i heard about the chicago teachers union. i flew to chicago the day they went on strike, and they were right to go on strike. i am in schools all the time, and when i was a young teacher, the teachers are overwhelmingly women. if you go to a convention, if you are a guide it is wonderful. -- a guy it is wonderful. when they scapegoats teachers' unions, they are ruthless. they are attacking some of the largest unions in this country of the vote did, -- of devoted good female human beings. it is an attack on women. i remember dr. king's words about i have been to the mountain. some of that is look back on all the time. it is as the symbol of hope. it is a biblical. we would like to get there again. the dialogue just like the dialogue in health care, there is nothing transcendental in it. there is nothing courageous in it. it is like they are tinkering around inequity. six the schools they say, which is a suggestion of word, region -- fix the schools they say. our kids are commercial commodities. i hate that word. it is not worki

filed and intend to strike last month it teachers' union rep tells the daily herald no job action could have occurred before a union meeting on wednesday. chicago teachers join with community activists today speaking to downsize the system. the chicago teachers union has filed a federal lawsuit accusing cps officials of discrimination. a new battle brewing in congress that could have far more disastrous consequences and relief for victims of superstar sandy is finally on the waysuper storm sandy relief is finally on the way. the pakistan teenager shot for promoting education is finally out of a british hospital. the 15 year- old was shot by the kelly ben after encouraging girls to attend school. after two months of frustrating delays $9 billion is on the way. this is the first part of a $60 billion appropriation the. >> it's never too late to do the right thing is late that we are doing this thing. hop the president said it was the worst day of his presidency the moment he learned about the shooting in sandy hook elementary school he is being briefed by the counter- terrorism adviser. getting help today from someone who knows what it's like to

once nato was over the city had to gear up for crowds that looked just as powerful chicago teachers union led a massive strike that kept unions out of school for seven days. the strike finally came to an end. but one student went back to class 4 chicagos growing crime issue, 55 murders the story made national headlines. you have a role in community policing, you are not a snitch. it became a year heavy in politics. congressman jesse jackson jr. resigned from his seat after being a no show for months treated for bipolar disorder all the while investigators looked into his use of campaign funds despite all that he won reelection but the political focus was on the presidential campaign. president obama reelected after what seemed like never-ending campaigns. the bears may have started out strong but fans quickly became less hopeful. overall 2012 had its ups and downs. home sales are up more than 30% from one year ago as 2012 wraps up you cannot help but ask, what is next? when 2013 rolls around. >> i want to give a big thank- you to mike d. angelo who put the story together. still to come to

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first, a crowd applauds after the head of the chicago teachers union jokes about beheading the rich. yor michael bloomberg facing criticism after comparing the city's teacher's union to the n.r.a. sandra smith slapping charles and get out of her chair. back in a minute. ♪ why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends ♪ ♪ why can't we be friends ♪ [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll wk his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and me from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, nd he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which n't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> two union stories for you now. first off in illinois, where the president of the chicago's teachers' union karen lewis suggested that past labor leaders preferred to resolve disputes with murder. she said we're at a point where the wealth d

that chicago teacher's union basboss talks about the good old days what unions were ready to kill to get what they wanted. that is just the beginning, remembering bashing the pinata with governor haley's face on it or union guys in michigan throwing punches last month? the mainstream media ignores issues like that. but quick to call the tea party receiving end. he is not surprised by the latest double standards, that is over the top, someone punching you in the face is one thing. a union member you know, waxing poetic about the day they could guys like me, more guys like you, you are wealthier than i m this is not a shock. looking at unions in u.s. they have operated through a history of intimidation tactics, union representatives come on fox news, the network is fair and balanced, they allow people to speak, they are falling back to the abyss of irrelevant from which they came, they say that unions built america, unions did not build america, americans build america. they would throw around accusations, i don't remember, the tea party, the lineup over there at msnbc, said that the t

because one of the most famous stories he was meeting with karen lewis, president of the chicago teachers unionr she came out of the meeting he said at one point he said to you, f-you lewis, and she later told a gathering of teachers that the mayor was a liar and a bully and she felt disrespected. one of the issues was that the teachers felt disrespected by the mayor. >> michael sure, imichael shured likely you had a question. do you want to jump in. >> it's not really a question, but he was a poor choice, when looking for a comprise he was a bully and hearing about his childhood and how he was a bully as a kid. to draw a comparison to him and lbj. not to excuse it but it was a different era of interaction and there wasn't many women and not much sensitivity on these issues. but now you see what rahm emmanuel does in modern politics and what he was trying to do to the chief of staffs and what he was trying to do as mayor and what he tried to do with michael, it's not going to work. >> and lbj, he knew that he could use profanity to keep something out of the press. if someone asked me his reacti

