what made a difference in baton rouge was one the moms showed up.cational reform is too often asymmetrical fight. the people who like the status quo, they show up. they tell their leaders that we care about this, we are watching the process, if you try to make change, we will criticize you. we had recalls against our speaker, protests. it got to be so bad that whatever you have proof -- they had protested from the capital i would tell my kids that those up rates for daddy. a group of mom showing up to the capital say, this is not political for me, it is not partisan issue for me, this is about my little girl or boy. there is no more eloquent speaker for educational reform and school choice. it is not a governor senator it is really the kids here and their parents. what made the difference in louisiana was we got those families involved. we got employees involved. we said, this does not change, you will not have a skilled workforce. the final thing i will say is that there are studies that show how education can improve your earning potential increas

georges parish in baton rouge louisiana. folks in the wealthier parts of town are trying to separate themselves from the lower socioeconomic part of town. >> and folks in that community say it's not about race. if this resegregation we're seeing is not about race, an attempt to try to take these people at their word, how much of this resegregation is really about poverty the idea that i don't want my kids in schools with high percentage of kids on free or reduced lunches? >> well, either/or is a pretty bad thing. you can use place as a proxy for race. because unfortunately in many of our states and many of our districts, place is -- homes are segregated communities are segregated. can you use place as a proxy for race. but the same -- you can use place as a proxy for race but the same pernicious basis is the same as racism. you can segregate towns and have the same effect of segregating based on race. >> the dean of urban education of davenport. andre thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >>> the fire storm ragi

let's go to baton rouge louisiana. leading 69-68. anthony towns, bang. towns with a double-double. lsu still had a chance to tie or win. they bring this ball in. hornsby wretches it in. the wildcats remain and remain the only undefeated team in the nation. there is a big time game in college park tonight. rutgers writing a six-game winning streak. terps in gold on the attack. drives spins, fades, and lookout. how about that? harrison will take this in. it will miss, but she will get her own rebound. she had 15 points. 37-29, maryland. brown was too much. she went 3-3 beyond the arc. now here this, the seattle seahawks general manager said he is not sure whether marshawn lynch will play next season. the beast is fed up. he has one year left on his contract. he is 29 years old. here is my take. lynch went to cal berkeley. he is a smart guy. he will not leave all of that money on the table and he will be back. michael butler -- malcolm butler. the truck that brady tried to get. he tried to give it to butler. there was going to be a $20,000 gift tax. the wizards have won two in a row.

. >> she lost one of her two jobs in baton rouge ... she went to a payday lender. she didn't have the cash to pay it back, she took out a second to pay the first and that continued. >> so you just do it over and over. >> she took out loans at seven different lenders all with triple digit interest rates. in the end her debt ballooned to $2,000. >> it took a whole lot of praying, for me to come up. >> they ma's story -- thelma's story is common. people looking for a short term loan getting a cycle of debit. >> i probably wouldn't like me either but i know the truth and i know my customer base. 90% of my customers like what we do. >> troy mccallum,'s customers are charged o$20 fee. that amounts to a 520% annual percentage rate. >> that would absolutely drive the industry out of business. >> why? >> when you come and put 36% that would mean i would only be allowed to charge $1.38 on $100 loan which breaks down to 10 cents per day. >> if the business model of this industry is that they can't make money without charging triple digit interest rates maybe they shouldn't be

in baton rouge, lsu was trailing the wildcats by two points with six seconds left and keith hornsby missedn off-balance three-pointer for the win. they lead to louisiana state, 71-69 for its 24th win. >>> and he might not have been the super bowl's most valuable player but he made the game's biggest play and now he's got the keys to the truck given to the mvp. patriots' defensive back malcolm butler picked up the chevy pickup tuesday. he thanked him for the interception that sealed the patriots' victory in super bowl xlix. this is the "cbs morning news." take a closer look at charmin ultra soft and you'll love what you see. not only can you use less, but you can actually see the softness in our comfort cushions. we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft? here's a new trick for the same old dinner. try unsloppy joes. pillsbury grands biscuits. ♪ make dinner pop. ♪ i want regularity. of course i do, it's a big part of good digestive health. can't i just have regularity without having to think about it, let alone talk about it? benefiber conveniently helps support good digestive

