide the faculty. >> this new contract is getting national attention as it changes incentives for educators. >>> maryland state police are investigating an apparent murder suicide in carol county. tonight the investigation starts in the 1500 block of pillgram lane. it doesn't end there. they say 48-year-old steven was shot and killed

subway, eat fresh. >>> in the news, the baltimore teachers vote against a proposed contract and the unionntract again. last night, the teachers voted no for the contract that would have paid them based on student achievement. currently, their salary is based on their education degrees and the union leaders will advocate the contract again and the ceo of the schools will facilitate the meeting. the current contract expires at the end of the month. >>> the season's first case of the h1n1 flu is reported in maryland. a baltimore area adult is recovering in the hospital. everyone over the age of 6 months needs to get a flu shot. "the wiz" is bringing many actors home to maryland. four of the actors are from maryland. it's a revamped version of "the wizard of oz." for more information, go to wjz.com and click on local news. >>> and stay with wjz-13, [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate rank

baltimore city vnew proposed contract. union leaders say they are not ready to vote thursday. online petition calling ,7 votes to be postponed has collected 135,000 teachersoutlines test scores and performance to award good teachers. >> our teach -- these are things they ask for. they don't really understand. >> union leaders say text scores make up 30% of the teacher's evaluation. a state panel houses will determine how they'll be judged on the they'll say they are details they should not be forced into the vote. >>> you can expect public officials tonight on hartford roadc[msñfg". offici gy$ it is not known how long í.auÑrq repairs will take. stock your home with a backup water supply and boil your $[:ñ rthat's tÑrf6 temperature wise we have 76 at the airport. 75 easton. 75 frederick. temperatures cooling off tonight into í+zfm here's your o1hour-by-hour forecast. 62 lunchtime. we'll probably never get out of the mid 60s tomorrow afternoon. a look at this and more on the end of the week with heavy rain. >>> the hearing to determine whether the army psychiatrist is accused of the shooting rampage started today and stopped for a short time later. they

baltimore wants to go in this direction or not. >> vote early if you can and vote yes on thursday. >>> teachers can vote early on wednesday over at the unionheadquarters, but the official voting will happen on thursday from noon to 3:00 at polytechnic institute. >>> and if approved by the teacher's union. then the contract will be submitted to the school board for approval. >>> big time rush surprised belaire school. one of nine schools akr-sz the country picked for their school spirit. 106.5 to see more of today's special event just log on to wjz.com. >>> we're going to go now to some breaking news. let's go live to the reporter who's there. okay the first miner has just emerged from that rescue tube. and we're looking at live pictures now just as they open up the tube and allow that first miner to emerge. we've been told they are not going to be subjected to lights or reporters etc. they are going to be whisked away immediately before they even see their loved ones to a hospital setting which is in semi darkness. because these men have been for two months in total darkness so they need to assess their system. we'll get back to this pictu

baltimore city school officials are vowing to work with the city's teachers to try to help them understand the terms of the contract between the city and teachers union. the contract was nota prepared by union members in a vote yesterday. the current contract ends on october 28 but there could be a revote soon. >>> a horrific courtroom, a man is charged with murder assault and child abuse in the death of his 6 months old daughter. he walked into his daughter's room and saw she was not breathing he eventually confessed to choking the infant to death. the autopsy slows the baby had several old injuries as well including a broken rip. >>> three female students from edgewood high school face serious charges after splashing two other girls with bleach. a 14-year-old was brought to the hospital with a concussion. three teens are being charged as juveniles. >>> definitely a fall like day. wind gusting up 30 higher through the day. these are our exclusive weather net sites parkville down to 59. churchville 58. temperatures quickly falling below 60 degrees and it never felt much warmer than that today thanks to the winds which have been gusting as high as 25

baltimore city schools in a spotlight. should the teachers be paid on how well the students perform. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: the unionders aren't in groom. last night, the teachers voted to keep their pay system the way it is. >> reporter: a contract voted like no other. thousands of city school union members have their say and more no votes than yes. we have never, ever had that many come before. >> reporter: to determine the salary, the contract would evaluate the teachers on performance and student achievement. better performance, better pay. and it's the way they should be paid. >> parents and administrators aren't held accountable, students aren't, why are we? >> and it puts things on point. it's excellent. >> reporter: the no votes totaled 1540 and 1100 voted yes. that's a margin of 58 to 42%. and some say they didn't have enough information. >> every time you asked a question, they keep saying, it's in negotiations. we're not getting all of our questions answered. >> we're in all of the schools and holding meetings and discussing how it would work. and i guess we needed to -- >> and the union pledges to push t

