[grazna] ¿puedes creerlo, ellie? -¿ellie? eh... ¡hola, ellie! ¿puedo quedarme con él? ajá. ajá.emos a su perro! ¿y a quién le pertenece? -sentado, amigo. ¡genial, está entrenado! saluda. ajá. habla. -hola. -¡oh! -¡oh! -¿acaso este can dijo hola? -oh, sí. ¡oh! -mi nombre es dug. acabo de conocerte y te quiero. mi amo creó este collar para mí. es un amo bueno y muy listo. y me hizo este collar para que yo pueda hablar. ¡ardilla! mi amo es bueno y muy listo. -¡no es posible! -sí lo es, porque mi amo es muy listo. -wuau. ¿y qué hacen estos botones? -oye, ¿podrías...? i don't agree. uso este collar... [habla en chino] para hablar. te agradecería que no hagas eso. -russell, no toques eso. tal vez esté radiactivo o algo peor. -soy un gran rastreador. mi jauría me envió en una misión especial a mi solito. ¿han visto un ave? estoy buscando una. y he estado siguiendo su rastro. soy un gran rastreador. ¿ya se los dije? ey, es el ave que busco. no había visto una de cerca, pero es el ave. ¿puedo llevarme a casa su ave como mi prisionero? -sí, sí, quédatela. y de paso aprende a ladrar como c

even sheriff ellis who drove out to the crime scene -- if that's what it was. corporal boyd, alabama bureau of investigation, met him there. this case was personal for you, sheriff. >> yes, sir. my daughter and ms. teresa and scott's daughter played softball together. >> so you would see teresa at the ballpark. >> every game. felt like part of my family was gone, too. >> they had a look around the truck. no sign of a struggle. dusting revealed no viable fingerprints. there were no footprints. not even a loose hair. puzzling. was there any thought once you saw the scene that this was a suicide? >> there was things missing that prevented the suicide theory. >> like what? >> if you're going to commit suicide with a gun, it's usually at the scene. >> it was clear teresa had been murdered, shot with a gun which was now missing. and what was more, her cell phone -- the one that was always attached to her hip -- was nowhere to be found. >> did it look like it could have been a robbery? >> well, the wallet wasn't taken. the purse was on the console. but the contents of

i really want eddie ellis to happen. i'm not confident in some of the upcoming events over the coming months. i'm repeating myself there. with the west plan, which is something that came out of the transportation authority study, is that something we are looking to down the road? >> so we are recommending funding for something that was included in that neighborhood transportation plan, mid-block crossings at seventh and eighth, submit bid the authority. we have been in discussion with mta. they have agreed to be the sponsor and internally developing a project and schedule tol -- schedule to deliver and other authorities as well. >> thank you. >> finishing up on ellis and eddie, attachment 3, the authority submitted a bunch of projects because when we do plans we have to work with implementing agencies primarily and make sure they take ownership. ellison eddie will follow up. one of the other points is estimate was around $6 million, a big bite. maybe we can phase or backfill so we will follow up with your office. >> okay

that's what is happening at the ellis track crossing vta.let's check in with bart, everybody on time, muni good, so far vta not reporting delays at that ellis station. we'll keep an eye on that. >>> 6:08. >>> new this morning, boys and girls and breakfast. the gender impacted more when it comes to the most important meal of the day. >>> what is $100,000 get you in the world of sports cars? michael finney is ahead with a consumer reports >>> new evidence breakfast is the most important meal of the day. new study finds students who skip breakfast before school saw significant reduction in speed and accuracy in cognitive and memory tests. the study found girls were significantly more disrupted in their ability to focus than boys if they went without breakfast. researchers studied more than 1,000 students. >>> what is the fiskeer karma? the sportest priciest electrical on the market, $100,000. michael finney is here with how the car performs. >> reporter: good morning. a number of celebrities own the fiskeer karma, consumer reports put this vehi

michele ellis is a rookie officer in training. this is her second week working on prison grounds. >> my husband, you know, was kind of skeptical at first. i think he knows this is something that i really want to do. >> i've always had a passion for law enforcement. that's just something i love. my kids were kind of excited. they thought, okay, mommy is going to be a cop. that's cool for them. i don't think they really understand everything that's going on. you have to remember to stay firm, fair and consistent. you can't really treat anybody any different. they're all human. they're all men. you have to remember that. >> hey, this is lieutenant meehan. can you send offender tye, t-y-e up to custody hall? i need to speak with him. >> it's been a bad week for ronnie tye. since being caught with a cell phone charger, prison officials have suspended his contact visits. and now they've just handed down a ruling on his request to be married at the prison. >> they denied getting married at this time due to conduct history. >> how can the

