the department for education told panorama sexual the department for education told panorama sexual assaulte and any allegation should be reported to the police. schools have a duty to report all cases. harvey weinstein has been fired from the company he founded after claims he sexually harassed female employees. he was sacked last night by the board in light of new information about misconduct. his lawyers denied many of the allegations. there are signs the cata la n allegations. there are signs the catalan government will refrain from immediately declaring independence from spain, eight days after it held a controversial referendum on the issue. officials in barcelona so the cata la n issue. officials in barcelona so the catalan president will make a symbolic statement tomorrow, recognising lot of voters want it to succeed but will stop short of full independence. there is a desire for dialogue to lift the uncertainty that hangs over spain. a mass rally in catalonia's capital barcelona, yesterday. against independence. translation: spanish democracy is here to stay and though separatist c

i just want to tell you, the department for education has announced all schools in northern ireland areoing to close tomorrow because of the risk of high winds of storm ophelia, the irish republic also said it would be closing all schools on monday, just to keep everybody safe. now time to meet the author in which james naughtie talks to simon heffer about his book — the age of decadence. the late victorian and edwardian age was the apogee of empire and it's often been painted as a time of plenty for the british. yet it was also politically tumultuous and anxious, a time of change and decay, as well as progress. and simon heffer, in his sweeping history of the three decades before the first world war, calls it "the age of decadence". welcome. it was a time of trouble, and yet perhaps because of what followed, we tend to think of it as a golden age. why do you think that is? well, i think many of us have grown up with the forsyte saga and downton abbey on television, which does seem to suggest that certainly if you had money it was a great time, but it wasn't such a good time for everybo

last year, the department for education in england consulted on new draft guidance.installation of sprinklers so the guidance would no longer include an expectation that most new school buildings will be fitted with them". do you think grenfell has changed everything? absolutely. i think it will change everything and quite rightly so. dany cotton led the fire service response at grenfell tower. she says she was appalled when the draft guidance came out last year. i thought it was outrageous. ijust thought how can we play with children's lives like that? ijust do not understand why it wouldn't be made compulsory, made a requirement to fit sprinklers in schools at a new—build stage and what i don't want to see is a very large school fire to be the thing that brings about that change. in the days following the fire at grenfell tower, the government's draft guidance was withdrawn. so the current guidance says this, "all new schools should have fire sprinklers installed, except in a few low risk schools". and yet, figures from the government's own schools building program

the local government association says the system is underfunded, but the department for education saysrities. jayne mccubbin has been to meet some of the families affected to find out more. it's nearly broken us really. it's battering emotionally. these mums are talking to me about their experience of trying to get the right support plan for their child to stay in school. what used to be called a statement but what is now called an education health and care plan, an ehcp. today a report says that system in england is failing far too many parents. for some of the families that we've investigated, it feels like a war of attrition for them to get basic support for their children. we are not identifying amanda and phil to protect their son's identity. he has asperger‘s and two years ago began to self harm as he struggled to cope in school. they finally got an assessment for extra help after a year—long fight. but it was too late. it is far far too late. because one month later he took an overdose. he was eight. it makes it feel as though it's geared towards discouraging you rather than hel

the department for education told panorama, "sexual assault is a crime and any allegation should be reported." susan, now 16, was looking forward to the end of term. it was a year since she had been attacked at the party. we were finishing school, so i was really happy. we had all the summer and we had loads of plans. but her ex—boyfriend started hassling her at school. he followed her home and persuaded her to let him in. he kept trying to lift myjumper up and touch my boobs. i would take his hand away and said, "please, ijust want you to leave." "i'm sorry, i don't want to annoy you, but ijust feel so awkward." he took my trousers off. i was on the sofa and he just forced himself inside of me. and i just remember after that just kind of zoning out. this time susan called the police and this time he was arrested. children spend a lot of time in school. the pressure of seeing your abuser everyday can build up. it overtook my life and ijust started to become too scared to go to school because i knew he would be there. after five years of abuse by a family friend, seeing him at school just bec