baltimore city teachers are not happy with the proposed new contract. an online petition calling for the vote to be postponed collected 135 teachers signatures in less than two weeks. uniont for today and thursday. the contract outloins a formula combining test scores and performance to reward good teachers many doing away with steps experienced and degrees as criteria. now critics say a state panel has not determined how teachers would be judged and some teachers say until they know the details, they should not be be forced to vote. >> compensation for two years this is things they asked for. and he think the hesitation of the teachers to put their -- [audio not understandable] is they didn't understand what it was. >> reporter: union leaders say test scores will only make up 30% of a teacher's evaluation. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherratee. outside we have a clear start and it's quiet and look westbound on prat street the lights are up but camden yards and we have a good looking start to a midweek here. it's going to go downhill from here, though. at 54 in t

baltimore system, they rejected a contract with some of the same elements that had been in your new washington, d.c. contract. how do you overcome that resistance from rank and file teachers and their unions that somehow rating going to work against them? >> well, i think the key and we learned this lesson here in d.c., is that you've got to be communicating with your most effective teachers. you have to be telling them why it is so important to begin to differentiate. there's no one who wants to see an ineffective teacher leave the system more than effective teacher. because effective teachers, they tell they all the time, they are the recipients of the kids from the ineffective teacher next door not doing their job for a year and it puts them at a disadvantage. it doesn't allow us to recognize and reward them and compensate them accordingly if everyone is getting paid the same, just according to how much seniority you have. the most effective teachers are not compelled and inspired by that. you have to really identify those people and communicate to them effectively, what you're trying to do and why it is important for that differentiation to happen. >> paul: you battled the teachers' u

union says it has made several attempts to educate their educators on the deal including an informational session today during voting hours. but still, some teachers are just not sold. >> i think baltimore is a wonderful school district to work for and this is not a good thing. and i think it's going to divide the faculty. >> today, there were two groups. one yes and one no. both lining up around the corner to cast their votes on how teachers will teach and how students will learn. in north baltimore, brian kugle, abc2 news. >> even though voting was expected to be done by 3:00, teachers are still in line. they will have a tally later tonight and we will have that information for you on abc2 news at 11:00 and online. >>> well the remarkable rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in chile is over. it took just over 22 hours to bring the trapped miners up one by one in a rescue capsule. medical experts say the primary concern for the miners -- it's mental rather than physical health. dianne has the latest. >> reporter: the 33 as they are now known spent last night in hospital beds and the word is, they loved it. the men are obeying doctor's order st, resting, recoverying, and celebrati

baltimore city as public school teachers prepare to voten a new contract. they would no longer get step raises but on how their students per form the the teacher's union supports the new contract but some individual teachers do not. >>> to sports where gilbert arenas has been slapped with an undisclosed fine. he admitted to faking a knee injury to keep from playing. he said he wanted to give a teammate a chance to play in his spot. >> the maryland football terrapins are back in play after a bye week. they won four of their first five games. >> we're winning right now. that's all that matters. nothing but positive things come out of that. we won tough games. some of those games, who know was would happen. >> you condition watch the terps take on the clemson typingers in south carolina this saturday afternoon at noon right here on wjz 13. >> pretty cool coffee list. john mcginley and db sweeney made a movie and played it to go straight to dvd, straight to your house. like a lot of musician are doing, by passing the traditional let's get a studio to buy it, a distributor. >> where it may last one weekend. >> right. let's put together a project and get this right

baltimore, d.c.. i want to push all the adults. i don't think it is just about her. i'm a member of a great union. i believe unions. >> paul: do you think the movie unfair to all teachersand all teachers as somehow at fault? >> some of the people who say extreme things haven't seen the movie or they don't want you to see the movie. the movie is very he can cue men cal. >> paul: i think it -- he can cue men cal. >> paul: i think it is. you make that point. >> daisy who wants to be a doctor, you want her to win. anthony who wants to make his grandmother proud to win. in will push past the mid terms because it is something everybody can agree on. >> paul: one of the points you make, which makes it interesting, you talk about suburban schools. they work for the top performing kids. they let down the middle and poorest performing kids and the schools still look like they are doing well because the test scores average out. >> the idea that you can move to the subburdens buy a million dollar home, -- to the suburbs, buy a million dollar home. the top 10 or 15% are searched through tracking. those kids will do well and get the best teachers. the bottom 75%, they are not going

week i was in baltimore, minneapolis, seattle, san diego, and what's so exciting is that mayors are coming together, superintendents, heads of the local unions, but also parents and teachersvie. they're saying, don't let other people define this experience. they're going because they say going to the movie, buying a ticket is saying, this is my first step in saying, i care about education. and if you buy a ticket to an online service, through donors choose, you get a $15 coupon to give to a teacher who has a classroom project who needs it. so right away that 15 bucks you're spending on a ticket goes directly to a teacher. it's very exciting. that's what we saw in "an inveeb truth" it became a rallying point for people to say wait a minute, let's stop and focus on this and say we care. >> well, we do care. and as you know, as a follow-up to education nation, we are staying with this. we have another interview tomorrow with bob compton one of our guests from education nation, and we follow the success of "waiting for superman." congratulations. >> thank you for having me on your show. thank you very much. >> thank you for being here. >>> and up next here, a big day for poli