or gabriella. all right. i close public comment. thank you. item k. i'm sorry. i wanted to see if the superintendent had any comments. >> yes, i do have one brief comment and that is on the buena vista issue. first of all, i have to tell you that where people have gotten their misinformation was certainly not from me. because i was very clear from the first time i ever met with the horace man staff and when i went to buena vista, i clearly stated that the part that we would keep the people who were already applying for sixth grade in the general ed program that they would be staying, that we would have slots for them and that over a three-year period, we would phase out the general ed program. that was said from the first time we ever even discussed this issue. so i do want to clarify that. second, there was never a commitment for any of the principals to be automatically placed as a principal. we did say we would consider it. i have told larry and i have told them that we wanted the community including parents, everybody will be involved in hiring the principal

. >> reporter: the results are validation for hoop nautica owner, gabriella redding. >> most people are hula hooping. i've lost 70 pounds. >> it incorporates dance moves on every part of the body. still -- >> i would say you first start seeing your weight loss in your waist. >> and it's not just for girls? >> definitely not just for girls. >> reporter: but it does take practice. in santa monica, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> i'm just impressed that they can talk and do interviews as they hula hoop. that's amazing. >>> as always, check with your doctor before starting any new exercise program, even this exercise program, kai, with the hula hoop. >> mine is called walking. >> and talking. we did can -- we can do that at the same time. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news. >> what could have made this 14- year-old snap and beat his grandmother with a hammer? what the teenager told police about the violence that happened inside this house. and why he's now charged as an adult. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up at 6:00. developing a health scare from william donald schaefer. >>

this is your beautiful daughter gabriella. we are making meat loaf. have you maid de it before? >> we don't need you. >> ground beef, parmesan cheese and garlic. you have bread at home, dump in milk. use that instead of bread crumbs. you have eggs at home. >> of course. >> all the recipeses are on the website. then we have carrot, fennel and celery. add that with parsley, basil and oregano. we're going to form it like this. >> you put lentils in, too? >> yes. >> they're precooked? >> they are. i like cooking the vegetables. mom likes them crunchy. >> what do you think? >> i'm with my dad. >> i'll take care of you later. >> cook it for half an hour, 45 minutes. >> ketchup and worcestershire sauce. >> o really? >> yep. adds a nice flavor. >> and you have dessert? >> saving cash here? >> we have nutella rice pudding. my mom was everything tastes better with nutella. we have heavy cream, milk, arborio rice, cinnamon and, of course -- >> wow. >> we add the nutella. al, if you can whisk eggs for me. add sugar and vanilla. this is a two-step process. so we add this all together. we'll