duncan came down monday night in the game and did not return.hankfully for the spurs no structural damage but will miss at least the next three games. >>> hockey's capitals are without their stars. alex ovechkin will be out due to injuries. marcus johansson unleashed a rocket. tying the game and force a shoot-out. alexander had a backhand move. the caps won 5-4, just a point behind the flyers for the top spot in the east. that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> is lindsay lohan going back to jail? by choice. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus who would have thought a mother's nightmare could lead to fame and stardom? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. another storm system on the west coast. this is a slow mover and it's going to bring rain today on and off through california northwards. a lot of these areas it's already rainingsnow falling at high elevation and a lot of passes difficult, especially going through areas around tahoe, 80, l

secretary duncan and i were big dr. suess fans. >> we both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys, but if we had a nickel for every book reread, we'd be rich. these are great, great books. the more you read for fun at home, turn the tvs off at night, and just read and if you become lifelong readers, you can do anything you want to do. >> that's right. >> when i grew up, guess how many tvs we had in our house? >> eight? >> we had zero. we were read to every night. we didn't always understand that, but it instilled the love of learning and reading. we are thankful for that. whatever it is, stories, mysteries, add -- adventure, comic books, whatever it is, read for fun and you'll do well the rest of your lives. ready to hear a story? >> all right. >> green eggs and ham. have you heard that one before? i am sam. i am sam. sam i am. that's sam i am. that's sam i am. i do not like that sam i am. do you like green hags and ham? >> i do not like them, sam i am. i do not like green eggs and ha

[laughter] >> duncan doughnuts to work? you have been at this for a couple of years? >> yes. >> this is pretty simple. this will go diagonally and come down vertically. >> later the president spoke about state and local levels. freezes should not include education. he is introduced by jeb bush. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. secretary duncan, president obama, i am honored to be here to introduce such distinguished guests. because of the florida attention on students, accountability for schools, rigorous college prep for and the broadest array of choices for families. to every child should have access to a quality education. you should graduate with the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and then their careers. they deserve to learn from excellent teachers and most deserve to be rewarded for their work a quick in the next generation of leaders. let's give them a run of applause. [applause] we know it is possible because we have seen it happen here at miami central high because leadership of principle turner. i give you the presiden

duncan kennedy, bbc news. >> stay with us, if you can, on "bbc world news." the trial of the billionaire head fund manager could shake up the way business is done on wall street. first though, and in bangladesh, the high court has upheld the sacking of a nobel laureate as the head of our micro finance bank. he is also an outspoken critic of the government. we have this report. >> it was a high-profile case, the public from inside and outside bangladesh, known as the banker of the board, and he was present for much of the court proceedings. and union, the high court ruled that the government was rights in sacking him from his position at a bank he founded more than three decades ago. it is seen as a setback for a man who won the nobel peace prize in 2006 for pioneering micro banking in bangladesh, which has since been copied in many parts of the world to help lift people out of poverty. and bangladesh today, this bank has more than 8000 borrowers. the majority of our workers are women. but authorities say three years ago, and he fell out with the prime ministe

john simpson and duncan stone are there. >> this is the heart of the defenses, a number of anti-aircraft guns grouped close together but capable of putting up fierce fire into the air and at ground level. we got here just after one bomb landed close besides the road. it cut the water supply to the town, something that could soon cause problems for the defender in the next few days. this is the battlefield that could decide the way the entire war is going. further in that direction are colnel gadhafi's troops. >> but today much of the action was from the air. four times progadhafi planes bombed the crossroads. the explosions are very close. the planes coming around bombing again, the bomb landed just on the other side of the road. now he is coming in again. that time the blast from the bomb knocked a member of our team to the ground, but he wasn't hurt. soon though the weather closed in, colnel gadhafi's pilots don't like flying low because they are vulnerable to ground fire. this volunteer explained that there are no senior officers here, but plenty of individuals giving orders. but for