last year, the department for education in england consulted on new draft guidance. don't require the installation of sprinklers so the guidance would no longer include an expectation that most new school buildings will be fitted with them". do you think grenfell has changed everything? absolutely. i think it will change everything and quite rightly so. dany cotton led the fire service response at grenfell tower. she says she was appalled when the draft guidance came out last year. i thought it was outrageous. ijust thought how can we play with children's lives like that? ijust do not understand why it wouldn't be made compulsory, and made a requirement to fit sprinklers in schools at a new—build stage and what i don't want to see is a very large school fire to be the thing that brings about that change. in the days following the fire at grenfell tower, the government's draft guidance was withdrawn. so the current guidance says this, "all new schools should have fire sprinklers installed, except in a few low risk schools". and yet, figures from the government's own s

policies we have announced today is an external look at exclusions, not from inside the department for educationcertain groups are particularly excluded. and there will have to be more to come from the home office and from other departments as well, but this isn't a once off them. this is a permanent resource for the whole of society to hold both central government to account and incidentally other parts, it holds up america all of society, the private sector, the charities, local government and so on. everybody will be able to see how all those sectors are performing. and i want to ask you some thing, because we are very dominated and you are very constrained by what you have to do an brexit. theresa may was asked today if she would support brexit if the question were asked again today, she couldn't answer. you can. nobody fought harder than me for remain, but it is a silly question, because there is not going to be another referendum. so you think the country is better if it remains? it would be, but the country took their view. i am a democrat. i believe that if the people have spoken, it is

for action. former v.p. joe biden: now the u.s. department of educationunder new leadership, is working to roll back the protections under title ix that we worked so hard to put in place. we cannot let that stand. so don't give up. speak out. demand that your school continue to make progress. scott: hedgepeth concedes there is room to improve what colleges and universities do. anne: more investment in technical assistance. let's help schools get this right, and let's make sure they have the resources they need to educate students, to educate faculty, to make sure everyone understands the rules, the process, and is united in fighting against sexual harassment and sexual violence in education. that's the investment we really should be making, instead of saying we'll just take a step back and not enforce the law. scott: which is what she fears from this administraon anne: we are certainly disappointed to see a walk back. scott: i feel like you're being kind by saying things like disappointed. is the more accurate word angry? anne: i think that we are frustra

the department for education told us they are piloting eight schemes which will help find care leaverss them to stay close to the of but not stay put. it is not fair. all these children are the same but have a different address. some are from foster care, some for residential care, you could not pick a child at of that and tell me where they have been, they are no different from one another, i would say. a recent report from barnardo's said half of care leavers like ben had problems. two thirds were not receiving any help. one in four had suffered a crisis since leaving care. today, that charity and the children's commissioner told brea kfast children's commissioner told breakfast they back his campaign, a campaign which finally reached parliament yesterday. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. we are following his journey as he asks all of these questions. plenty to come on breakfast this morning. physical education in england's primary schools is set to be transformed. we'll find out how a cash boost could not only get classes moving but unlock pupils potential through the power of sport. time

and department for education told panorama that sexual assault as a client and any allegation shouldp to our main story, theresa may talking to mps this afternoon about brexit negotiations. there have been state m e nts negotiations. there have been statements from both downing street and the eu commission in the last few minutes. norman smith can bring us few minutes. norman smith can bring us up to speed. we have had a fairly terse response from the european commission to theresa may's statement this morning, that she will tell eu leaders that the ball is now in your court in terms of moving onto the next age of brexit negotiations. the european commission has replied saying no, the ball is in your court. in effect saying that until we have this agreement on the divorce arrangements, they can't be any question of moving on. so we're in a sort of stand—off between both sides. number ten is also trying to get a bit of momentum going, trying to crank up the pressure on the european commission, because we learned that they are going to publish this afternoon the crucial white paper on