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ellis square in savannah, georgia, with his girlfriend. his girlfriend is black. and while they were walking through the square last friday evening, they were approached, according to quade and his girlfriend, by three black males who were taunting them. a fight ensued. and the couple believes that they were targeted because they were an interracial couple. >> one of them was making racial comments towards us and the other was blowing kisses, so it was a very aggravating situation to be in. >> i didn't want to just be like, like freak out on them. >> right. >> because i thought they were saying something to me. i was trying to gain a little more knowledge about the situation, and before we could even do that, there was just bam, bam. >> andrew spoke to wtoc but did not want to show his face because he said his wounds have gotten worse since the fight actually happened. in this day in age, you would think, you would hope this kind of stupid stuff wouldn't happen. i just can't believe it happened. >> the police are still investigating this incident, and as a result

our chief education correspondent rehema ellis has more on the strike that is in week two. >> reporter: this is still going on, the city is not just waiting for the union to make the next move. >> ctu. >> reporter: while teachers return to the picket lines, the city went to court, seeking an injunction to force them back to work. >> our goal is to do everything we can, possibly, to get the children back in school. >> reporter: claiming the strike is illegal, and after a summer plagued by violence, the city says the walkout presents a danger to public health and safety. the union responded saying if this was an illegal strike, the chicago public schools would have looked for injunction on day one sunday, 800 teachers and representatives met for several hours, but rather than approve the nearly 200 page document, they gave them more time to review the proposal >> we don't want to be out here, but we have to be out here. >> this is the deal we got, okay? this is not a good deal by any stretch of the imagination, not to what our members are prepared to have. >> reporter: this would include

our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis, is with us from chicago. >> reporter: good evening,vy lifting is over, that, from the school department. and representatives of the teacher's union met for a short while, updating members on the framework of a deal. they say they expect to vote on a deal on sunday. if approved, kids will be back in school on monday. we're still waiting for details on the compromises reached for the major issues. the teacher evaluation linked with students on performance tests, and a rehiring policy for laid-off teachers, plus a possible 16% increase for teachers who make an average over $75,000 a year, in a district already struggling financially. all week, parents showed strong support for teachers, but there is concern on whether or not that would last into another week. a big teacher rally is planned for tomorrow, but the big excitement will come on monday. if indeed there is an agreement and kids go back to school in chicago. brian? >> rehema ellis covering the story for us in chicago. >>> up next as we continue on friday, a crime from the eisenhow

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. great note to end on this thursday evening we hope to see you later tonight for rock center, 10 eastern, 9 central time. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. good evening. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. he was a friend to all. that how the parents of slain ambassador chris stevens is remembering their son. stevens' mother and stepfather just returned home from washington where their son was honored by president obama. today, they sat down with nbc bay area's jody hernandez for their first on camera interview. a story you'll see only on nbc. joining us from piedmont high school. the parents must be so proud. >> reporter: oh,

our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis is at the new york public library tonight. good evening, rehema. >> reporter: good evening, brian, the numbers you just mentioned tell a clear story, which is why the nation's governors adopted the common core curriculum. this new, tougher more demanding standard of learning is generating buzz at the summit, as teachers are gearing up to teach a new way. at this elementary school in louisville, all 361 students are encouraged to think big. >> every day at jba is one day closer to? >> college. >> college. >> reporter: ranking near the bottom on standardized tests, kentucky was quick to incorporate the tests, a blueprint for english and math, adopted by every state. while there is no common curriculum, this raises academic standards nationwide. and for the first time, an a will mean the same thing for students everywhere. >> so a student moving throughout kentucky will be expected to learn this same thing. and that is important, and students moving state to state will have a common expectation of what they're supposed to learn.