kenny duncan's case is unique he is the only service man whose illness has been officially recognized by the british government as stemming from exposure to d. you can he and his wife mandy served in the armed forces he was a driver in the first gulf war he had to transport demolished iraqi tanks the war left its scars not only on kenny's life but on the rest of his family his ordeal began just a few months after he returned from kuwait to his native scotland. his question as far as i was pregnant it time. and it was over and into nile because i mean it is rock is always in pain in. a dress and it was quite a time because nobody knew what it was. but the worst was yet to come all three children suffer from congenital health disorders kenneth the eldest is the worst affected and has undergone eleven operations this is what made kenny and man the suspect do you believe began a long legal battle which they unexpectedly won that paper house us tremendous this paper sasheer the findings of fact. chive you know it's not an excess i. decided yes kenny has got to create a employs name can he

duncan. we appreciate it. i want to ask you a question also about expenditures but before i ask the question i want to say that i hope you will answer the question without implying something as you did a little while ago. you answered this question i think by saying you'd reduced 38 programs to 11 in the department. however, you failed to mention that you've not cut any spending as a result of doing that. you have no savings in reducing those departments. you're continuing to spend the same amount of money or even more. so i've related questions. number one we spend about $2 trillion in the department of education i believe since title one was implemented. and yet we've seen reading scores go down. we've seen all kinds of scores go down. you can see it on the chart. you can see how spending has gone up and yet we've achieved nothing. do you have a single program in the department of education that you can point to measurable results as a result of spending from the federal government? can you prove anything ha

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in rome. >> this is bbc news. the headlines, colonel gaddafi's forces have been making further advances as they attempt to crush the rebel uprising in libya. his son threatens a new bigger military onslaught. internationally, there is much diplomatic talk but no agreement on what to do next. france has officially recognized libya's rebels. in the eastern city of ben gazi, civilians are getting used to life no longer under colonel gaddafi's control. it was one of the first cities to fall. it has become effectively the headquarters of anti-gaddafi forces. our correspondent is there and has visited one wealthy family who is supporting the rebels. >> the schools are closed here and families are keeping their children at home. it's one of the ways in which people have been affected by the battle for libya. as it goes on, i have come to find out how one family is keeping this very nice neighborhood in the downtown area. you have already told me that you're not wanting for food or for water, that you can cope at the mome

obama and secretary duncan. please welcome our special readers. let's hear it for them. [applause] >> alright you guys. sounds like you are pretty excited, right? what are you excited about? [laughter] thank you. we are also we are also excited about reading, right? in our house we read all the time. do you know that? the president is a reader. he read so much, he knows facts about everything. do you guys want to be fat people? so you have got to read in order to do that and we are going to start out by reading something. secretary duncan and i wear were big dr. seuss fans. arnie d. want to talk about your reading? >> they both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys. if we had a nickel for every dr. seuss book we read we would be rich. these are great great looks and the more you guys read for fun at home, turning those tvs off at night and leaving those video games alone and reading notches for homework but for pleasure, you become lifelong readers and you can do anything you want to do. i will tell you one quick story. my parents wer

we're not goin' anywhere in the playoffs without tim duncan. it was a major scare for san antonio tonight. he sinks his hook shot but keep his eye on his ankle. he landed on ekpe udoh's foot, a sprained ankle. he had 15 points and 7 rebounds. but even without duncan it was all spurs. they squeak through. then manny ginobili steals. coast to coast, a game-high 28. the warriors only had 9 road wins all season. >>> like like the giants hosting the rockies, although he struck out four timmy wasn't very good today, gave up 5 runs in 2 2/3. the game was rained out just before the end of the top of the third. the rockies were leading 5-0 at the time. and you know what i have tonight, this is pretty good. >> what? >> we can have fun. vanderveer is not just a great basketball coach but we have uncovered her latest gold medal sport. >> i'm like this, looks good. come on riley, bring it on. ♪[ music ] [ laughter ] >> tar vanderveer, roll 'em over, show them the lights as we used to say in wrestling. this is a talent that i did not know existed. >> uh-huh.