the fewer pupils you have, the less money you get from the department for education?hool in terms of exclusions, gcse rates and so on?” didn't arrive as head, arrived as a senior member of staff and it was in a really bad place and the kids were getting a raw deal and the local community and the staff, were trying their best to turn this around, but when you don't have strong leadership or a strong vision and some hope within any organisation, it becomes difficult to manage and we had to pull it round. there were exclusions, hundreds in my first year. when i first arrived it was 486 exclusions a year. wow. it was just incredibly high. we have managed to get that done to zero and we have not excluded a young person, fixed term for a number of days or permanently. how have you done that then? give me specific examples? we have an overall belief that education is your chance and your one chance to kind of make it in life. so, we have got to take that extremely seriously and we employed a very different mindset towards pastoral care. we didn't have teachers who could deal

the department for education in dublin has ordered the continued closure of schools tomorrow.partment made yesterday not to send thousands of pa rents made yesterday not to send thousands of parents and children out into the eeriness of that, and collecting kids in the afternoon. i spent the day at home, i've been lucky so far, my electricity actually hasn't gone. i have been listening to local news all day listening to people's stories. people have rallied together, that is what is great about a small city like cork. i have seen about a small city like cork. i have seen stories on social media about people helping each other, and also just loads of pictures of damage and the trees down. some of our energies have been destroyed. 0n the trees down. some of our energies have been destroyed. on one stretch of road alone in cork there were 17 trees felled one after another, and these trees are 60 or 70 years old. we have had horrific wind gusts, up to 156 commenters now, 135 or 140 mph. —— kilometres. at this moment of time we have members of our city council out on the streets to

they did not succeed in funding a cabinet department for education. seduced by these successes, social justice advocates introduced a constitutional amendment to regulate the labor of persons under 18 years of age. every presidential candidate in 1924 endorsed the child labor amendment. it was opposed by manufacturers. by the parents of kids who were working in the factory and needed every penny. because it abrogated traditions and by the catholic church was against any reform relating to women or children. the ever annoyed senator reid concluded the bill would not receive a single vote in this body whether or not so many individuals looking over their shoulders toward the ballot boxes in november. when women voters did not appear at those ballot boxes as an effective force in the 1924 election mail lawmakers no longer feared their influence. 1924 was the peak of women's participation for several decades. failure to ratify the child labor amendment marked an abrupt reversal of political momentum for women. from being perceived as having considerable i

this time centers on lone forgiveness for stupt students who were defrauded pi for profit colleges. education department leader are considering only partially forgiving federal students for students taken advantage of. not clear how many students would be. fraud charges against trump university. white nationalist descending on two tennessee cities today. protesting ref ju resettlement. in the state. members of the so called white lives matter rallies met by dozens of police officers and much larger group of counter protestors. rally organizers say they see refugees as invaders trying to take over. >> they're controversy. and that's the thing. we need to understand. they're here. most white people are handing the keys to the country. >> police and national guard troops kept the groups largely separated. there were confrontations. but no violence reported. >> a star of the hit netflix show stranger thing was sent back to london. after trace amounts of cocaine were found in his luggage. after he arrived at lax. he was on his way to the u.s. from london. he was not ars arrested and no charges filed. >> a ch

the department for education says the safety of children is their priority.ed at work or in a place of study according to a survey by bbc 5 live. nearly 70 percent of those questioned said they hadn't reported it. the survey of 2,000 adults also found a fifth of men have been sexually harassed. an electrician from stirling — who was facing three months in prison in dubai for public indecency — has spoken of his relief at returning home to the uk. jamie harron was sentenced for touching a man's hip in a crowded bar, but freed after dubai's ruler intervened on his behalf. catriona renton reports. back into the arms of his family. jamie harron's ordeal is finally over. he arrived in scotland to questions from waiting media. his reaction to being home? very good. very happy to be home. it's been a shambles from the word go. no organisation or nothing. i kept positive all the way through it, to be honest. because i still couldn't believe it had actually happened, for what it was that had actually gone on, even now when i'm home, i still can't believe it was three