with the call, here is todd ellis of the south carolina radio broadcast network. >> good snap.eturnable. ace backs up into his own territory. at the 46. takes one cut, another. avoids him. inside the 40. slips the tackle, another. he's inside the 10. he's knocked out of bounds -- oh, my, ace lights it up. >> verne: todd ellis, who was an outstanding quarterback back in the 1980's in south carolina. steve spurrier a pretty good quarterback at florida, heisman treve winner, and steve spurrier, connor shaw, marcus lattimore, those two huge defensive ends. south carolina wins it convincingly 31-10. to go to 4-0. for tracy wolfson, gary danielson, i'm verne lundquist, our entire crew. so long from columbia, south carolina. [ male announcer ] with a driving range of more than 550 miles you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind-spot monitor... [ beeping ] ...that helps remind you that the h

our chief education correspondent rehema ellis is outside the meeting place tonight. rehema, what can you tell us? >> reporter: after seven days on strike, teachers delegates have met and they overwhelmingly voted 98% to # to suspend this walkout and go back to work in the nation's third largest school district. some of the major issues in this new contract now include a 7% salary increase over three years. 30% of teachers evaluation will be based on student's standardized test scores. principals retain hiring power. but half of all new hires must be laid off teachers. about 800 teachers delegates again voted this afternoon to overwhelmingly suspend the strike. now it will be voted on by the rank and file, some 30,000 members we're told in two to three weeks. we're told that is just a formality. essentially the strike has been suspended and teachers say they will be back in the classrooms tomorrow. brian? >> rehema ellis with the breaking news tonight from chicago. rehema, thanks. >>> same topic. an early note for our viewers, for the third year in a row, nbc news is

>> rehema ellis remaining in chicago for us tonight. rehema, thanks. >>> a former banker is in the news tonight, he helped his rich clients hide their wealth from the irs in swiss bank accounts, and turned whistle blower a few years back. he squealed on his customers to the justice department and ended up going to jail himself for a time. but today the irs gave him an eye-popping reward for all the information he provided on those taxpayers. our report from our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: bradley birkenfeld is an american banker who spent much of his life in switzerland, helping americans hide their riches in a swiss bank. in 2007 he went to the u.s. government and secretly provided information which ultimately led to swiss bank, ubs to pay a $780 million penalty, and turn over the names of 4,000 u.s. taxpayers with secret accounts in switzerland. today his lawyers announced the irs has rewarded birkenfeld with what's believed to be the largest whistle blower award ever. $104 million. citing his exception

juliet. >> juliet ellis, external manager for internal affairs. we have prioritized this years since we have been working on the development of the cca program. some of the things we have been talking about internally as far as ensuring we be able to go deep into community os of color and communities that speak multiple languages, it includes partners with organizations that have a lot of direct access. for multihousing, not thinking about exclusion at this point, we were talking about working with some entitis that do the organizing and advocacy and do work on site within those units. this obviously may not be necessary within phase i if we exclude. then we have a request for proposal that was issued for a million dollars to have consultants come in and work with us. one of the key tasks within the development of the communication outreach education engagement plan as relates to cca is specifically about being able to reach out to multiple languages and to diverse communities. with approval that is maybe the first and biggest task. we have been p

rehema ellis, nbc news, austin, texas. >>> and there is very intriguing news tonight from space. nasa scientists say they see clear evidence in the size and shape of rocks that there was once a fast-moving stream, perhaps even once a river that flowed there on mars in years past, where the rover now sits. there is the question was there life on mars? the rover is doing investigation to help answer that age-old question. >>> and tonight, women who sacrificed for their country, say they were betrayed in their moment of need. tonight, they're speaking out. >>> and later, the inspiring story of one man's second chance, filling the dream of a lifetime. >>> back now with news about a serious problem in the u.s. military. sexual assaults, just yesterday the army filed charges against a general believed to be the highest ranking officer in u.s. military to face those types of charges. but in too many other cases, women who signed up to serve their country say they now feel betrayed. nbc's natalie morales talked to some of them in her report for tonight's rock center. >> reporter: how man

our chief education correspondent rehema ellis is here with a closer look at where these two men really do differ on this issue. >> we decided, brian, to take a look at how the candidates come down on some key education issues. on the issue of common core, the national curriculum 46 states already adopted. president obama strongly supports it. governor romney calls it a mistake and objects to using federal money as obama has done to reward states that adopted common core. president obama has had tough words for teachers unions but has figured out a way to work with them. governor romney has also had sharp things to say about the unions. he believes they don't always work in the interest of students. president obama is in favor of continuing low interest government-subsidized student loans for college, while governor romney supported temporary extension of those loans. he'd like to see the private sector a lot more involved. >> interesting part. my next year's gathering we'll know who will be carrying out these policies. >> we will indeed. >> raheema ellis here with us for the past few d

