on the practical level, have you've been a teacher in the classroom, or do you have children more of school age? >> so, i am a home schooling mom myself. i have four children who have never been in school, who are interim seven, to 14. so, from personal experience and reflection. i travel the country in writing the book to visit other how they're home schooling families, as well as self directed learning centers, and other schooling alternatives, that are cater to families, looking for something different. something more customized for their children's education outside of, again, the traditional school environment. my undergraduate degree is an economics, and then i went to graduate school, and with policy at harvard. really, that is where i became interested in educational choice, freedom, and alternatives to school. as well as educational entrepreneurship. entrepreneurs, coming up with new learning models, at the k-12 level, and new ways to meet the demand that parents have something different their case. carrie mcdonald, you say your children have been home schooled, but have the

>> 2017, so when i met sarah -- >> that was my last year in the classroom. >> she was still in the classroom, and then she transitioned to the library. much of my reporting in much of the book, the kind of heart of the book i would say is her office, which is this small room at the back of the library, the uterus, womb, uterus, where she was stationed with her department, and so much of the kind of ethos of her classroom were translated into this corner of the library, and you know, you were talking about how sam's family has come and had thanksgiving dinner with you and i've actually had dinner at your family's house too, and your mom made me an incredible feast. your mom's pizza is so good. in this room where i spent so much time and so much of the heart of the book unfolds, there was a literal table that kind of functioned as a family dinner table, and the students that came into that room -- >> to get some snacks. >> to get snacks, yes, to nap, during ramadan, there was a lot of napping, but also to find that family feel, and that's where i met a lot of the students who i end up followin

he asked everyone to have a little bit of patience as they continue to just go classroom to classroom, making sure these students are, in fact, safe, are okay, and that are able to leave that school and get on those school buses and be reunited with their parents, which we have been seeing. but, again, the main thing here, though, is they're still looking for that suspect, timothy simpkins, who they believe is not on the premises of that school and that's why they tweeted out that photo, to have the public help with finding him. and they said, a warning to the public, he may be armed and dangerous, obviously, with what they just witnessed inside this school, so certainly be careful. >> brynn gingras, appreciate the reporting. let's get to ed lavandera who is on the scene in texas. ed, tell us what you're seeing and hearing. >> we are on the south side of the high school here, and you can see all the police activity. just beyond those trees, you might be able to see those school buses that officials here were talking about, and those are the school buses where, in the next hour or so,

the school is on lock down, that means students and staff locked in classrooms. i can tell you unfortunately they're well prepared because of autoof the drills they have now. my son who was just in first grade had one yesterday at his elementary school. these students are likely adequately prepared for something like this? >> unfortunately i think it is true. people, citizens are prepared, students are well prepared to absorb this service. they are running, hiding, and fighting quickly. we had a man go into memphis last week. he wounded 14 people. he killed someone, he killed himself, and because of the resons of the citizens to immediately respond, you know, get it in your mind that when you hear that, it's not a fire cracker, get away, run, hide, fight, the students are doing that. i'm sure they were doing that in the area. you don't see 20 ambulances being idoled on the side. you would see all of the emts and the firefighters. you don't see a lot of people being rushed out to drama centers. so that makes me hopeful that maybe that eyewitness report was just tw

they go classroom to classroom and some kids were staying in the classroom until they could clear this. they had pretty good idea the suspect is not on campus, but go through protocol to clear the classroom and make sure they are safe. any changes after seeing what you saw today, any changes you would respect in these types of protocols or are you comfortable with where we are right now? >> well, unfortunately, these type of protocols have some into existence because of the tragedies this country experienced over the last number of years. i'm going to defer to law enforcement experts who develop these protocols as i'm not law enforcement expert on this. it is unfortunate that our community, our country, has gotten to the position we have to have protocols, but the men and women of blue know how to protect these kids. i will defer to them on what the proper protocol is and ensuring the safety of our children and schools during these type of horrible situations. >> sandra: mayor, appreciate your time, please jump back on any moment when you want to bring new information on the ongoing hu