a department for education spokesman said "we know how important it is that children with medical conditions to make a speech outlining the us‘s position on the iran nuclear deal. many predict he‘ll say he won‘t re—certify or back the agreement which was designed to prevent iran making a nuclear weapon. the move would mark the first step in a process that could lead to us sanctions being put back on iran, sanctions that previously had a massive impact on the middle eastern country‘s economy. the president hasn‘t hidden his co nte m pt the president hasn‘t hidden his contempt for the deal. it was a campaign pledge in the run—up to the election to scrap any deal brokered during the obama years but did not put america first. he negotiated a disastrous deal with iran, then we watched them ignore those terms, even before the ink was dry. iran cannot be allowed to having nuclear weapons, cannot be allowed, remember that, cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapons. one of the worst deals i have ever seen is the iran deal. my administration has already imposed new sanctions on iran and i will do mo

were gathered by my good friend here, catherine, at the department of education and the office of civil rights. so it's particularly important for me to be here today. that were gathered. my good friend here, kathryn, at the department of education and the office of civil rights. and so it's particularly important for me to be here today, because i am -- i do believe that public education system is just foundational to the success that we have, and in our community. and i am a proud product of the public education system. my parents both public educators, principal in the education system. and so i fundamentally believe that this is how we are going to achieve the success within our society. and so i was privileged to work with -- from secretary john king, and i really appreciated the ability to be able to help manage a portfolio that really spoke to the need to ensure that not only the focus on diversity within our classrooms, but understanding how that is in effect achieving a quality public education. and so i just want to go over a couple of things. because i know that there are so many experts on this panel. and i just want

for education. the landmark ruling william penn school district versus the department of education was a victory for struggling school districts. >> today we celebrate a victory for all children in pennsylvania that go to school districts that know the services their students need but don't have enough money to provide those services. >> the decision by the state's highest court restored a court case, stating it relies too heavily on taxes. and doesn't meet the school's needs. >>> a product made fisher-price may have a recall. and would you let a delivery driver into your home when are you not there. a new service that lets amazon unlock your front door. and david murphy has your seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> police are looking for the gunman on the campus he and a friend were shot on grambling university campus in louisiana. investigators believe that the fight in the dorm room spilled into the courtyard and that is when someone opened fire. and one victim was a senior at the school and one was visiting from a nearby town. >> the world has lost a pioneer. fats domino p

for our schools. but there is some federal law, we do have a department of education. what would you say are some of the accomplishments you've been able to realize. i know it's only eight months since your term, but can you sort of sum up what you think are some of the most important things? >> sure. well, obviously the implementation of the every student succeed act that congress passed late in the last session or the last term is really an important part of the responsibility of the department. the intention of that bill was to really return a lot of flexibility to the states and to allow the states to become more creative in their approaches to meeting the student's needs there. that process is under way. we have 35 or '7 more states to plan to approve. that's a big part of the k-12 focus at the department right now. we've been reviewing and in some cases either pausing or starting a new rule making process on a number of regulations, related to higher education. and that process is ongoing. we're also in the midst of a very big review of the department in general

some breaking news from the department for education in northern ireland.e cilliers dmaous the charges. duncan kennedy reports. the jury were today shown nylon ties like these called slinks. the prosecution say emile cilliers deliberately removed two of them from his wife‘s reserve parachute. they say mr cilliers, in the yellow tie, attempted to kill his wife, victoria, to cash in on an insurance policy and because he wanted a new life with another woman. mr and mrs cilliers were both keen pa rachutists and jumped at the netheravon airfield in wiltshire. victoria cilliers fell 4,000 feet into this field when both her main and reserve chutes failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries. today an instructor said he had taught emile cilliers how to pack reserve chutes during a four day course which included tying slinks. the jury has already seen this video of slinks being done up correctly. the instructor said emile cilliers would have handled seven or eight reserve chutes during the course. the instructor said that emile cilliers‘ performance on the course

departments of northern ireland, the government departments like the department of health, the department for educationeks the secretary of state for northern ireland, to come up state for northern ireland, to come up with a budget. but that's something that nationalists are very much against. they want to have some sort of power sharing executive and direct rule effectively they would see that, if westminster was to create a budget, they are not against that at all. it will be a late night here. more on your programme later. roger a worry rise in gun related deaths across merseyside? yes, that's right, liverpool, mercy, side, the broader merseyside area is not alone, of course, in having guns as an issue, but in merseyside, it has been a growing problem particularly as you suggested young earlier with teenagers, young people, who are getting caught up in this. and there has been a rise in the number of gun incidents in liverpool, in the last 12 months, there have been more on 90, 50% up on the 12 months before and five deaths in recent times in the last 12 months or so, all of them of people aged 18 a