[applause] secretary duncan has said that national service -- there's no more true thing.dult taking them through this trajectory, taking them through their young adult lives to graduation. i have seen this traveling the country. as governor bush said, and liu see these things on the ground you can fully appreciate them. in san antonio and milwaukee, of birmingham, you see americorps members foster grandparents, working with kids who are troubled or struggling to get through, offering a beacon of hope, a path of one life into another. nothing is more touching. nothing is more inspirational. to see a young person working with high school students eager turtle saying you can do this. you can imagine a future for yourself that no one else sees. that is the role the national service plans. it provides a vision and opportunity for young people in this country whose dreams have been shattered. to see themselves walking that long walk across the stage for high-school graduation. see themselves taking those first steps onto a college campus. to sit in a classroom with piers they n

tim duncan goes down hard with a sprained ankle in the first quarter and is out indefinitely.were negative. the spurs missed him in the middle as the warriors tried to take advantage of the situation snp was able to work it outside themselves even without duncan. jefferson showing he still has moves. the and one. part of his 12 points. ginobili, 3 steals, 28 points. the leg split on the dunk in a 111-96 win with the loss tonight. the best the warriors can finish is .500. >>> a very short day for tim lincecum and the giants. you know the weather we've been having here in the bay area. it made its way to scottsdale. giants and rockies got through 2 1/2 innings before it was rained out. four strike outs in steady rain. gave up five runs. his final start of spring come saturday. just a messy and unusual day. the a's and dodgers game rained out. brian wilson was reevaluated by doctors. the oblique muscle strain that kept him out of action, something that wilson says will not keep him from opening day. manager bruce bochy said wilson could start throwing the ball again perhaps wedn

parker to duncan. lay up. but of he lands on the foot. duncan leaves with a sprained ankle.w long he may be out. duncan exits. he enters and dunk courtesy of parker. spurs rolling. career night following the ac miss. showing up angry, dan. 15 points for the rookie. warriors down 20 in the fourth. kind of making it interesting. williams for 3. wright pull up jumper within 7 but the spurs consummate team. he had 28 here. out in the pasting lane. steal. dunk. spurs win going away. 111 in 96. warriors lost 26 straight in san antoni antonio. to baseball and heart skipped several beats over the weekend when giants closer wilson strained oblique muscle and appeared he might not be available for awhile but today he said it's not as bad as originally thought. wilson re-examine independent by doctors today and said if there was a regular season game he would be able to pitch let's say tonight. turned out the giants got rained out today. wilson might start some light throwing by wednesday. there's the rain out in the cactus league today. all star closer added no point pushing anything

we are grateful that he did that and especially grateful that secretary duncan and mrs. obama are here. let's hear it! [cheers and applause] >> suggs like you are pretty excited. what are you excited about? thank you. we are also excited about reading right? in our hearts we read all the time. the president -- he reads of much he knows facts about everything. so you want to be fact people? you have to read in order to do that. we will start by reading something fun. secretary duncan and i were big dr. seuss fans. do you want to talk about your reading exploits? >> we have two children at home who are older than most of you guys. every dr. seuss books we read, we would be rich. it is a great book and the more you are reading for fun at home, turned those tvs off at night, just reading, not just for homework but for pleasure you will become lifelong reader that you can do anything you want to do. my parents were a little bit crazy. guess how many tvs we had in our house? we had zero. i had to sleep at my friend's house to watch tv and instead my parents read to me and my b

and mallory duncan is with the national retail federation. thank you both for being with us. >> thank you. >> woodruff: mallory duncan, let me start with you. speaking for retailers help us to simply understand what this is all about. customers come into a store. they have their debit card. they swipe it. some of the money that they are paying is this fee and it goes to the banks completely? >> yes, that's pretty much what happens. every time a customer uses a debit or a credit card, there is a swipe fee collected. and it amounts to about 2% of the transactions, the face value of the transactions. consumers don't know it's being collected. it drives up the price of good. >> woodruff: you don't see out the receipt. >> that's correct. the merchants frankly don't know how much it is until they get their statement at the end of the month. >> woodruff: so what happens to this money? the banks get the money. what do they do with it? >> let's step back a bit. the interchange is basically the merchants' contribution to creating this very valuable ava