devon fehely has more on a plan to use counselors in the classroom getting some pushback. devon?solutely right. parents said the pandemic affected both children's education and their emotional well-being. they say the plan to take counselors out of their current role to fill holes in the classroom will ultimately be two students detriment. >> reporter: san jose unified set of staffing shortages have been widespread and pervasive during the pandemic, hitting substitute teachers especially hard for making this an all hands on deck moment. >> our parents count on the school system, they want to make sure they have teachers. all of our subs are credentialed and authorized to be in the classroom and every class needs a teacher every day. >> reporter: counselors and instructional coaches are routinely being called into the classroom as parents say they are desperately needed in their current job. >> they need more counseling. our kids are having more problems, they are having more anxiety problems, more suicidal thoughts, more truancy. >> reporter: mental health does not follow a sched

first, it's about iiettin classroom? first, it's about getting as _ classroom? classroom? first, it's about getting as many vaccines to classroom? first, it's about - getting as many vaccines to our community as possible. we've been leading vaccination pods or sites since last january, giving out tens of thousands of vaccines on our sites and we will be working without elementary school here in phoenix to bring vaccines to our community, remove all barriers because the goal is what we call uninterrupted days, we want uninterrupted academic, art, activities, we want people on research, —— recess, teachers teaching and minimise quarantine and keep the kids in school.— minimise quarantine and keep the kids in school. what do the teachers and _ the kids in school. what do the teachers and children - the kids in school. what do the teachers and children you - the kids in school. what do the teachers and children you have| teachers and children you have spoken to have to say about this? a , ., this? our teachers are thrilled. _ this? our teachers are thrilled, as _ th

this will your -- sub in a classroom. this year, it is 100.are not coming back in the same numbers yet. amy: counselors say, post-covid, their busy dealing with issues like suicidal thoughts and safety concerns, and it hurts kids people them out of the counseling office and into the classroom. administrators say this is an emergency situation. they have of this because they just don't have enough people. they point out that everyone being pulled into the classroom has their teaching credentials. life in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: amy, thank you. the effects of drought will be a lot more visible starting today in the north bay terrace several trees will be -- in the north bay. several trees will be cut down. an arborist on three are dead and 13 others have decay or defects. he says although not all the damages water-related, the drought has had an impact. >> we are and i drought right now, and the trees are suffering. the sun is shining and the weather is hot. reggie: the public works director has asked the arborist to ex

everyone wants to get back to the classroom and stay there.. but to get there we have to continue to make students safe. more than a years worth of data. public health experts like cdc and local health departments have made clear what works. math to all students when necessary to keep them safe work administration has done for common sense public health measures is so important has been relief to have leaders in charge is that example that public health and safety should not be partisan but part of what you do to protect yourself and protect others and they wish every official took the same approach unfortunately to any parts of the country to keep students and educators and community safe have beenld politicized some itself that are promoting basic steps like wearing masks some republican governors and state legislators have been trying to outlaw them. schools had been pushed to the brink and instead of giving help they arepa threatening school funding, having mask requirements and undermining efforts to get peoplee vaccinated. not only ignori

they're combining classrooms.ll in classrooms in order to put a qualified adult and certified adult in front of as many kids as possible, and it's difficult to be able to fill those classrooms, and it's difficult to meet the needs of the kids when we do that, especially when we're going for that wrap around service. >> let's talk about the y for a moment here, lincoln. what do we know about the root causes of the shortage. why can't we get more teachers in classrooms? >> it's not a first-time thing. it's not a new thing. we've been warning folks about this for a long time. there's really three things that it boils down to. first, funding. for years we haven't had equitable funding. compensation as a result has lagged behind other professions that are commensurate with our education. it's a failure of supporting teacher with a focus on standardized testing. we're not able to bring in mentorships were new teachers or meaningful professional development. and a reduction of teacher voice in their opportunity to have a