. >> her son's killer, told police he snapped after being bullied for weeks with antigay slurs, department of education is investigating and police have charged him with murder, as a-year-old questionnaire surfaced with 92% of teachers at school, and 89 percent of students say, they observed bullying ubut miss dennis wants to make clear her son is the victim. >> my son is full of life. if he was being bullied, i am not saying that is right for anyone to bully anyone, but also not right for nobody to anyone to take someone else's life. reporter: ruben stein citizen family lawyer. >> the require that schools have with bullying with regard to dealing with that issue. which we don't know if they were followed in this school. reporter: family said they are considering filing a laws after their son's funeral, on saturday, october 14 at castle hill funeral harder parlor. bill: all right, bring back our panel to weigh in, a couple things come to mind, and bob, with you. prosecutor, the claims are that kid was bullied, and called named. slurs about being gay. and hispanic, but to resort this this level, then qu

, trenton par sent forced to shell out big bucks for illegally sending her two children out of district, to school. the new jersey department of educationing the mother every $210,367 for sending her two kids to the ewing township school district >> and the morning call, pennsylvania new gambling law includes $20 million for the building after planned science center in easton. the center aquarium and science and education attraction would be al allocated $2 million and safer money every year, over ten years. >> from the times herald, the region's house being market continues to improve at slow and steady pace. sales in the greater philadelphia area including 12 counties from the pennsylvania suburbs, southern new jersey and northern delaware, increase by 7.8% in the first nine month of this year. that's compared to 2016. >> and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> and up next, pat is here with your morning sports. >> good morning, guys. will fletcher cox be suspended for a big hit sunday? we have the angle that shows you why he might be okay. plus, the sixers do the damage , in houston, an

graduate of m.i.t., i truly believe in the power of stem education to prepare the rising generation for marriott careers. i am aware of your department's announcements of millions of dollars to support stem education. how can that investment interpersonal involvement ensure that more young people and specifically young women pursue careers in stem? >> i will select two more. >> i am a first year student and a former high school math teacher in new orleans. child inoned every education is important. i share that view. my question is about the $1 billion of title i funds that you proposed to be portable to allow for more choice. what steps will you ensure that that pooro ensureto ensure schools will be helped? >> the third question and i will turn it over to the secretary. >> i'm a senior at the college and i am from grand rapids, michigan. my question relates to michigan. you mentioned taxpayer dollars belong to the taxpayers and individual families. thanks in part to your efficacy in michigan, we leave -- lead in nation in for promise -- for-profit schools. a review of michigan charter schools in the church rate area found widespread w

in the arrest kerr, including rachel parker, a long-time records technician for the police department, and special education her partner christopher said she lived life to the fullest and made me the happiest man in the world. secretary lisa romero and office manager susan smith also among the victims. 28-year-old single mother jessica claimchuck was visiting vegas with her fiance. you are heaven sent, my one and only, she wrote to him last week. she leaves behind four children. several police officers are also among the victims, including las vegas officer charleston hartfield. >> one of my officers was off duty attending the concert and lost his life. >> reporter: one witness said off-duty officers in the crowd were injured when they acted as human shields. >> they laid overtop of us every time a round was fired. >> reporter: mechanic jordan mckilldone was a big fan of las vegas. he crossed paths with heather goous in the chaos. i'm with a young man who died in my arms, she wrote on facebook. tonight, so many people still s answers. families are being directed here to this convention center. with so many

this h.r. 2408, the protecting girls' access to education act, authorizes the state department and authorizes usaid to enhance existing education programs for displaced children, and to especially be engaged with girls. the bill calls on the state department in usaid to coordinate efforts with the private sector as well, with civil society groups, with multilateral organizations to collect relevant data to improve the effectiveness of these programs that we're engaged in. and finally, the bill would require that the state department and the usaid include data on education programs for displaced children in any report to congress on disaster relief and recovery efforts so that we're aware engaged in addressing this issue. we must strengthenle role of education -- strengthen the role of education in humanitarian engaged in addressing this assistance. refugees and other displaced persons live on a knife edge of despair. without access to education, children in conflict zones, especially girls, are more exposed to violence, to exploitation, and even to radicalization. by helping to realize their innate potential, education gives these children