secretary duncan and i were big dr. seuss fans. arnie, you want to talk about your reading exploits? [laughter] >> well, we both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of guys but if we had a nickel for every dr. seuss book we read we'd be more. -- rich. turn those tv off at night and leaving those video games alone reading not just your homework but for pleasure you become lifelong readers. you can do anything you want thod >> right. >> and i'll tell you one quick story, my parents were a little bit crazy. i grew up -- guess how many tvs we had in our home. >> 8. >> 0. we had 0. i would sneak over to my friend's house and watch tv and my parents read to me and my brother and sister every single night and we didn't always understood that but it instill our love of reading. the more you guys are just reading for pleasure, whatever it might be, stories, mysteries, adventure. >> comic books, nonfiction, whatever it might be, just read for fun. if you do that, you're going to do very, very well the rest of your

secretary do you think duncan are big dr. seuss fans. >> we both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys, but if we had a nickel for every dr. seuss book we read, we'd be rich. the more you read for fun at home, turn the tv's off at night, reading the video video games alone, if you become lifelong readers, you can do anything you want to do. >> that's right. >> my parents were a little bit crazy. when i grew up, guess how many tvs we had? >> 8? >> eight? we had zero. i would sneak to my friends' house to watch t. my parents red to us every night. it instilled in us the love of reading. the more you read for pleasure, whatever it is, storyings, mysteries, adventure, comic books, nonfiction, whatever it is, read for fun. if you do that, you'll do very, very well the rest of your lives. ready to hear a story? [cheers and applause] >> green eggs and ham. have you heard that one before? i am sam. i am sam. sam i am. that's sam i am. that's sam i am. i do not like that sam i am. do you like green

duncan is mentally ill and has filed a suit against the oakland police department. district attorney george gascon says it's something he started looking into when he was police chief. >> police in any major city but in san francisco more so, we have a tremendous amount of contact with people with mental illness. and this is a process that you always learn and you always want to get better at. >> reporter: police say they opened fire on duncan on january 1st because he stabbed an officer. >>> vallejo police are looking for a man tonight who is suspected of stabbing a a mcdonalds employee. police say the man named vinny or vincent stopped the mcdonalds employee after being asked to leave. >>> what a bay area man has to say about the nuclear plant and safety problems he blew the whistle on. >>> and hundreds gather tonight to support japanese victims. how a refugee is turning feelings of guilty into feeling like he is contributing. >>> in san jose tonight there was a memorial and a fundraiser for the victims and survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami in japan.

duncan is mentally ill and has filed a suit against the oakland police department. district attorney george gascon says it's something he started looking into when he was police chief. >> police in any major city but in san francisco more so, we have a tremendous amount of contact with people with mental illness. and this is a process that you always learn and you always want to get better at. >> reporter: police say they opened fire on duncan on january 1st because he stabbed an officer. >>> vallejo police are looking for a man tonight who is suspected of stabbing a a mcdonalds employee. police say the man named vinny or vincent stopped the mcdonalds employee after being asked to leave. >>> what a bay area man has to say about the nuclear plant and safety problems he atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> in san jose tonight there was a memorial and a fundraiser for the victims and survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami in japan. lloyd lacuesta is live. >> reporter: the japan earthquake

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la gran mayoria de escuelas publicas en los estados unidos, segun el secretario de educacion arney duncane las escuelas de la nacion podrian fracasar este ano, no cumpliendo con las metas estableciadas en la ley " que ningun nino se quede atras" la ley aprobada bajo la administracion del presidente bush dice: "cada estado debe medir el progreso de cada alumno de las escuelas publicas en lectura y matematicas....todas las evaluaciones deben ajustarse a los requisitos academicos establecidos!" es por esto que anualmente todos los estudiantes toman el examen nacional que le otorga una calificacion a su escuela! 21:55:13 yo veo que si hay mucha presión. si se presiona mucho a los maestros, porque estamos enseñando basados en el grado que ellos cogen y los niños también se ponen nerviosos" la presion es tal que segun este estudio del periodico usa today muchos maestros han hecho trampas dandoles las respuestas a sus estudiantes y es que segun la ley para el 2014 el 100% de los ninos en los estados unidos deben ser competentes en matematicas y lecturas.. meta que para el secretario de educacion

