. >> the education department, which you mentioned, you have a long list of education reform ideas, one of whom is a pal grants for k through 12. then you say you will sing -- your shrink the education department to as much as you can get it. if we have pell grants, isn't that just entrenching the federal government? >> i would let the states do it. in the president's role, like address the joint session and stay here are 12 things i hope this government does and the -- reagan understood this thoroughly. as leader of the country, i can abdicate all series of things. i think every state should adopt a law that says student will encounter the declaration of the dependence every year they are in school. i now think the federal government should adopt that law but i will actively advocate that in every single state because the declaration of independence is central to who we are as a people. >> the education department would be data collecting? >> data collecting and analysis. >> you have lunch programs and subsidies -- how do you go through that? >> it goes through the department of agricu

and career ready. >> reporter: abc 2news. >> some states that apply could be reviewed by the education departmentarly next year just in time to make changes before they give spring testing. four other states the waivers wouldn't take effect until the 2012 school year. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> another picture perfect day. >> it was beautiful. about five degrees cooler today. bit of an east breeze. chesapeake bay influence there, nice fall day. tomorrow things will start to change. you know it can't last forever. it's november. we will bounce back quickly though. not a big hit here. let's get the details. right now a nice night as we still have a little bit of light left with dusk here in charm city. baltimore looking good this evening but again the sunsets coming very early these days. 55 right now out at the airport. humidity 74%, winds southeast. had a bit of fog to deal with. no question, don't think we will have that tomorrow and again just a recap, beautiful blue skies over baltimore today. this from the marylan

education department is launching an investigation. under university rules, you must report offenses. >> we would love for you to weigh in. you can find the poll on our facebook page. give us your comments. >>> in venezuela and the growing furor the face -- and the growing fear over the missing catcher. wilson ramos was taken from his home in santa ines, venezuela. >> he finished his rookie season here in washington and was back at home when we learned that gunmen stormed his home. this is the first time in major league baseball player has been abducted. there is growing concern for his safety. wilson ramos was of pettitte from his home in venezuela by armed men -- was abducted from his home in an as well as by armed men last night. -- in hisvenezuela by armed men last night. he was taken away in an suv. the kidnappers vehicle was found abandoned in a nearby town. according to the venezuelan professional baseball league they have not contacted the catchers family. they are still waiting to confirm reports. players are posting on line a

i think you will find in my case, the education department becomes smaller department. it may be mergeed with another department. >> bret: his answer about how he would run against president obama on the issue of healthcare coming up with the all-star panel. the recent rise in the poll could be mixed. brit hume has analysis. good evening. >> good evening. the good news for newt gingrich is the gradual rise in the polls turned in to a surge. including in first place in a national poll and close second in the latest polling average. that is also the bad news. being second place to mitt romney is dangerous in politics. look at what happened to perry, bachmann and cain, who took the romney lead and pithered in the scuteny that came with it. the same could await gingrich. he left house republicans back to power after 40 years in the majority but that was 17 years ago. the subsequent speakership were tush lect, marred by two shutdowns that were unpopular for which he and republicans were blamed. in 1997 he was reprimanded by the house for college courses he taught. they were

the $16 bag is a tool that was developed by the nutrition education department at the capital areas food bank and $16 is the minimum allotment that an individual or a family can receive on the snap program, which was formally called the food stamps program. >> that doesn't sound like a lot. what do you have in here? >> we have whole wheat tortillas. we have no salt added canned tomatoes. we have barbecue sauce. no salt added corn. dry black beans and cheese as well. >> this is a great source of protein. >> exactly. >> all of this, how long can this kind of food last? >> this food, $16. the $16 bag, you can make 16 meals. >> all right. also what you can do right now is go to wusa9.com to find a myriad of ways to help out, including on going food drives, volunteering. back to you. >>> i keep expecting it to be cold outside, but it's not that bad. >> it's not bad now. temperatures still are falling, but for tonight we're looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s. you know, might need a jacket. here's a look at our current conditions. downtown is 54. down to 46 in gaithersburg. 47 from mart

slashed the federal education budget in half he put bill bennett in charge of the federal education department a guy who had campaign eliminating their part when he told for profit business is up and pick up the slack and now reagan worshippers like chris christie and scott walker by themselves in positions of power around the country and they want to further expand private education until it completely replaces public education but we can't let them do it just like the new jersey supreme court stood up yesterday for the rights of students to have access to free public education we need to stand up and tell our lawmakers the we're tired of having our education of our kids outsourced to greedy c.e.o.'s are being forced to pay for other people's kids to go to church schools as jefferson warrant the taxes we all pay to educate americans are far less than the consequences of not educating them like the cost of tyrants rising to power in an ignorant america. let's kick the profiteers. out of our schools. after the break president obama is in asia and he's pushing for more so-called free trade deals