teachers and students forced to barricade themselves in classrooms, plus the other terrifying shooting scene in utah. a man appearing to randomly open fire at cars and shooting at police. residents told to shelter in place. >>> happening right now, the flash flood emergency in parts of the deep south. roads underwater. reports resnder way. >>> the first video of the damaged pipeline blamed for that oil spill disaster off california and now word the coast guard is investigating a massive cargo ship anchored near that pipeline. >>> a wedding celebration that was anything but funny. party flares on the water triggering a costly search. now the partyers are paying up. >>> plus, how william shatner is preparing to launch into space. the big news about bozo the clown's future and the prank phone calls blamed on a popular netflix show. today is thursday, october 7th. >>> and good thursday to you, everyone. i'm faith abubey. mona is off. >> i'm andrew dymburt. and we begin with the breaking news overnight. a major development in the battle over abortion rights. >> a federal judge has ruled in

everyone wants to get back to the classroom and stay the. but to get there we have to continue working to keep students safe. and we have more than a years worth of data now. public health experts like those at cdc, in state and local health departments made clear what works. mask, ventilation, physical distancing, testing and getting everyone vaccinated who is eligible, which is especially important to protect children under 12 who cannot yet get vaccinated. and finally flexibility. in other words, ensuring school districts have plans to provide high quality distance learning to all students when necessary to keep them safe. the work that the biden administration has done to promote common sense public health measures is o important. its been a relief to have leaders in charge who set an example that public health and safety should not be partisan. it should be part of what you do to protect yourself and to protect otherwise. and i wish every elected official took the same approach. unfortunately in too many parts of our country, the basic

we are really keen _ back into the classroom. we are really keen and _ back into the classroom. into the classroom. we are really keen and request the - really keen and request the government sought out as soon as possible. government sought out as soon as possible-— as possible. finding suitable accommodation _ as possible. finding suitable accommodation for - as possible. finding suitable accommodation for huge - as possible. finding suitable - accommodation for huge families is a challenge. there are fears some may be and what is called bridging hotels for many months yet. local charities help that stuck in institutional then there it seems even basic safeguarding is not always there. we visited some vanity had been in the country for three weeks and the children had good wins in their legs. we were able to get people to local walk in surgery. that surely something that should have been spotted? i surely something that should have been spotted?- surely something that should have been spotted? i agree with ou that have been spotted? i agree with you that rather _ have been spo

reporter: san jose unified school district says it's not classroom teachers have helped with coverage in the past, obligated to sub up to 10 days a year. the substitution shortage led to an approval of an emergency plan that would put counselors and specialized personnel on call one day per week. >> we count on 200 people a day to sub in a classroom, this year it has been about 100. people are not coming back to in person jobs in the same numbers yet. reporter: 130 people, coaches, and intervention specialists, and counselors are being called on. >> counselors are not trained teachers, we should not have them in classrooms. we are coming back from a global pandemic, there is a mental health crisis. to pull counselors one day a week is a disservice to kids. reporter: one counselor within the district for six years, she says she and her colleagues are regularly doing suicide assessments, safety plans, and talking kids through anxiety attacks brought on by the pandemic. she fears reducing her responsibilities might hurt students. >> now i am an 80% counselor and on-call substitute teache

reporter: san jose unified school district says it's not classroom teachers have helped with coverage in the past, obligated to sub up to 10 days a year. the substitution shortage led to an approval of an emergency plan that would put counselors and specialized personnel on call one day per week. >> we count on 200 people a day to sub in a classroom, this year it has been about 100. people are not coming back to in person jobs in the same numbers yet. reporter: 130 people, coaches, and intervention specialists, and counselors are being called on. >> counselors are not trained teachers, we should not have them in classrooms. we are coming back from a global pandemic, there is a mental health crisis. to pull counselors one day a week is a disservice to kids. reporter: one counselor within the district for six years, she says she and her colleagues are regularly doing suicide assessments, safety plans, and talking kids through anxiety attacks brought on by the pandemic. she fears reducing her responsibilities might hurt students. >> now i am an 80% counselor and on-call substitute teache