. >> at his office in baton rouge attorney don carmouche says these aerial photos are evidence against chevron and other oil industry. >> you can see the contamination, the killing of the marsh the additional erosion from the canals. those are man-made canals, they made them they didn't revegetate them, they didn't detoxify. by 1983 they had a requirement to re-vegetate detoxify and restore to its natural state, they did not. >> fast forward to 1983, by then you have continued significant production everywhere you see one of these little icons... >> half of its water. >> by then its beginning to erode and die. >> just in the space of 40 years >> just in that space. so you can imagine now fast forward to 2005. >> now here we are... >> oh my goodness. >> water. we've lost our land. >> all that land has disappeared. >> we've lost our land and they have an obligation under the 1978 law to restore that to its original condition, which is 1940. >> can the coastline be restored without industry help? >> no, no state's broke. no, can't be done. and why should it be? they're responsible. >> two

you know, i -- these are -- these are difficult analogies to make particularly when one lives in baton rouge. but not only then. i mean i think -- i think that -- i think there are analogies about the american civil war that americans have never wanted to come to terms with. but what's interesting about the literature in andersonville is most of it is written by what i would call lost cause apologists and it's the lost cause apologists who talk about the local women who are trying to bring vegetables to the poor starving union soldiers. and they condemn words for saying that these local women must be traitors because they want to bring vegetables to the union soldiers. so i think yes people at least within the vicinity of andersonville have to know what was going on. the stench alone must have been enormous. i mean that's the other thing. it's hard to imagine how you could get anywhere near andersonville without being fully aware that it's a -- there's a horror show there. there's one more hand here. then i'm going to get it off. [ inaudible question ] one of the climaxes for the film. >> ca

kentucky men's basketball remain un undefeated after surviving a tight one in baton rouge last night. pick it up 14.8 seconds. anthony davis of the new orleans or leans pelicans on hand to check out his alma mater. lsu ball down by two. two to tie. three to win. ball knocked out of bounds but lsu gets one more chance that's keith hornsby. he would end up getting it. two to tie, three for the win. they'll go for the three. hornsby, almost banked it in. just a bit strong and kentucky remains undefeated. now, 24-0. they survive a tight one on the road in lsu. >>> to the nba. mvp candidate james harden and woo, woo, woo, lays it up and in. back jump stepper for him and then again dagger. 40 points 12 rebound, 9 assist rockets win over phoenix. >>> let's go to nashville, the hockey talk. tampa bay and nashville predators. james neal wins it. five hole river. keeps it along the ice. they got him from the pittsburgh penguins in the off-season. his 18th goal of the year beats best in the east. for more check out a live "sportscenter" over on espn in the studio at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> all rig

was one within walking distance to my home but i could not have graduated i had to be to go to baton rouge so i could attend college because i knew that is what i wanted to reduce. so can you speak to why we have traditional black colleges? >>guest: one of the strengths of american higher education system is diversity. there is a lot of choices for people today but i'd like to say to young women whose think about coming to spelman one of the exciting parts of that choice is they are going to be at the center of the educational experience. when a woman of african descent says a want to be at a place that was built and designed for me there is not very many places she can be at the center of the experience swishy enters the lab the faculty members are focused on her if she was to undergraduate research they will be available for her without any barriers. that is very empowering. when she graduates to become a part of the network of sisterhood there are women you are successful looking at all for her to file her succeed as well. that is powerful and one of the reasons why we take pride that s

what really made the difference in baton rouge it's when moms show up in legislative hearings. it's when moms show up at the capitol. because education reform too often is an asymmetrical fight. the people who like the status quo. they show up and they will tell their legislative leaders we care about this, we're watching this process, if you try to make change they will criticize you. we had recalls atempted against our speakers and others we had protests. it got to be so bad whenever there were protests in front of the capitol identify tell my young children, those are just parades for daddy. don't worry about it. but more powerful than any special interests are a group of moms showing up at the capitol saying, this isn't political for me. it's not a partisan issue for me. doesn't matter if i'm democrat or republican this is about my little girl. about my little boy. there's no more eloquent defender or speaker or education reform, for school choice. it's not a u.s. senator, it's not a governor, it's not a state senator, it's really the kids here and their parents, and so wha