system and if they do things like you know i've heard one of them talk about abolishing the education department i'm going to give you a break you need education in this country don't raise a lot of education you know there's a debate of but probably most of the trouble is the feedback so what actually determine the outcomes not the direct impacts so they're putting forward not simple grab a sound bite stuff that sounds good wins. when solutions but you know it goes to the heartland of america but it's not describing a complex system which is the one that actually live in and will make things worse small to them better and it sounds like the economists that are advising them as well right mark let me bring it out either that's all we have time for we are so happy that we have you here on the show thank you so much for being there that was professor steve king is also author of debunking economics. all right we've gone over some of the very important things that are going on today and that important national issues now we're going to go over some of the they're not necessarily not important they'

i voted for the department of education in 1979. i wouldn't vote for it today. gist i've looked at how it's evolved. life looked at the national education establishment, and my conclusion is you need a very, very dramatic changes. plus the 32 years ago. other things i've been relatively stable and a couple things i just made a mistake. it is truly the dumbest thing i've done in the four or five years because she is so radioactive just literally you can't explain that. second, i'm probably not going to meet your standards but i don't know about the climate change. there are a lot of grito double standards, there are a number of standards to say that it's not real speech tuesday night to the truth is the climate change the fact is 1978 indicating become an ice age i s recently at the field museum in chicago looking at dinosaurs in the antarctic. if there are dinosaurs in the antarctic there is no -- >> they wouldn't call you a dinosaur though. >> the campaign of newt and proud to be here. >> [inaudible] >> how was your help? >> i work seven days a week working for

>> department of education sex abuse, department of justice criminal. two different issues.imately they join together. separate responsibilities, look for both of them. >> let's move on to conrad murray. we know he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. right around the corner he's going to be sentenced. right on the eve of his sentencing, this "today" show interview is aired this week and he makes a host of admissions. let's listen. >> how could you really be monitoring michael jackson at the same time you're making calls, you're texting, you're e-mailing. were you distracted? >> no, i was not. when i looked at the man he was all night deprived of sleep. he was desperate for sleep and finally is getting sleep. am i going to sit over him, sit around him, tug on his feet doing anything to wake him up, no. >> you walked out of the room to talk on the phone. >> absolutely. i wanted him to rest. >> you're saying you were talking on the phone but you could see him. >> i could not see him. >> but you could hear him. >> if he got up and called me i could hear him. >> if he stop

education department is looking into whether officials violated a federal law.eges and universities that receive federal aid are required to publicly report crimthal threats on campus. they had just begun a probe into penn state today when they revealed syracuse university could be next. critics say the rule is almost unenforceable. >> easy to say report all crimes. very hard to get schools to do it and it would be a huge task to actually have every school monitored all the time and enforce those rules. >> criticsies the fine is not enough of a deterrent. the school violated the act, it face as fine of $27,500. the biggest fine was against eastern michigan university in 2007. it had to pay $357,000 for complaints. >>> coming up in 90 seconds, crab season it's back. the deal fisherman reached today and a new investigation into two caltrans workers accused of falsifying reports. the crimes they are accused of against the state and federal government. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew! >>> classes were held in stairways and

the country back on a firm financial footing is to close, including among other things, the department of education, the department of energy, commerce, interior, housing and urban development. you would cut back the federal work force by 10%. you've also suggested we should close fema which is the emergency management agency. >> right. >> schieffer: i have to ask you this. what do you do about all the things that those agencies control, run, supervise? for example, what happens to the national parks if you close the department of the interior? do we just let them go by the by or what? >> no. no way. the program deals with this. there's transition funds but we would like to see a lot of land sold off. we're not just going to ignore the parks. no, not at all. i mean, the money isn't there. these are departments that are doing too much. the american people are sick and tired of our educational system. just think of how we've been involved and give out loans and we educate students, the cost of education goes up. they graduate. they don't have jobs. and they have a trillion dollars worth of debt. we h

guest: the education department would have information on the colleges. there is not a great central place to find that, but you can look at the charity tax forms. they have to report that information. there is a line that shows you where they're private donations -- how much a race that way. for many groups, that is all they get. they might not be eligible for government money. however, government money is more than the amount than people give in private donations. about one-third of the money comes from the government. host: two-thirds coming from private donations then? guest: people do not think about the fees that are charged for services. that is really the biggest share of money. host: taxpayers are putting up one-third of the money for foundations, nonprofit organizations? -- not foundations, non-profit organizations? guest: right. there are lots of different ways individuals and citizens are helping to subsidize nonprofits, and the reason we do that is because we believe those organizations are providing good services to the community that we dep

>> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. ery different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going through that official process. what michael sibley with the state department did say, however is that we've had one rule and one rule only since the beginning of this debate. we'll comply with the l

>> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. y different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with the spokesman for the state department of education, michael sibley. he's saying tomorrow the numbers that will come out do comply with what doj is asking for. without really being asked. what they are saying is they'll release numbers. average daily membership numbers. these lists may not really give a good look at what the doj is asking for because the state department of education mentions that students of immigrant parents often don't officially withdraw from schools, erin. they're often just -- they leave without going through that official process. what michael sibley with the state department did say, however is that we've had one rule and one rule only since the beginning of this debate. we'll comply with the law

committee to investigate and they also brought in the head man, the secretary of the state education department into this. i think that this is shifting now towards investigation and towards the victims. >> bob neal, thank you so much. thank for entrepreneur sights. >>> in "the politico" briefing continue on this subject the investigation into alleged sexual abuse has political short fallouts, potential cover-ups at penn state. it sent shockwaves through republican and democratic. and testing tom corbett republican who sent a public signal by attending today's trustee meeting something he's never done before. he's a member of the board of trustees. we have our political reporter here from "politico". we heard from different establishment figures, democrats and republicans but the governor has stepped up to the plate. >> reporter: yeah. i think overall just, you know, joe paterno and penn state specifically just have such an outsize role in pennsylvania that these politicians got involved. you saw senators toomey and casy quickly putting out a statement resinding a presidential award that they n

so he was like, "the energy department, the education department and -- men's furnishings?"the possible reasons why it might happen. and they said, "well, maybe his mind was racing to the next thought." nah, that's not it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that was not it. that's not it. no, no. >> rick perry, not at all. >> jimmy: i gotta say, i love your show. and one of my favorite things i saw was when zach galifianakis lit up a fake joint -- >> wink, wink. >> jimmy: yeah. on your show. because a lot of people were talking about legalizing marijuana. and you are pro legalizing marijuana. >> yeah, jimmy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: a little bit. >> i mean, i've given it a little thought over the years and -- >> jimmy: that was very bryant gumbel of you. [ as bryant gumbel ] "yeah, jimmy. no, katie." >> is that what bryant gumbel sounds like? [ as bryant gumbel ] >> jimmy: "you know, katie, yeah, katie. when he used to do the "today" show. >> the more you do it, the more it's sinking in. >> jimmy: i'm lucky you did not do my bryant gumbel impression. >> well, it's very exciting for people

congress and the department of education might be getting involved.n try to finish its football season? even coach k weighing in on that controversy. >> i just feel badly for him, and whatever he is responsible for, it will come out. and hopefully, it will come out from him. are you anxious to protect your family with life insurance ... but afraid you can't afford it? well, look how much insurance many people can get through selectquote for less than a dollar a day. selectquote found, rich, 37, a $500,000 policy for under $18 a month. even though dave, 43, takes meds to control his blood pressure, selectquote got him a $500,000 policy for under $28 a month. ellen, 47, got a $250,000 policy for under $20 a month. all it takes is a phone call. your personal selectquote agent will answer all your questions ... and impartially shop the highly rated term life companies selectquote represents for your best rates. give your family the security it needs at a price you can afford. call this number or go to selectquote dot com. selectquote. we shop. you save. @

duncan and had said some pretty positive things about the way arne duncan is handling the education departmenthink if they look more closely, not only at his history in terms of his history in the speakership, but even in terms of some of his views, i think they'll see someone who is masquerading as this anti-establishment figure, but is really an establishment figure. >> let's take a look at a contrast between an integrated personality, bob schieffer, who is a good guy from texas being a journalist all these years, and the somewhat confected personality of newt gingrich being opened up on television. here's a memorable moment from back in the summer when it looked like gingrich's campaign was imploding. let's listen. >> i owed between $250,000 and $500,000 to a jewelry company. what was that about, mr. speaker? >> well, first of all, it's about obeying the law. >> did you owe $500,000 to a jewelry company at one point? >> we had a revolving fund. >> what does that mean? >> it means that we had a revolving fund. it was an interest-free account. >> i mean, who buys $500,000 worth of jewelry on

her organization has received the new york state education department's high performing designation.by capella university. matter. >>> the unemployed especially -- >> it's been a packed daily rundown. we only have time for a quick shameless plug. >> 93 years old. he was the king of washington when republicans and democrats actually talked to each other. >> that was a long tame ago. >> economist david beckworth and i have an article at the new republic, what the left and right get wrong. >> my friend and new, hats a profile in "the washington post" style section. >> written by the best profiler jason horowitz. that's it for this edition. monday on the show, rick santorum joins chuck. coming up next on msnbc, chris jansen and company. then at 1:00 p.m. don't miss "andrea mitchell reports" with me. for a hot dog cart. my mother said, "well, maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart and set it up someplace." so my parents went to bank of america. they met with the branch manager and they said, "look, we've got this little hot dog cart, and it's on a really good corner. let's see if we can