and then the duncan, secretary of education -- arn inch e, he spoke a little bit and it was nice to hear him say, talk about a lot of things we are doing nationally. he talked about parent engagement and supporting early childhood education. the other thing i heard him talk about is that you know how we are trying to address chr

here is the story, tim duncan sprained his ankle in the 1st quarter. x-rays are negative.s tony parker. 15 assists. ginobili did his thing. warriors started out bad. 111-96. barry bonds jury selected. five hours hours of questioning. prosecutors agreed on 12 jurors, two alternates. the jury includes four men, eight women and two alternates. expected to testify tomorrow kimberley bell, the 9 year mistress of barry bonds. logan says his lower body injury that knocked him out of a game is not as serious as it originally appeared. he hurt his right leg, helped off the ice, but he is the shark's second leading scorerrer. he is okay. so say the sharks. when he coached in the nfl he used to leave tickets for elvis. jerry. always wore black. funny when atlanta was winning. then when they started losing he was nuts and bounced around since then. he is going to be a coach in the united football league, he will coach a team in hartford. remember paul was in here? >> absolutely. >> california redwoods. >> exactly and they moved to sacramento. one year and gone. dennis green coaches th

duncan. we appreciate it. i want to ask you a question also about expenditures but before i ask the question i want to say that i hope you will answer the question without implying something as you did a little while ago. you answered this question i think by saying you'd reduced 38 programs to 11 in the department. however, you failed to mention that you've not cut any spending as a result of doing that. you have no savings in reducing those departments. you're continuing to spend the same amount of money or even more. so i've related questions. number one we spend about $2 trillion in the department of education i believe since title one was implemented. and yet we've seen reading scores go down. we've seen all kinds of scores go down. you can see it on the chart. you can see how spending has gone up and yet we've achieved nothing. do you have a single program in the department of education that you can point to measurable results as a result of spending from the federal government? can you prove anything ha

duncan kennedy reports. >> this was the big police operation conducted in darkness with enough manpoweroverwhelm any resistance. addresses. some in italy and near rome. this was a hot not only for senior level members -- a hunt not only for senior level members but for merchandiseç le drugs and guns. the premises were searched in the quest for evidence. at this house, police found a secret hiding place behind a bookshelf. big enough to conceal man. one boss had hoped to evade capture. more than 30 mobsters were picked up. the six italian men were detained in germany. science, said police of the extensive foreign interests. >> this is a unitarian and strongly cohesive organization. it's reaches more extensive. perhaps not worldwide but across many continents. they emerged in the mid-1970's and its origins can be traced back to the 19th century. aftermath of italian unification. as well asç operating across europe, they have links with colombian drug cartels. cocaine is thought to be its biggest source of revenue. italian magistrates estimated its annual income at more than $35 billion

she was at that neighborhood meeting along with duncan, the captain, officer gallagher, the permit officer for no. station, a couple of officers from the alcohol licensing unit, and a couple of other officers, and actually, note the it -- actually, the executive director jocelyn kane was at that meeting. they want to open a bona fide restaurant and have a lounge after the food. we do have an abc condition, which calls for food operations wherever they are open until 2:00 a.m. for the meal service to go until 1:30, and it is our intention to always serve food when we are open, up to 30 minutes before we close. this will be a normal restaurant. anyone who is at the meeting, ms. kane can tell you, the food was a bit late getting out, but it was great, very good food. the concept is $8 to $12 per small plate, and i would request that there be a conditional grant. also, we have some conditions for haute officer gallagher. if you have any questions, we're here to answer. president newlin: commissioners, questions? commissioner joseph? vice chair joseph: do you have an idea to advertise your venu