. >> loren blanchard joining us tyrone is in baton rouge louisiana. please go ahead. >> thank you for taking my call. this may be apples and oranges, but first i would like to congratulate you on academic excellence. especially touching the lives of young black student as we try to get them critically think, that is most important. ask me something about black colleges in general, in regard to athletics and this has to do what generating things, there's enormous amount of money florida alabama, others to recruit black kids and they go to these camps. and they have young peewees and i just don't see the same emphasis on them recruiting academically and so i just want to try to ask your opinion even though athletics may not be your department. can you expound on how much money -- [inaudible] >> the reality is that we know here at xavier, and certainly with other universities, we can never compete with the lsu type of schools of the world, trying to recruit them in terms of recruitment of students and the types of dollars that are generated through their

host: we will go to dock in baton rouge, louisiana. you are next. go ahead. caller: hello.ave you heard of a person named dylan taylor? guest: no. caller: dylan taylor was a white youth who was unarmed and shot by black police officers in utah. the ground jury found no evidence of any wrongdoing. no rioting. nothing written in fact. nothing was said in the news. i heard about one day and that was the end of it. these people are calling in about the police officers. their house is being broken into, or the wife is getting host: we will move on to maurice in new york, new jersey. you are on the air. our fourth line is set aside this morning for law enforcement . we want to hear from you as well. go ahead, maurice. guest: i'm from it -- caller: i'm am from a town in new york. i have not had anyone call in that knows what it is like to live the life of a black person in this country. it is just crazy. it is like saying to a person that i know how you feel fear mom has passed away, but your grandmother still living. you have no idea unless you are put in these. it is great that

still perfect on the season but kentucky did not look unbeatable tonight in college hoop down in baton rougely escaping with their 24- 0 lord still intact. lsu looking very strong for the upset. much of the night. jarell martin the put back for the tigers of lsu. kentucky holds them up. they had willie, collin dying on their offensive board. looking very strong themselves. they're 12 deep on that roster. with the team down only two off the rim he was going to win it with that shot. kentucky however still unbeaten by the skin of their teeth 71- 69. >>> absolutely spectacular. weather conditions on the monterey peninsula. how tradition may call for rain at the annual at&t proam. it's not in our golf forecast. 49ers and giants club in hand. sports part two next. >>> it's always interesting to see people out of their natural habitat especially those we're used to seeing in the public eye. giants, 49ers shoot out. not a football or baseball bat to be seen. $100,000 on the line for charity and that's matt cain out of the bunker and beautifully so. he's been known as a great golfer and shows off ri

new orleans pelican star anthony davis made the trek down interstate 10 to baton rouge.tucky and the throw down hard. 2 hand jam but horns by and lsu up 6. with just over 7 noypts go thinking upset because kentucky unbeaten. making play down the stretch. anthony town give the cats the lead then the botched final seconds. off balance 3 not the look they wanted. going for a lob couldn't sit up so kentucky survives 71-69 over lsu. cats 24 and o. superbowl hero butler pick up new truck today. tom brady won the mvp got the truck decided to give to it butler. roomie made the game saving interception at the one yard lane. >> we had a meeting and he was just like congratulations on the big play and get the key to the truck i was just like thank you. tom is grit gay for doing that. i couldn't do that without my teammate so i mean i'm just thankful. >>reporter: nice gesture by tom brady. 7 sports brought to you by toyota. so if a we win the power ball i want to see you do the johnny mansel l one time on camera. just the man situation. i think he will do anything. >> i have got no

what really made the difference in baton rouge is when moms show up to the capitol. it is too often an asimilar -- uneven fight. it got to be so bad that when there were protests in front of the capital i would tell my kids those are just parades for daddy. more powerful than special interests are the moms showing up saying this is not political for me. it is not a partisan issue for me. it doesn't matter if i'm democratic or republican. this about my little girl or my little boy. there is no more eloquent speaker for school senator, it is the kids and the parents. what made the difference in louisiana was getting families and employers involved. we said if this doesn't change you will not have the skilled workforce. there is a lot of studies about how education can improve your earning potential. about how a better education can reduce the chances a teenager will become pregnant. one study over the weekend shows that america could had trillions of dollars for the economy. if we caught up with kancanada or other countries when it came to educating our kids. education