returning to their roots in the classroom to fill in the gaps. >> i have had people from the district office come in. i substitute quite a bit, too. >> reporter: this woman never imagined she would be called back in the classroom when she first became principal of the school five years ago. these are unique times. as the pandemic drags on, the pool of part-time educators in the bay area has been nearly drained. many have moved on. >> these are mostly part-time limited time positions. people may be looking for more full-time work. >> reporter: so administrators all the way up to the superintendent are now back in the classroom as substitutes. this mom says she appreciates the unique solution. >> i think it's important. the main thing is that the kids are our future. we need to make sure that they are supported in every way. >> reporter: her kid's principal wouldn't have it any other way. >> i miss teaching sometimes. >> reporter: she is seeing the same silver lining. it gave her a chance to reconnect with her roots as a classroom teacher. >>> still ahead, tearful plea from a family to

concerned about covid in your kid's classroom? we investigate how the virus is spreading in schools and what many districts are missing when it comes to protecting students and teachers. plus, have bay area researchers actually discovered a cure for covid? stephen stock: so, wait a minute, you're tellin' me, in cells, you're able to completely eliminate covid-19? eddie wehri: pretty much, yeah. announcer: we investigate what's delaying potential life-saving treatments that could wipe out the virus. and a battle over how to slow down wildfires heats up as some scientists challenge the long-standing strategy of thinning forest to control the flames. stephen stock: good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm stephen stock. tonight, we begin with the fight against covid. while the united states has been great at developing covid vaccines, our health care system still lags behind other countries in treating the actual disease if you get it. here in the bay area, scientists developed a potential miracle cure that could save lives in the ba

everyone wants to get back to the classroom, and stay there. but to get there, we have to continue working to keep students safe. and look, we have more than a year's worth of data. public health experts, like those at the cdc and in state and local health departments, have made clear what works• masks. ventilation. physical distancing. testing. getting everyone vaccinated who is eligible, which is especially important to protect children under 12 who can't get vaccinated yet. finally, flexibility. in other words, ensuring school districts have plans to provide high-quality distance learning to all students when necessary to keep them safe. the work the biden administration has done to promote common-sense public health measures is so important. it's been a real relief to have leaders in charge who set an example that public health and safety shouldn't be partisan, it should be part of what you do to protect yourself and others. and i wish every elected official took the same approacht unfortunately, in too many parts of our country, the basic

the university says classrooms present a low risk for covid transmission. the school is still looking at alternative options for immunocompromised, disabled, international students. plans could change based on public health guidelines. developing news, the first lawsuit has been filed in the oil spill off the coast of huntington beach. it comes a day after the governor declared a state of emergency in orange county to support the response to the oil spill. 144, 000 gallons have now spilled into the ocean, killing wildlife, closing beaches. the pipeline which is the source of the leak is 17 miles long. the coast guard is looking into the possibility that an anchor caused the rupture. there are more questions about when authorities first new about the spill. >> i want a full investigation into what happen. i want to hold the individuals accountable for this spill. i want to understand our response team. when they got the information, who was informed. kumasi: you can watch that interview on gma at 7:00 right here. reggie: evacuation orders have been listed fo

then you go from there, he stepped on the chain and go from every classroom to classroom, from closet from storage room to storage room, to the lunchrooms, and they will clear every part of this campus. and in many cases it takes several hours. this is a procedure that we are watching right now. you see the first responders coming in, they are trying to get out the students who may or may not be wounded. those students get out first, taken to local hospitals. in the fascinating thing about what we are seeing here is, this is timberview high school in arlington. about an hour and 35 minutes ago at washington liberty high school which is not far away there was also a report of an active shooter. police showed up, they cleared that scene and as soon as they cleared washington liberty high school, they got reports of an active shooter at timberview high school. the active shooter clearly at timberview that turned out to be a reality because we are now hearing that a number of people, we don't know that they are teachers or students but a number of people have been wounded. we don't know a