tanya clay house is principal and former deputy assistant secretary for p-12 education. at the department of education. thank you so much. >> so thank you for allowing me to be here today. i think i'm messing up the forum here. okay. so i don't actually know all that's been said. i apologize for getting here late. it goes to some of the issues that -- did i mess this up? this doesn't count against my time, right? okay. so you know, i was just coming from a panel that was talking about the 13th amendment and policing. and how to contribute to mass incarceration. and on the panel, my focus was about what's happening in our schools. and how that's contributing to the mass incarceration of students of color. and so i kept, you know, talking about the statistics that we gathered, that were gathered by my good friend here, catherine, at the and so i kept, you know, talking about the statistics that we gathered. that were gathered. my good friend here, kathryn, at the department of education and the office of civil rights. and so it's particularly important for me to be here today, because i am

for ireland. the education department saying this storm is unprecedented as a result for ireland.ey've actually closed all schools across the board, across the island today. work your way into portions of the uk. there are low impacts expected. but still could see power outages widespread. heathrow reporting about 20 flights that have been halted so far. dublin much the same. about 20 flights canceled going into monday. the afternoon and evening hours, notice, a lot of the winds pushing in through the channels. could be upwards of 100 kilometers per hour and works its way towards northern areas of the uk. a big story for folks across an area that do get hit very hard in significant storms. but having one that has tropical origins is something you don't see every day, guys. >> yes, unusual like many of the storms we're seeing. >> very true. >> pedram, thank you. it's racing toward ireland and the united kingdom, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain and possibly a dangerous storm surge. let's go to our phil black. he is live in ireland. you starting to feel the effects ther

discriminated against in their schools that is the last thing we want and the office for civil rights and the department of education continues to hearis and work with the schools that have any of those issues to deal with and we are committed toto doing that on behalf of the students, any student that has any issue of they feel is discriminatory. we are committed to dealing with that. with respect to the title ix sexual assault on campus issue as you know, we have taken steps to make a rulemaking process that will actually is going to go about this in the right way.w i credit the former administration for having raised the issue of campus sexual assault to a level where we are talking it's not an issue that we will be sweeping under thee rug or putting into the back room of a college administration and it should not be that way. i have said it before and i will say it again that one sexual assault is one too many. by the same token one student that is denied due process is one too many. we need to ensure that that policy and that framework is there to all students and were committed to doing that. >> one more quest

for three more months. >>> the department of education is considering partially forgiving federal loans for students defraudedr- profit colleges. tens of thousands of students deceived by for-profit schools had more than $550 million in student loans canceled but no education secretary betsy devos is working on a plan to give students only partial relief. >>> president trump is considering nominating jerome powell as the next federal reserve chair. the chair for janet yellen will be ending in february. she was nominated by president obama in 2013. >>> speculation has ended that the mayor of san francisco would be running again. he says he has a lot of work to do. he says that he won the second four-year term in march. some believe he may be looking at running for president in 2020. there are several candidates who want to succeed governor brown next year. some of the candidates involved gavin newsom, john chunk and former superintendent of education delay in easton. john cox and orange county assemblyman travis allen are also going for the seat. >>> it has been three weeks since the fires began in the north b

in two years trenton parents will pay a steep price for illegally sending their child to an out of district school. new jersey department of educationis ordering a trenton mountain tore pay a whooping $15,584. for sending her daughter to the ewing township school district. >>> from the mercury pottstown police are stepping up their game when it comes to, teen seat belt enforcement, they will be looking for unbuckled teens from october 16th through october 27th. enforcement activities will be conducted at pots continue high school and hill school in addition to otheres were. >>> front page of the spirit from delaware county residents and community leaders gathered to rename a street in honor of a fallen fire fighter on the tenth anniversary of his death roberts avenue in sharon hill was recently renamed michael reagan way in memory of the 21 year-old fire fight shore died fighting a garage fire, back in 2007. >>> that is a look the a the some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> up next, pat's here with your morning sports, good morning, pat. >> good morning, guys. coming up we will look at the eagles prepa