been traveling all over between baton rouge, new orleans, and trying to convince the bp officials, whento your office that can't pay your gas people local fishermen, they can't pay the gas bill and you're looking at the mothers and families and the kids, you tell them to buy the groceries and we do the best we can to get back on our feet. in the meantime tourists are coming back to the island and trying to enjoy the island. two fridays ago we picked up 191 pounds of tar balls. bp came in and promised a lot. our kids you know the mayor and councilman and chief of police with 6,000 people coming in on the island to try to clean up the beach, you don't know who is coming on the island. you have to get the different churches and get all the kids in with the parents and tell them it's going to change our way of lives and that's what happened. in the meantime you know we were still waiting on some help and i got a call from the governor's office that the budget is going to be tight, that we need a figure out a way to keep the state -- >> david, there's still a lot that has to be done. >> yes,

." >> in rural louisiana, halfway between new orleans and baton rouge, is the second largest prison in the state, the elayn hunt correctional center. although the facility is relatively new, it opened in 1979, the look is anything but modern. armed officers on horseback, work crews farming the land, and no air conditioning. in the next hour you will meet some of the men doing time including a former nfl player and two aspiring boxers who win the opportunity to compete against a rival prison. >> a mile and a half from the banks of the mississippi river, what appears to be a toll booth is the entrance to the elayn hunt correctional center. this all-male facility houses more than 2,100 inmates. >> every monday and tuesday the reception process will start at about 5:30 in the morning. the inmates will come from the various parish prisons and other d.o.c. facilities and they will all pool here. >> the men arriving today have been convicted of a wide range of crimes, everything from marijuana possession to murder. >> i'm here for one count of rape, three kidnappings, and aggravated burglary.

it used to take 10 days to get a prescription in baton rouge, it now takes 10 minutes. we have babies going home from the nicu with full wait. we avoided thousands of babies having to spend time in the nicu, which is great for those babies, those families, and the taxpayers. ethics reform is actually number one in the country. across the board you see a state that was, when i took office after katrina, a state with a stagnant economy, inequality in educational opportunities, 25% of people moving out of the state rather than moving in. today we have more people living in louisiana than ever before, more people working there than ever before, seven years in a row of people moving into the state as opposed to leaving the state. i think we have made big changes. most importantly though, we took on generational challenges and i think folks in d.c. are looking for leaders that will be honest with them, even if it looks like they will be attacked by the media and the left, they are looking for states to make big changes. i would argue this country is headed in the wrong direct

it's time to meet melissa carson, from baton rouge, she plans on being on the first maned mission to had her space ael met on and undergoing training. been in over 20 sessions in nasa space camp and officials are well aware of her ambitions. alyssa joins us now. good to see you, congratulations. >> hi thank you. >> nice flight suit. we're about 20 years away maybe even longer this is legitimate. you are really part of serious training here. >> yeah ever since i was 3 years old, i've always had such a deep passion for mars space, as tronmy and going to mars has always been my dream and i've been working hard to get there. >> how did you get in the programs with nasa? >> well when i was younger, i would ask for dvds and videos and anything i could find on mars. when i was 7 years old i went to space camp in huntsville alabama and there i just learned everything about space history and everything that i wanted to know and from there, just started meeting more people and just everything i was doing to start snow balling. i don't know it naturally became more popular as i got older and di

. >>> the kentucky wildcats' unbeaten season was in jeopardy last night in baton rouge. lsu went on a 21-2 run in the second half to take a six-point lead. but the wildcats like they've done all year coming through in the clutch. carl anthony town the jump hook gives kentucky the lead. they hold on to beat lsu, 71-69. now a perfect 24-0 on the season. >>> yesterday we showed you this brawl between two high school basketball teams in indiana from over the weekend. the fight involved players from both teams as well as adults. in response to the fight, the indiana high school athletic association has canceled the rest of the season for both teams. the two schools will also be on probation next year. and the players are going to have to complete sportsmanship courses as a part of their punishment. >>> super bowl hero malcolm butler now has a brand-new ride thanks to tom brady. brady won a truck for earning mvp honors in the super bowl but said he was going to give it to butler. and yesterday butler he went to the dealership to pick it up. >> words can't explain how -- how my