but, one of them that gets left out, because they don't do it in classrooms, as observation. when i teach classes and entrepreneurs, i take them to a shopping mall, and they have to go into little teams. one, or two person teams, depending on how many people in the class. one group esther compare the types of cars that are parked behind nordstrom, with the types of cars behind jcpenney, which, are different socioeconomic markets. different target markets. and one group estacada in, estimate the annual revenue of every food court tenant. i send the four engineers, in the austin area, who have a business idea, but have never studied business. they are into technology, you know? mainly, they are men, and i send them to compare the cosmetics department set macy's, pennies, and nordstrom, because i've never set foot in the cosmetics department. or, compare the lighting, or the flooring, as a retailer i know, those are critically important. most customers never look at it, so it's subtle. it's just the stage of a play. so, the powers of observation, and everywhere, i have 45 countr

the public school classroom also this is different kinds of people together. we are in a sunday school class were voluntarily people are putting into a single group identity and orientation and it also asks students to think of themselves and group terms and develop over the course of the roadmap as we move forward a group identity focus and it is usually the marginalized group and they disenfranchise an excludedue group. i broke down a series of assertions. disempowerment is about full political rights those denied justice and who loses when a country expands? whitest marginalization happen? there are many more and when you add those up i see a plot i mean a literary plot, narrative developed and it's the story of america and the central story of america is the press group claiming their right. the press group denies earlier protest activity dissidents and legislation obtaining those rights and the frame here is again a progressivist frame. i have no desire to overlook that story as you mentioned my book. i spent three years in archives in atlanta and washing

second year three days in a business, two days a week in a classroom. the third year, either full or part-time. these are registered apprenticeships where students are being paid a wage so if you think about a student growing up in the inner city, the difference between staying in school or not may be whether or not they can put food on the table. in a registered apprenticeship program, you can do both. it leads to a future career that is limitless for these young people because they have the potential to do anything. apprenticeships are unique because it moves at the speed of business. schools cannot be expected to modify their curriculum in the tech industry where code may change every year. so this is a way to blend the learning that takes place in the classroom with the power of the learning that takes place in the workplace. education belongs in bot places -- both places. it's almost as if i am talking about a three-legged stool. the first is k-12. the second is higher ed. yes, we should make investments in those and continue to do that. but it's n

they can use those materials in the classroom.o you show two or three videos at a time and really use that anyway to start a discussion to launch a dialogue, to really develop more research. that's what we are talking about with the curriculum approach. how do we empower teachers, how do we empower teachers to better use video and media in their classrooms. we sat there for 15 minutes in the dark -- 50 minutes in the dark. that's not how we consume that. we asked teachers to move beyond that and that came as a result of conversations with teachers around the country that recognize using them in the classroom was of great benefit. what they were doing was they were going in and pulling segments from drunken history and figuring out how to edit out the language so that something usable in their classroom. we are trying to get away with that. that can complement what they're learning in a -- particularly in the districts they can't necessarily update those materials. both the professional element they were creating. guest: a couple o

i've gone to classrooms with robotics classrooms they built robots to create a website work for me as i don't third-graders like eight, nine, third and fourth graders from its amazing and they were having so much fun trying to say you like to hike my first jobs if you go into biology, you could be a forest ranger. whatever that is and when you excite kids in children you are right. i want to talk about the impact tourism and hospitality, you have a lot of people displaced across the country not just in nevada relying on tourism acroso the country displaced and we need to do the same thing, we train our workers jobs may either change or may not, they come back in a different fashion or may not come back at all. we got relief to the american rescue plan support keeping people on the payroll during the pandemic we need to focus on training and rescaling you want to speak about as we go from elementary school, those folks in midcareer or adult already and have a family, how do we get them into better jobs? were talking about the need for a system. his apprenticeship essentially is a profe

it's needed help. >> from specialist, but they also need help in the classrooms. got to hire more somehow, some way national headlines this morning. we have a possible sighting of brian laundrie, the man wanted for questioning in the death of gabby petito, hiker on the appalachian trail. sure. they saw brian, he called 911, after he had this encounter with a man. >> he was talking wild. he cut. he said that his girlfriend lived on many had to go out to california to the and he was that in the how to get the california. but he was acting funny. and i wasn't sure about what he would look like. and then i got i want park and poor pulled up the photograph and i'm 99.99% sure that with him. >> that's pretty sure. now that they're going to investigate could it have been to him. the guy says that he was driving what appeared to be driving like a white ford pickup truck. we still have heard nothing from brian's parents. the police say they have been very co-operative and they say they lost on september 14th. his brian sister is now speaking out saying that he should turn