for at least three months. >>> the u.s. department of educationconsidering only partially giving federal loans for students defrauded by for- profit colleges. tens of thousands of students deceived by for-profit schools under the obama administration had more than $550 million in student loans canceled but now they could only get partial relief. . >>> president trump is considering hiring jerome powell as the current fed chief. yellen was nominated by obama in 2013. >>> the los angeles mayor eric garcetti ended the explanation he may run for navigate. he said in a series of tweets he still has a lot of work do in los angeles and wants to continue that. he ended a four year term as mayor in march. he won't be able to run for another term under term limits there. some political observers believe he may be thinking about a run for president in 2020. >>> there are several candidates hoping to succeed governor brown next year. the four leading democratic candidates include... include... there are two republican candidates that also want the seat... sea

for joining us this hour here on our international. first this hour the u.s. state department has announced that the country is withdrawing from unesco that's the un's educational scientific and cultural organization the main reasons for the withdrawal cited by the state department concerns of unesco's mounting the rear is the need for fundamental reform in the organization and its alleged anti israel bias disappear a calm has more. the state department has just released a statement announcing that the u.s. is officially withdrawing from unesco the un's cultural body which the u.s. helped found back in one thousand nine hundred five over the agency's a legit anti israel bias washington said that the move will take effect on december thirty first according to the statement however washington will remain in the organization as a quote nonmember observer state in order to contribute u.s. news perspectives and expertise the current director general of the us go irina bokova said that she expressed quote profound regret over the blue we deeply regret that today i received a letter from the secretary of state the decision case being taken and it's just according to t

for joining us. and we start with that top news story the u.s. state department has announced that the country is withdrawing from unesco the un's educational scientific and cultural organization well the main reasons for the withdrawal cited by the state department off concerns over unesco's mounting a real is the need for fundamental reform in the organization and it's a. ledged anti israel bias. well for this i'm now joined by our. own in washington hi betsy mira so what's behind the reasons for this decision. well the state department has just released a statement announcing that the u.s. is officially withdrawing from unesco the un's cultural body which the u.s. helped found back in one thousand forty five over the agency's alleged israel bias citing the need for fundamental reform washington said that the move will take effect on december thirty first according to the statement however washington will remain in the organization as a nonmember observer state in order to contribute u.s. news perspectives and expertise and now this all comes as you know sco is voting to choose a new director the current director general of unesco both of us said sh

for example. before brown versus department of education we were living under a system of state's rights. i don't know if you know what that means. it means the supreme court has not definitively interpreted for the country the 14th amendment to the constitution. states were deciding here and there what you could and couldn't do. everybody with blue shirts couldn't ride the bus to school, they had to walk. everybody with brown hair had to go to a school with kids only with brown hair. just all over the place. and especially for african-american people, a lot of you watch the news today and you see the protests against how african-american males in particular are treated. well, brown versus the board of education and a lot of the early activities, activism, was all about similar issues. see, it took over 100 years, a century, for brown versus board of education to take place. first time parents, people like your parents took to court the issue of why couldn't my kids go to any school? i'm paying taxes on every school but you're assigning my child a school based solely on the color of their

the department of education says hackers are attempting to extort institutions for cash. districts and three states have been targeted. the hackers say if they don't get the money they will release stolen private records. some cases have included threats of violence, shaming bullying schoolchildren unless the payments are received. officials do not believe the threats are credible and have determined that the hackers are located outside the u.s. >>> california's bar exam is notoriously difficult and will stay that way for now. only 43% of the people who took the exam in july 2016 past. that is the lowest rate in 32 years and lower than the success rates in other states. potential lawyers have complained about it but the state supreme court said yesterday that the downward trend appeared to be part of a broader national pattern and there is no need to lower the standards. the justices say it may change the passing standard in the future but for now the bar should analyze the exam itself to see whether changes are really needed. >>> 4:18 am. we want to check back in with sa