and then the duncan, secretary of education -- arn inch e, he spoke a little bit and it was nice to hear him say, talk about a lot of things we are doing nationally. he talked about parent engagement and supporting early childhood education. the other thing i heard him talk about is that you know how we are trying to address chronic absenteism and he said it is a problem when kids don't go to school. the reauthorization we have been talking about reauthorizing that for the last two years, three years. and it seems they are going to try to come up with something before may -- the end of may, i guess and everybody was saying the same thing. so i'm taking it pretty serious. so pay attention to our reps at the federal level when they ask for our help because they will move quickly once they get focused on this. as you already know the budget doesn't look that great for us. even though president obama said he wants to support education and if it were passing his budget, it would be supporting education, but the house passed a bill that basically did away with all his priorities. so there was

i want to talk about are deducted, secretary of education, and -- and op-ed -- about arne duncan, a secretary of education, and an op-ed he wrote in "the post" on wednesday. >> we love march madness, office pools, a bit about it, but some responsibility schools have to players, enrolled students, to make sure they graduate and put them on the road to graduation. university of kentucky last year, five players first-year gone to the nba, you begin to question that. >> i am willing to hold a schools accountable, and the n.c.a.a. has not covered itself in glory. it gives millions of dollars to these kids, why wouldn't they go to the nba? >> it is not limited basketball. you could take it to football as well. as soon as they use them up, they let them go. they're not trying to educate them. they're trying to have them win games so the school gets money. >> i'm with colby, it's out and out exploitation. the idea of these athletes it be students is a for -- is a farce. let them be paid. these are the minor leagues of basketball, football. let's be honest about it and let them earn a living, a piece

secretary duncan and i were big dr. suess fans. >> we both have two children at home who are a little bit older than most of you guys, but if we had a nickel for every book reread, we'd be rich. these are great, great books. the more you read for fun at home, turn the tvs off at night, and just read and if you become lifelong readers, you can do anything you want to do. >> that's right. >> when i grew up, guess how many tvs we had in our house? >> eight? >> we had zero. we were read to every night. we didn't always understand that, but it instilled the love of learning and reading. we are thankful for that. whatever it is, stories, mysteries, add -- adventure, comic books, whatever it is, read for fun and you'll do well the rest of your lives. ready to hear a story? >> all right. >> green eggs and ham. have you heard that one before? i am sam. i am sam. sam i am. that's sam i am. that's sam i am. i do not like that sam i am. do you like green hags and ham? >> i do not like them, sam i am. i do not like green eggs and ha

as arne duncan says, our kids only get one shot at an education and we have to get it right. that is why i am calling on congress to send me an education reform bill i can sign into law before the next school year begins. [applause] before next year's school year. i want every child in this country to head back to school in the fall knowing their education is america's priority. let's see is the education moment, let's fix now child left behind. [applause] last week, we got a reminder of why it is so critical we reform this law. according to estimates, under the system no child left behind put in place, more than 80% of our schools may be labeled as failing. 80% of our schools, four out of five schools will be labeled as failing. that is an astonishing number. our impulses to either be outraged that the numbers are so high were skeptical that they are even true. skepticism is somewhat justified. we know that four out of five schools in this country are not failing. what we are doing to measure success and failure is out of line. in fact, the list of supposedly failing schools

. >> reporter: well, professor duncan williams grew up in japan, but he's taught here at uc berkeley for years. now, he went to japan last week to arrange to bring back a japanese singer to the campus in order to give that person an award. he was supposed to come back on friday, but the earthquake changed everything. >> the train was jerking left and right and we -- everybody in the car thought we were about to derail. i think all of us were trying to keep calm, but some of the younger girls were screaming and -- >> reporter: it would have taken just about 15 more minutes for the superfast express train to get uc berkeley professor duncan williams to the tokyo airport, but that's when the quake hit. >> it stopped running and we were stuck on there, there were some people that were injured. >> reporter: some people were able to get information and view video from their computers and that's how they began to realize just how serious this earthquake was. >> communication was definitely one of the first things that we were thinking about, in addition to once we were at that station, can

tim duncan sink this is shot but he sprains his ankle and left the game and didn't return. starcenter will be out, quote, a while. but it was all spurs. ginobili with 28. the warriors lose. >>> it looks like all the bare area rain went south to arizona. the giants and the rockies. lincecum was not very good. he gave up five in two and a third. the rockies were leading 5-0 and it rained out. >> he'll tweet the rest. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,