would we take a janitor and put them in the classroom? why would we take the executive board and put them in the classroom? [indiscernible] she works with the homeless children. shame on you, board of education, that she will -- our district guarding homeless children in this district. she has two sites that directly provide direct service. they deal with homeless children. the ten day count we're all aware of -- [indiscernible]. >> why didn't you do that this year? [indiscernible] please let her keep her position working with homeless children. thank you. >> thank you. hello, elena? >> hi, can you hear me? >> hello? >> hello? can you hear me? >> yes. >> i'm elena, and i'm a teacher at thurgood marshall high school, and i'm really concerned about our facilities of the school. our school is under construction for improvements, and that's great, but our school is supposed to be operational during the -- >> i'm so sorry, elena. can you please try to remove your mic away from your mouth a little because it's very hard to hear. this is the spa

and it wasn't as much as let's happening with the classroom but the role the industry plate. and it's semi-on a journey that led me to go to an institute that learned about how other countries do this. 70% began an apprenticeship that leads to a job in a market driven system that pays between 45 and $55,000 a year starting. you can start with an apprenticeship and end with a phd. the second reason is what the senator manchin. it's a part of the i have a dream foundation. once you've had that experience you just can't sit back and say that was enough. you could do that first city, state or country. i believe, after five years, and building this model that i will say -- share with you now, i have the opportunity to talk about the change or the role that business can play that is in our self interest. the opportunity for young people that you will hear about later on in this country. so the way our model works it starts in the 11th to 12th grade students will spend two today week in business and in the classroom. three days a week in the business. full or part-time. these are re

we've created the conditions to return safely to classrooms. the administrations and the teachers have been working to make sure they're attorneys safe so that parents feel comfortable and oh, after so long without face to face learning, all playing with his friends. one is clear about what he expects from school. and i'm calling. i know he says he wants 2 things to play and to learn in the wire. cedar fair if his mother midian says she was nervous about the return, but it was necessary. and i thought on tampa, florida, fuck, laugh is happy to be coming back. they need it, communication with other kids to play, to share things with a teachers that motivation. once i've gone for the sale program out, the government is called the reopening campaign, a drop of love for my school year. this video released to one of president nicholas my daughter's social media accounts, shows workers spruce in up school buildings and the state delivering vital learning equipment where he admits many pupils of abandon their education. i gave my yamaha in the bill, i

are they asking to teach "mein kampf" in the classrooms?learned and how this really factors into the bigger picture of what is actually happening on the ground in south lake. >> yeah, look, the important thing to know the context here in south lake, this a community right outside dallas that has been a ground zero town where the entire national fight over critical race theory, over how to talk about the history of racism and schooling really got its start. there it got started in 2018 when students chanted the "n" word. they tried to create a plan to address the racist issues. and then in 2020 in the wake of george floyd's murder, there is a massive backlash in the community. and consistently what i've found and my reporter co-host found this as we've covered this is that south lake was really ahead of almost every other town when it comes to these controversies that we're seeing at school board, when it comes to the fights we're seeing with the parents. so now we're seeing it coming to books in the classroom, educators confused over how to

so they're actually taking their classroom and putting it outside. - yeah. and that's because that's what they connect with, in a learning situation. that's what learning is. so it's also about re-understanding your idea of where you learn something. what are you building here, lulu? we're trying to build a table and some chairs. table and chairs. and a house. - good idea. inside your greenhouse. - we're inside the house, right? yeah, good. - yeah, this is the... - yeah, we got the lines. what can you learn inside a greenhouse? yeah! - oh, yeah. so you're having math while growing your foo and preparing your food? - yeah. what are you guys doing? you're building sort of a slide. - slide, yeah. yeah, cool. what are you building? a maze? before they go into the classroom area, they would have to go in the maze. yeah? so maybe they won't even get into their teaching class. i don't know if i like the idea. that's good thinking. that's creative. that's cool. - that's clever. fold-out classroom. how do you take this very simple and amazing concept and scale it up?