>> last night, we were talking about a chicago teachers union official, talking about off with their, for management. there is anger issues going on in the midwest. >> maybe they ought to call charlie sheen for help. >> this is toledo, ohio. there is a vacancy on the city council. the man you saw, dennis duffey, with the ohio state trades council, from the brotherhood of electrical workers, very active, very rich, very powerful union. he wants his guy -- an ooh bew organizer to fill the city council vacancy. but the city council president, joe mcnamar awants the former mayor, jack ford, on the council. the ibw believes they should be able to place its member on the council. when the city council president refused -- that's when he said what he said. >> it's a tad bit uglier because the city council president, joe mcnamara is a democrat and the union guy -- >> they are all democrats here -- >> well, he's not happy that the city council president is not toge the line. >> that's exactly right. there is also a race issue here because -- and another issue. the ibew organizer that duffey w

chicago teachers union president taking a violent swipe at the rich saying off with their heads.ays she was joking. was she? let's listen to her. >> we are in a moment where the wealth disparity in this this country is reminiscent of the robber baron ages. the labor leaders of that time, though, were ready to ki kill. they were. they were just ready, said off with their heads. they were seriously talking about that. [applaus [applause]. (laughter) >> i don't think we're at that point. >> greta: this isn't the first time at that karen lewis's comments got her in trouble. she was charged with mocking arnie duncan's lisp. he would have had that fixed. and off with the their heads and i confess i used that once myself. and she's got a rough road for her opponents. >> i think with off with their heads she meant get toughs. it's hard with wisconsin scott walker's plan. and michigan, now a right to work state and indiana a right to work state. who would have guessed the places in the big industrial midwest would have passed so much, so many new laws, that were so very, very unfavorable

the teachers union has reportedly agreed to accept a proposal put forth by a mediator the school says that the district is facing a revenue proposed contract there are some 4000 students chicagoor rahm emanuel is accepting applications to replace sandy jacksonjackson online applications will be accepted starting friday one requirement is community involvement and engagement. a woman somehow becomes a wedged between two buildings. wedged between two buildings.ú@as we told you earlier posted an , president barack obama unveiled a new proposal for gun- control and democrats say that the nra went too far with their ad criticizing the president's proposal within 12 hours before they unveiled their new plan for gun-control advocates for the second amendment had already launched a pre-emptive strike. the national rifle association released this that calling attention to the secret service and his daughters at their private school. the spot echoing the group's proposal for arms police armedarmed police officers house democratic leader nancy pelosi heading into a hearing on a new gun restrictions said that the ad crosses a line. completely inappropriate to involve the president's chil

teachers. that is the trend today. [applause] attack the unions. i heard about the teachers union from teachers in l.a. last fall. i flew to chicago to stand with them the day they went on strike. they were right to go on strike. [applause] i will tell you something. i am in schools all the time. when i was a young teacher, i remember this. schools are overwhelmingly -- the teachers are women. you go to a convention, if you are a guide, there are like 50 women for every guy. it is wonderful. i love it. [laughter] when they scapegoat teacher unions, the ruthless way they do, they are attacking some of the largest unions in this country of devoted, unselfish, inspired, loving, tender, good, female human beings. they are women. it is an attack on female women. [applause] i remember dr. king's last words when he said i have been to the mountain. that mountaintop is something that is a symbol of hope. it is biblical. it is something we would like to get back to. we wish we could get there again. but the dialogue of school reform is just like the dialogue of health care. there is nothing transcendental in it. there is nothing courageous

teachers union and then kayed. but a few days. >> i think he is scared. he is scared of per ceiveed as racist. >> if 70% of the homicide in chicago were victims were black,ic, with more gun control, more gun violence occurs in the city, chicago. washington. how is more fun control, more gun laws not racist in itself? am i apples to oranges here? >> if you assume that, i don't know what gang member are minority in chicago, it's high. very few white gang members. it's not racist. reality about gangs. emanuel is doing his job the best he could. but taking on the gangs, these are armed armies on the street. >> andrea: then he should resign. >> bob: does it mean someone else could fix this? i don't think it's true. >> andrea: how was it done in new york city? giuliani did it. rahm is no rudy. >> eric: you say address the gangs, right? >> bob: absolutely. >> eric: address the gangs but putting more gun control on law-abiding citizens? >> bob: apples and oranges. >> eric: that's what the segment is. on the cover of "new york times," city of chicago has a gun problem, homicide problem. they are finally talking about it. if you read it, there is actually in corre

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teachers. that is the trend today. [applause] attack the unions. i heard about the teachers union from teachers in l.a. last fall. i flew to chicago to stand with them the day they went on strike. they were right to go on strike. [applause] i will tell you something. i am in schools all the time. when i was a young teacher, i remember this. schools are overwhelmingly -- the teachers are women. you go to a convention, if you are a guide, there are like 50 women for every guy. it is wonderful. i love it. [laughter] when they scapegoat teacher unions, the ruthless way they do, they are attacking some of the largest unions in this country of devoted, unselfish, inspired, loving, tender, good, female human beings. they are women. it is an attack on female women. [applause] i remember dr. king's last words when he said i have been to the mountain. that mountaintop is something that is a symbol of hope. it is biblical. it is something we would like to get back to. we wish we could get there again. but the dialogue of school reform is just like the dialogue of health care. icayune. there is nothing transcendental in it. there is nothing c

lewis in chicago, leading the the employees union, they are a disgrace because they're acting as if they have the problem in hand. meanwhile, school districts are going bankrupt, the teacherstion admit they're working for themselves and not for the students, and the parents are not engaged in the teaching of those young people, who are our future. >> megyn: but it's the point that knowledge is power and better educated the children are whether they're on public assistance or not, the better off they'll be in the future, a decent area for focus, how well are they being educated. lou, thanks. >> great to be with you. >> megyn: well, as vice-president biden meets with hunters, gun dealers and the n.r.a., there are new questions about mr. biden suggesting yesterday the president is going to change our gun laws at least in part by executive order rather than working through the congress. jay and steve hayes are next on the politics and law behind that. plus, liberal talk show host bill maher recently attacked donald trump with an accusation and a 5 million dollar bet, if he would release his birth certificate, whatever. now, trump says that he has met maher's challenge, that he