children and about our education system. >> i want to ask you about education secretary arne duncan who says he's extraordinary angry. the departmentt you have first crack. >> penn state needs to know they're taking this seriously, and i i know there are some columnists that say this game shouldn't even be played. and the question is, you know, are people going to get the signal that they are taking it seriously and they're putting it ahead of sports and the money that surrounds sports. what you're going to see is a more cursory review. all journalist also be looking at past statements that joe paterno said. i saw something this morning about a comment he made in 2006 when one of his players was accused of sexual harassment. he sort of brushed it aside. all of this is going to come back now and penn state will have to answer for it. >> what do you think are the answers penn state needs to give, jen? >> i agree with david. these are serious allegations and a serious issue and there's a lot we don't know. right now the school has to look both internally at how their student body is dealing with this. how many people, hows of people w

he wants to eliminate the departments of education and commerce and energy.100 billion in the first year. but reducing the size of government is not new. fellow republican contender ron paul has made it part of his calling card, going back even further, ronald reagan proposed cutting the department of education. >> this is a standard part of playing to a certain conservative base that dramatically wants to reduce the size of government and feels the best way to do it in some cases is whole sale elimination of certain cabinet agencies. >> reporter: consider this, the department of commerce houses various agencies including the patent and trade office and noaa and census bureau, the education department is in charge of federal student loans and enforcing eek squall access laws. overseeing the country's nuclear reactors and maintaining the nation's nuclear weapons. but fiscal conservatives say washington has become too bloated. chris edwards runs the cato's institute down sizing website. he says energy spends $45 billion. with the country deep in the red, he say

. >> smith: another former ashford enrollment counselor, in a submission to the department of education, wrote: "we are forced to do anything necessary to get people to fill out an application. our jobs depend on it." >> thank you for calling ashford university. >> smith: bridgepoint says ashford has zero tolerance for unethical behavior. >> the focus is to start the student, whether they're academically ready whether they're financially ready, they need to start class. >> smith: ray campbell worked as a financial aid advisor at the university of phoenix. once a student was recruited, it was his job to hook them up with a loan so they could start paying for classes as quickly as possible. >> if i put on my report that the student's not ready, and they don't start, i would hear it. i would constantly be pressured with "why aren't they ready? is there a way we can start them? what can we do to get them ready?" the focus was on "this student needs to start." period. >> smith: just weeks before this broadcast, the university of phoenix replied at length to a list of written questions from f

her organization has received the new york state education department's high performing designation.s is brought to you by capella university. matter. >> well, one of the closest senate elections in 2012 will be in the state of washington and jefferson, virginia. the old dominion. democratic incumbent is retiring there, and it's now a race between two former governors, republican george allen and democrat tim kaine. joining me now to make sense of it all is wes hesser. first of all, how close is this election right now? >> oh, it's a squeaker. every poll that we've seen in the past few months has shown it as neck in neck. >> george al with en, of course, lost a close re-election battle to jim webb five years ago in part because of that now famous macaca moment. will virginia voters remember that? >> i think so. i mean, it's part of the political dictionary, especially here in virginia, so he hasn't been running away from that. he's kind of confronting it forth wrightly and trying to lessen the impact, i think. >> how much money is pouring into the race? >> oh, quite a bit. it hasn't

small initiatives included regulations for the fda, the education department.y now? >> well, what clinton did was, i think a lot longer in coming and he embraced it much more fully. he right out of the gate after the '94 midterm said, all right, if i can't work with this congress now that republicans run it i'm going to do what i can do on my own. obama's taken a little longer, but he's now doing these initiatives. the idea behind it is to reach people where they live, reach their pocketbooks. if it's giving mortgage relief to homeowners, that's something people will feel, if it's student debt, that's another part of the population that will feel that. it's contrasting his actions with a congress they would like to be able to argue is doing nothing, especially republicans in the house, and to be able to demonstrate that he's able to use all of the levers of power and for the good of middle class voters. >> and about a year ago, we actually sort of heard a clinton adviser offer this as a possible strategy, sort of advising the current white house this is somethi

and there is late word tonight that the us department of education plans to investigate penn state's handling of the sex abuse case. hermain cain is participating in a republican presidential debate tonight, the first since biele went public with accusation that's cain made unwanted advances toward her. political correspondent jan crawford reports another of his accusers is about to step before the cameras. >> reporter: karen kraashaur who filed a complaint that cain sexually harassed her in the 1990s has decided to speak out. lawyer joel bennett told us she was prepared to hold a press conference to talk about several instances of alleged harassment by cain that throed a settlement with the national restaurant association. >> she feels with all these denials by mr. cain that it's appropriate for her to put more of the facts out there to the extent that she's comfortable doing so. >> reporter: another woman who said cain was sexually impropriety with her, sharon bialek, has braed to participate. as the women come forward, they are facing increased scrutiny. cain's campaign released i