, but in side of the classroom -- inside of the classroom. wilkerson gave a brilliant commencement talk in the spring of 2018. she talked about the need for radical empathy, not just putting yourself in somebody's shoes, but really trying to hear where they are coming from. not from your point of view, but from there's. if you google radical empathy, you will find that speech. i have brought this to the floor since then. i think it is a promising way to go. too many in the public sphere fan the flames of discourse at universities and colleges and generalize about what is going on. that stuff needs to be cast aside. there is work to do. i would encourage your listeners to think about the power of engaged listening, deep listening, and the implication they are in, which is to think about the importance of radical empathy. host: john, before i turn it over to nathan, according to their survey, you guys might have a little bit of work to do. they have you ranked at number 140 on their list and read in their speech code. -- red in their speech cod

so, for many years now, i have _ classroom. so, for many years now, i have been— classroom.ill be lots of _ teachers do. i know there will be lots of teachers watching this agreeing what i am saying and nodding. — agreeing what i am saying and nodding, and they are thinking about how much— nodding, and they are thinking about how much money they have spent over the past _ how much money they have spent over the past year. this year is getting worse _ the past year. this year is getting worse and — the past year. this year is getting worse and worse. they are expecting as a school— worse and worse. they are expecting as a school is— worse and worse. they are expecting as a school is to fund more, and the money— as a school is to fund more, and the money is _ as a school is to fund more, and the money is not — as a school is to fund more, and the money is not there. and if the money is not _ money is not there. and if the money is not there _ money is not there. and if the money is not there basics such as books for children, glue sticks, for extra resources — for children, gl

they can use those materials in the classroom. do you show two or three videos at a time and really use that anyway to start a discussion to launch a dialogue, to really develop more research. that's what we are talking about with the curriculum approach. how do we empower teachers, how do we empower teachers to better use video and media in their classrooms. we sat there for 15 minutes in the dark -- 50 minutes in the dark. that's not how we consume that. we asked teachers to move beyond that and that came as a result of conversations with teachers around the country that recognize using them in the classroom was of great benefit. what they were doing was they were going in and pulling segments from drunken history and figuring out how to edit out the language so that something usable in their classroom. we are trying to get away with that. that can complement what they're learning in a -- particularly in the districts they can't necessarily update those materials. both the professional element they were creating. guest: a couple

the images inside, a classroom door barricaded the school placed on lockdown students let out in single file. the suspect, a student, arrested after a manhunt. what police say led up to the horror. >>> the covid crisis and the major u.s. city enacting one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the nation. >>> growing question in california's oil spill disaster why did it take hours for the first pipeline to be shut down? could there be criminal charges? >>> our exclusive with the american who survived the 2015 isis terror attacks in paris. what happened in court today when she faced down the suspects. her chilling testimony. >>> and the housing crunch the tricks companies are using to price would-be buyers out of their dream homes. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening with the country barreling toward a financial cliff tonight, republicans may be blinking and ready to help avert catastrophe with a new offer to democrats providing an off-ramp in the showdown of raising the $28.4 trillion debt ceiling. tonight the clock is ticking. less than two weeks until the u

as of this morning, two classrooms are in quarantine.oakland unified has an enrollment of more than 35,000 students and 4,800 staff. >>> the coast guard says the 13-inch split in the pipe is the source of the leak that spilled 144,000 gallons of oil along the orange county coastline. the leak is capped but miles of coastline affected along with fish and wildlife. such a concern down there. >> certainly is. >>> all right. it's time to get a look at the 7-day forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, has been tracking that. what can we expect? >> it looks pretty good for us today. we're looking at a lot of clouds passing by and cooler temperatures with the valley temperatures in the mid-70s. we can leave the air-conditioning off today as well as for the next several days as we see highs in the valleys reaching up into the upper 60s. it will warm up once the front moves out for the weekend, our valley temperatures in the upper 70s while san francisco will see mid-60s. >>> mike? >> traffic shift to the south bay, more traffic north of capi