they had never visited anyone who had been to baton rouge. but they knew in their bones there was a special place that had freedom and opportunity. they came to live the american dream. and my dad, my mom used to teach us evoj3t(v son, get on your knees and thank god almighty. you are blessed to be born in the greatest country in the history of the world the united states of america. [ applause ] instead of identifying the threat we face, we've got a president who criticizes america and warns us about the threats of the crusades. mr. president, i've got a deal for you. i'll keep an eye out for the medieval christians. why don't you do your job and win the war against the radical islamic terrorists that we face today. >> governor? [ applause ] >> let me close with two thoughts. one is this. the one time ever that i want congress to give the president more than he is asked for. they need to give him the tools to win this war. remove the three year time limit. remove the ban on ground troops. tell them we want our military leaders to do whatever

governor bobby jindal from baton rouge. martha: there is new details on a possible nuclear deal with iran. the reports say the u.s. may allow the country the program it needs to built a bomb in 10 years. bill: you are walking on the road when the ground beneath you simply gives way. martha: oh, my. if you don't think beat con men at their own game when you think aarp, you don't know "aarp." the aarp fraud watch network helps everyone protect themselves and their families against scams and identity theft. find more real possibilities at aarp.org/possibilities. bill: russian-backed rebels claim they started pulling back heavy weapons and a tilery. so far no ukrainian government officials could confirm whether the pullback started. senate sources telling fox news the bill approving the keystone pipeline will be sent to president obama today. the president has 10 days to veto it, something he threatened to do. bill:bill. alaska has allowed the use of recreational pot and it will go into effect today. martha: there is a deal tha

here are the students and the parents that let them come here because what made the difference in baton rouge is when the mothers showed that legislative hearings into the capital because education reform too often is an asymmetrical fight. the people who like the status quo show up and told a legislative leaders we care about us and we are watching the process as the senator if you try to make the change we will criticize you and we have recalls against the speaker and others we have protested it got to be so bad that whenever there protests in front of the capitol i would talk to my young children and those were just -- >> more powerful than any other special interest are those groups of moms showing up saying this isn't political for me it isn't partisan, doesn't matter if i'm a democrat or republican this is about my little girl or my little boy. there is no eloquent defender or speaker for the school choice. it's not a senator, governor, state senator. it's the kids here and there parents and so what made the difference in louisiana is we got the families involved and employers involved

they had never visited anybody who had been to baton rouge. they came to live the american dream.nd my dad and mom used to teach us every day, they used to say get on your knees and thank god almighty your a blessed to be born in the greatest country in the history of the world. the united states of america. [applause] and set of identifying the threat we face, we have a president who criticizes america and ones is about the threats of the crusades. mr. president, i have a deal for you. i will keep an eye out for the medieval christians. why don't you do your job and win the war against radical islamic terrorist that we face today? >> governor. >> let me close with two thoughts. the one time ever i want the congress to give the president more than what he asked for. they need to give him the tools to win this war remove the time limit, the ban on ground troops, tell the political left we want our military leaders to do whatever it takes to hunt down and kill these radical islamic terrorists. that is how you know you have won a war. [applause] and my final thought is this. i've tal

it used to take 10 days to get a prescription in baton rouge, it now takes 10 minutes.e have babies going home from the nicu with full wait. we avoided thousands of babies having to spend time in the nicu, which is great for those babies, those families and the taxpayers. ethics reform is actually number one in the country. across the board you see a state that was when i took office after katrina, a state with a stagnant economy inequality in educational opportunities, 25% of people moving out of the state rather than moving in. today we have more people living in louisiana than ever before, more people working there than ever before, seven years in a row of people moving into the state as opposed to leaving the state. i think we have made big changes. most importantly though, we took on generational challenges, and i think folks in d.c. are looking for leaders that will be honest with them, even if it looks like they will be attacked by the media and the left, they are looking for states to make big changes. i would argue this country is headed in the wrong direction

. >> alexia from baton rouge. >> what do you think about bangkok?the weekend. that's a look at the national outlook. here's what's happening locally. >> reporter: thank, rob, david murphy here, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing heavier banding of snow along the coast. we're seeing lighter stuff in philadelphia. today's high will be 30 with the winter weather advisory. again we have a special sneak peek at tonight's thrilling episode of "how to get away with murder." take a look. >> my phone died. >> nobody in the library had a charger. >> i'm sorry, okay. i'm sorry. >> oh yeah we can't wait to see what happens tonight on the thrilling two-hour episode 9:00 eastern and 8:00 central right here on abc. for the full clip and vote for the best tgit head on to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! back over to you, robin. >> we're not ready for it to be the season finale. we're not ready for it -- >> i was hoping he was going to say midseason finale. >> no, no. we're not going to be able to make it we like it. >>> will smith's on-screen love interest ma