president obama is in favor or subsidizing loans to low income students. >> rehema ellis with us the past couple of days. >>> the supreme court is going to take up a case that's going to decide if a police officer can get a blood sample from a suspected drunk driver without having a warrant. it's a case from new jersey where blood was drawn from the suspect without his consent, the trial ruled his right to illegal search and seizure, another court will decide next year. >>> they have called it a catch, but which team and which ref, the bad call heard around the football league had people howling at the nfl. >>> slightly larger than a ho toaster oven in a large american city. hello... so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for ost

his story tonight, from rehema ellis. >> reporter: lawrence bone is at a time in his life when he canus on something other than x-rays, he has been a doctor for 35 years and the chairman in up state new york. but this 64-year-old surgeon pushed back all thoughts of retirement when he heard the army has great need for surgeons. >> i said wow, i would be more than happy to join, but i'm too old. and they looked at me and said, oh, no, you're not. >> reporter: the army says 75% of combat wounds involve broken bones and require the special skills of an orthopedic surgeon, he was the oldest to get a waiver because the military was eager to get him. >> the practicing physician, that is the most challenging mission that we have in the recruiting commands. we are competing with the rest of the market place in these highly skilled physicians and surgeons. >> reporter: patriotic pride and a father's gratitude motivated dr. bone to volunteer. military doctors patched up his son who would say was wounded in iraq years ago, his wife urged him to go. >> she said you have to do it, something took ca

jean ellie nbc bay area news. >> there's no such then as a routine traffic stop. this morning, the officer's life changed forever. we have an audio clip from chp dispatch in the moments right after the shooting. >> the description of the suspect or anything like that. >> negative, he just said an officer was down, i've been trying to call. no response yet. >> very calm exchange between the dispatcher and another officer racing to the scene, and it was a chaotic scene, during rush hour, several lanes of the freeway were closed for more than eight hours as crime investigators collected evidence. cheryl hurd continues our coverage this evening from wall mutt creek, cheryl? >> reporter: police are keeping details of this investigation close. not releasing a time line, but tonight we are getting a clearer picture of what happened here early this morning. >> it was 8:19 monday morning, chp officer kenyan youngstrom made a traffic stop on a jeep wrangler. contra costa county sheriff's say they're trying to figure out why he pulled the car over. >> one of the officers con

myself, julia ellis, not the savior. i am here to provide you with a preview on the approach we will be using for the public education and engagement program as part of the sources the engagement program. at the last two workshops, the importance of having a robust public education and outreach an engagement program was assessed by the commission. as staff, we have this as an integral part of the source system improvement program since its inception. our plan is to develop a public education outreach strategy that will stretch citywide and engage stakeholders from all of the districts in san francisco. our goal is to have an informed, engaged, and it's hard stakeholder and neighborhood partner during the whole life cycle of the ssip. in order to do this, we have developed five strategies. the first is to provide opportunities that have meaningful and sustained engagement with stakeholders' at their point of discovery. what this means is that, typically, government agencies and entities like that do their outreach by hold

our chief education correspondent rahema ellis has our report. >> reporter: it is a big open space witheds of cubicles. fingers racing over keyboards but this is no office. >> this is my 7th grade language arts class. >> reporter: this is carpe diem, a public charter school in arizona that opened seven years ago for students 6 through 12. all 240 students spend two-thirds of the day completing coursework and listening to online lectures in addition to core lectures like math and science there is a wide range of electives. >> green means you're ahead in your courses. >> reporter: students can move ahead when a task is complete. >> for history if i'm good i can go faster. >> reporter: or spend extra time on challenging subjects. the experience isn't just about computer-based learning. students spend time in classrooms where they participate in group workshops and can have one on one time with teachers. >> a student who doesn't understand, say, dividing fractions, they have listened to the lecture on the computer but they still don't get it, they can come to workshop and ask a math teacher

rehema ellis, nbc news, austin, texas. >>> and there is very interesting news tonight from space. nasa scientists say they see clear evidence in the size and shape of rocks that there was once a fast-moving stream, perhaps even once a river that flowed there on mars in years past, where the rover now sits. there is the question was there life on mars? the rover is doing investigation to help answer that age-old question. >>> and tonight, women who sacrificed for their country, say they were betrayed in their moment of need. tonight, they're speaking out. >>> and later, the inspiring story of one man's second chance, filling the dream of a lifetime. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyq

our chief education correspondent rehema ellis remains in chicago tonight. rehema, good evening. >> good evening, brian. this is one of the school where's kids spent some of their time today. 11,000 kids showed up citywide, but that's only a fraction of nearly 400,000 kids who have been locked out because of the strike. on the picket lines, strikers say they're fighting for what's best for students and what's fair for teachers, whose job security may depend on test scores. >> standardized testing, it carpet truly evaluate the teacher, because it doesn't truly evaluate the students. >> a major stumbling block in negotiations, reform. linking 25% of the teacher's evaluation with standardized test results. >> i wish people would stop thinking that standardized tests tell us anything other than the socioeconomic background of our students. >> reporter: around the city, teachers have shouted out their frustration with school administrators and the mayor. visiting a school open for a few hours to give kids some place to go. mayor rahm emmanuel called for teachers

>> rehema ellis with the breaking news tonight from chicago. rehema, thanks. >>> same topic and early note for our viewers, for the third year in a row, nbc news is hosting our education nation summit here in new york city. it begins this coming sunday, you'll be able to see special programming across all nbc news platforms, and, of course, on the web. that's all next week. >>> washington, d.c., was under a rare tornado warning earlier today. part of a huge weather system running all along the eastern seaboard as the front moves through, it's made a mess of air travel. it's dropping a ton of rain in a short time, in addition to some localized outbreaks of severe weather tonight. >>> still ahead as we continue, news about a growing health problem for america's kids. could a common chemical in our daily environment turn out to be part of the problem? >>> and later, how did a photographer get those controversial photos of a future queen of england? tonight how they can peer into someone's private life from a long distance away. their own f. how th

by removing the rails and going to court. >> this project has yet to be derailed by lawsuits, and ellis sees more opportunities across the nation. >> this is something that's just gonna continue to grow over the next decade. >> for "teen kids news," i'm molly line, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> this is a red, white, and blue edition of "teen kids news," so for our "speak of the week," we asked you to tell us what makes you proud to be an american. >> america -- you have a lot of opportunities, and we have freedoms that other countries don't have, so it's just nice to be able to be say what you want and do what you want and have the opportunity to, like, succeed in your career or whatever you choose to do >> i mean, the fact that people come from all over the world to this country for an opportunity is amazing. >> i'm proud to be an american because this is a free country and everyone has rights and equality, no matter who you are. >> everything that we've done and accomplished -- it makes us a very prominent country, and i'm proud to be a part of it. >> i'm proud to be an amer

ellis. reporter: within a matter of an inning, fans had done vin's bidding. a.j. ellis was indeed trendy even if vin wasn't sure what he had done. >> they told me to say that, to be honest with you. they are trending, twittering, tweeting, you name it about a.j. ellis all over the united states. he's a nice boy. >> reporter: but as influential as his words are, he's just as powerful when he's quiet. >> announcer: there is no reason to speak when you see pictures like that. >> reporter: some of the biggest plays you've called, you stopped and just let the moment play. >> yeah. i can't compete with the crowd and personally i would much rather hear the crowd than my own voice so it's very natural for me to shut up. upon occasion. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, vin scully. >> reporter: it hasn't always just been baseball. over his six-decade career he's been everything from a variety show host... >> just try that super blue blade once and you'll... >> reporter: ... to a pitch man for razor

i did not negotiateiate this, but, juliette, ellis, city real estate if this, and i'm lady to take this questions under advisement and respond to at the next meeting. >> exhibit c deals with scope work. triggers an inquiry. although i'm not an expert of that jurisdiction of work, but, the private sector, seiu, that's local 80 7, olga maroneda. i have not received a telephone call, but, i want today alert all-or-nothing. i see no reason taking under advisement to not move forward. thank you. >> thank you. >> and your wish would then be to kontsz it to the next meeting. i've i i don't think so. if it's being recommended to us, i'll make the motion. life i secondsled. >> seconded. >> any discussion, any public comment. all in favor, >> ayes. >> the item carries. >> i testimony 9. (reading): >> item 9, (reading from agenda.). >> this is the came item that you heard or july 24, at that point, you asked us to to back and seek further input from the over site bond committee and [?] we have their input as well as the input from commissioner [inaudible]. there are 3 slides of summarized of key c