for the federal government to get involved. the department of justice should launch an immediate investigation into hollywood culture of systematic sexual abuse. there is ample precedent for this. under the obama administration the department of education lost more than 300 investigations into schools across the country ranging from harvard all the way down to skip's wow cisco junior college. all of them sought to expose and punish schools it said violated federal law by enabling cultures of sexual harassment and assault. the department of defense has spent years trying to root out sexual assault in the armed services. when jerry sandusky's crimes were exposed at penn state the federal government launched not one but two investigations into the failure of the school to discover and report his abuse. for years democratic senators have taken the lead in condemning institutional sexual abuse. they felt hearings, press conferences, they've issued statements. now, because one of their own donors has been accused, they are silent. there's no reason this ought to be a partisan issue. democrats in congress say they care about women, now we will see if they mean it. joining us now is the host of "the ingraham angle" ," show the premieres on oct

for all of their hard work. i also commend the faculty, parents and the communities in general. this prestigious award is noted throughout the country, and certainly the united states department of education is to be commended for presenting these awards. the academy of our lady of peace and the woodland school are proud examples of academic excellence and worthy of this national distinction. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. mr. gutierrez: a little over a month ago, hurricane irma struck the caribbean island of st. martin very, very hard. within a couple of days i got a call from a loved one of a couple of constituents. they had family members trapped at a hotel in st. martin with dozens of other americans. the power was out. they were running out of food and water and incidents of looting were reported so they called me, their congressman, and i called the state department to see what could be done. within 36 hours of my call, our u.s. citizens, nearly 150 of them, were evacuated from an island in the ocean surrounded by water. and do you

state department has announced that the country is withdrawing from unesco the un's educational scientific and cultural organization the named reasons for the withdrawal cited by the state department are concerns over us because mounting a real is the need for fundamental reform in the organization and its alleged anti israel bias auntie's correspondent samir a card has details. the state department has just released a statement announcing that the u.s. is officially withdrawing from unesco the un's cultural body which the u.s. helped found back in one thousand forty five over the agency's a legit anti israel bias citing the need for fundamental reform washington said that the move will take effect on december thirty first according to the statement however washington will remain in the organization as a quote nonmember observer state in order to contribute u.s. news perspectives and expertise this all comes as unesco's voting to choose a new director the current director general of the us go irina bokova said she received notification from secretary of state rex tillerson adding that she expressed a quote profound regret over the move

for his release. the department of education has revoked 72 policy documents detailing the rights of disabled students, calling them outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective. the documents spelled out ways schools should comply with two civil rights laws, the rehabilitation act and disabilities education act. among the documents rescinded was one offering guidance to schools on how to use federal funds for special education. a spokesperson for education secretary betsy devos declined to comment on the changes. during her confirmation hearings last january, devos told senators states should be left to decide whether to comply with the individuals with disabilities education act. that prompted a follow-up question to devos by new hampshire democrat maggie hassan. >> i want to go back to the individual disabilities in education act. that is a federal civil rights law. so do you stand by your statement a few minutes ago that it should be up to the states whether to follow it? >> the law -- federal law must be followed or federal dollars are in play. >> were you unaware what i just asked you that it was a fed

for the manhattan beach police department near l.a. sandy casey also worked in manhattan beach as a special education teacher. gardner's boss called her a, quote, dedicated civil servant with san bernardino county. susan smith worked for a school district in ventura county for the past 16 years. sonny melton was a nurse from western tennessee. he died shielding his wife healther who grew up in sebastopol. carrie barnett was part of our extended family with the walt disney company. she worked at california adventure. >> stephen paddock the 64-year-old nevada man identified as the shooter. there are very few key things we learned about him. here is what we have. he was a multimillionaire, interestingly enough, and strangely enough, making his money in real estate primarily. he liked to gamble. paddock played poker at $100 a hand. he led a private and quiet life. police did not know him. he never got in any trouble that we can tell. his brother lives in florida. eric paddock told reporters his bring's action makes no sense at all. >> he had a couple of handguns, i think. he had a safe with a couple of handguns.