. >> alexia from baton rouge. >> what do you think about bangkok? >> polar bear.is shot. this is nice. ft. lauderdale 75 degrees by the sea there looking good. it's going to be toasty across parts florida. 110-degree difference between key west and crane lake minnesota. my goodness. pretty big difference between miami and orlando where the cold front lies and locally where the front is you can see an inch of rain or snow. the arctic blast, snow is cross d.c. will exit later 78 in phoenix. enjoy. we have chillier weather coming for the weekend. jajacqui: good morning, washshingtonon. annch ofof snow w on the ground in d.c. it i is coming to an e end in our western suburbs already. a winter storm warning is in effect for the seven counties. >> are you a fan of "how to get away with murder"? >> i am. >> big abc show. you'll love this. it is thursday that means it is tgit so here again we have a special sneak peek at tonight's thrilling episode of "how to get away with murder." take a look. >> my phone died. >> nobody in the library had a charger. >> i'm sorry, okay.

host: we go to dock in baton rouge, independent. go ahead. caller: hello, miss bowman. a person named bill taylor, have you heard of him? guest: no, i have not. caller: he was a white youth who was unarmed and shot by a black police officer in utah. the grand jury found no evidence of wrongdoing. no rioting, in fact, nothing was said on the news. i heard about it one day, and that was the end of it. these people are calling in about the police officers, next time their house is broken into, or their wife is getting raped call reverend al sharpton, he will help you. host: let's move on to marie's in new jersey. you are on the air. our fourth line is set aside for law enforcement. we want to hear from you as well. caller: i am from new arc -- newark. i don't understand why you have anybody who has yet to live the life of being a black person in this country. to act like anyone can be on the same level of this matter, the average black person would be, is just crazy. it is like saying to a person that, i know how you feel if your mom passed away, but their mother is living

i had to leave my momentumhome to go to bay baton rouge. can you speak to the necessity of why we have traditional black colleges? >> absolutely. one of the strengths is its diversity. there's lots of choices for young people today. that's a good thing. i always like to say to young women who are thinking about coming to spelman that one of really exciting parts of that choice is they are going to be at the center of the educational experience. when a young woman says i want to be at place that was built and designed for me they're not very many places that she can name but spelman is one of them. a place where she will be at the center of the educational experience. the faculty member will be focused on her. when she decides she wants to decides she wants to pursue undergraduate research, they are going to be focussed on her. when she graduates and becomes part of a network of graduates in the spelman sisterhood we hike like to call it, she has women out in the world being successful who are going to be looking out for her interests and he

host: tyrone is in baton rouge, louisiana. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. this may be apples and oranges. first, i want to congratulate you on the academic excellent. especially the young black students who from a grade on a are trying to get them to critically think what is most important. i want to ask you something about historically black colleges in general. in regards to athletics, this has to do with generating funds. there an anonymous amount of money at these big colleges like lsu who i'm sure you are familiar with. there's alabama that recruits black kids and they go to these camps. when they are young peewee, they have recruits and seventh grade. i do not see the same emphasis on them recruiting academically potentially gifted kids like yourself. i just want to try to ask your opinion. even though it may not be your department, can you just expand on how much money that generates to those colleges? they do not want the kids at one time. guest: the reality is that we know that he had xavier and certainly -- >> good afternoon, everybody. thank you

tyrone is in baton rouge, louisiana. go ahead. >> caller: hello mr. blanchard, and thank you for taking my call. this may be mixing apples and oranges, but first i want to congratulate you on your academic excellence and your outreach to the young especially the young black students who are in eighth grade on up to try to get them to critically think. it's most important. but i want to ask you something about historically black colleges in general in regards to athletics. and this has to do with generating funds. an enormous amount of money at these big colleges like lsu who i'm sure you're familiar with florida, alabama to recruit black kids. they go to these towns and when young peewee have recruits, they recruit guys from eighth grade seventh grade. i don't see the same emphasis on them recruiting academically maybe potentially gifted kids like yourself. and i just want to try to ask your opinion even though it may not be academics -- i mean athletics may not be your department can you just expound on how much money that that generates to those col

so for example, it used to take 10 days to get a prescription if you're uninsured in baton rouge and now takes 10 minutes. we have over 1000 low birth a piece no longer needing to spend days and they make you going home full weight. in other words, we avoided or% over 1000 acres by john spent on them in a queue which is great for those babies and taxpayers great for those families. we can go on and on. -- nicu. we are in the top five ethics reforms, number one in the country. across the board you see a state when i took office after katrina state with a stagnant economy inequality in education 25 years or people moving out of the state rather than moving them. today we have more people living in louisiana, more people working than ever before, earning a higher income than ever before. 70 several people moving into the state. i think we've made big changes. most importantly we took on generational challenges and i think folks in these looking for leaders who will be honest with them, even it means they get attacked by the media to left. willing to take a big challenges, not looking fo

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i had to leave my home and go to baton rouge. i knew that is what i wanted to do. you speak to the necessity of why we still have traditional black colleges? guest: one of the strengths of the education system is the diversity. there are a lot of options. one of the exciting parts of the choice is they are going to be at the center of the educational experience. i want to be at a place that has been designed for me. when she enters the lab, the faculty member will be focused on her. when she wants to pursue undergraduate research, faculty mentors will be available for her. that isn't towering area when she graduates she has women who are out in the world. it is one of the reasons we take pride in the fact that spelman is a leading producer of those who learned phd in the sciences. host: a new york times survey talking about the struggles and challenges of historically black colleges and universities. the story noting hbcu's once had a monopoly but they struggled to compete with elite colleges that have stepped up her crude and for the best and brightest of black st

tyrone is in baton rouge louisiana. caller: thank you for taking my call.his may be mixing apples and oranges. i want to can -- i want to congratulate you on academic excellence. and reaching out to young students to get them to critically think. i want to ask you something about historical black colleges in general in regards to athletics. this has to do with generating funds. there is an enormous amount of money at these big colleges like lsu, i'm sure you are familiar with. florida, alabama, to recruit black kids. they go to these camps. they recruit guys from eighth grade. i do not see the same emphasis on them recruiting academically potentially gifted kids. i want to ask your opinion, even though it may not be academics -- athletics may not be your department. can you expound on how much money that generates to those colleges? they did not want the kid that one time. dr. blanchard: the reality is that we know -- and certainly with the other historically black colleges, we cannot compete with lsu in terms of recruitment of students as well as the kinds

. >>> the kentucky wildcats' unbeaten season was in jeopardy in baton rouge.su went on a a 21-2 run in the second half. but the wildcats like they've done all year coming through in the clutch. carl anthony pounds the jump hook. that gives kentucky the lead they hold on to beat lsu, 71-69, they're a perfect 24-0 on the season. >>> super bowl hero malcolm butler has a brand new ride thanks to tom brady. brady won a truck for earning mvp honors in the super bowl. but said he was giving it to butler for saving the game with that miraculous interception. >> words can't explain how, how my life has changed and how good things been happening to me. so i'm very overwhelmed. >> are you a truck guy? >> yeah, i think i am now. >> so new truck, trip to disneyland and he was a presenter at the grammys. not a bad time to be malcolm butler. >> well deserved mr. butler. that and more. we wish him all the success. >>> the white house and democrats are not happy about it but it's really prime minister benjamin netenyahu going ahead with his planned speech before congress next

[applause] >> governor jindal, you know, i used to teach high school in baton rouge, louisiana 25 yearsago, so i'm familiar with louisiana's troubled legacy in education. on your watch there's been some real progress made. curious if you could talk a little bit about some of the key pieces there and the role that school choice has played in helping to push that forward. >> well, thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. first of all, i want to thank the senator for having us, for hosting us. i was so impressed one of his very first speeches on the floor of the senate when he was first a u.s. senator was exactly about this topic. i know he has asked us to recognize everybody else in this room, i'd like to ask the crowd to give a great round of applause to our host, our senator, tim scott. ms. and i think he said the reason we're here better than anybody else could. i mean, i just want you just for emphasis, the circumstances of a child's birth shouldn't determine their outcomes as an adult. and unfortunately that's happening too often in our country. if we allow that to happen