they all earn their gpa.ot ask them if they would be interested in redistributing the gpa points that they earn to students who maybe were having trouble getting a high gpa or for what not reason, couldn't get good grades in school. it's kind of the same argument as redistributing wealth. we're taking something that someone earns and redistributing to someone that did not earn that money or in this case, the grades and students were quick to support redistributing wealth but not so quick to support redistributing something they had earned and hit closer to home. >> so did all the students that you talked to have that reaction? were they all saying hey, that's not the same thing or i don't like that idea? did anyone say oh, wow, let me think about that. >> you know, a few people did want to think about it but i don't think their gpa was too high to begin with. everybody that had a good gpa and you see the 4.0 students in there, they do not want to give any of it up and i countered back with the typical liberal

it's like your gpa.n there, it's kind of hard to scoot back up to the top level. >> this is one company. there are three companies out there. moody's & fitch still have us at triple a so what does that say -- >> point something out -- >> mixed bag. that's very important that we -- that the community, investing community around globally is dependent on these three companies' ratings. believe it or not, there are funds and pension funds and institutions that say well, we're only going to buy triple a rated moody's, fitch and s&p instruments. whether or not you believe them or like how they come up with their metrics, we're still dependent on those ratings. >> if you looks at france right now which is triple a or the united states which is double a plus, which would you buy as an investor? >> there's no question i would go to the u.s. there's so many reasons, things you may not like. the government can take g.e. and say it's ours right now. you may not like the practice but the ability. there's no way we sh

and that the event was amazing. 1200 african-american students with a 3.0 gpa or better, including two dozen 4.0 students. that event needs funding so i'm hoping that colleagues or listeners, people who are interested in supporting the honor roll event will get in touch with myself or the va marshall. i would like to see that continue strongly. >> thank you. >> i just came back from memphis and i wanted to highlight two sessions that are germane to the sessions we're doing. it is important information for us to have. i have the background information. the first was a great presentation on labor law development in wisconsin and in new jersey, which was very interesting to me. i think that it was really great information. second was a wonderful session that was called, diversity, dead or different? about student responses in seattle and louisville and other member districts and that was really good. so in our ongoing discussions and interest in educating ourselves about this which is on our plate every minute, i hope that others will be interested in the information and materials are bro

no longer was it just about gpa and financial need. it was about understanding students and their circumstances and who could use a hand up. the students we recognize tonight were referred by guidance counselors and principles. we interviewed each of them to understand them. they have shown character and a willingness to support our community that is exemplary. i am reminded of a "buy my angelou -- of a quote by maya angelou. "if you do not like your path, cut your own swath." jasmine lives in the tenderloin in san francisco. her first two years of high school were not very good. it would be fair to say she was a failing student. on her own, she realized the only way she was going to get out of her environment is if she did it hurt -- did it herself. by her junior year, she was an a student. she continued that in her senior year. she is going to go to city college in san francisco and wants to go to san francisco state university and serving our community as a nurse. jazzman, welcome. -- jasmine, welcome. adrianna ferrerra ruiz has a s

a student we'll call sergio went to san diego high where he achieved a 4.3 gpa and he's now at san diegotate on a full scholarship. this past summer he received two paid fellowships to work in the offices of two state assemblyman where he worked on the dream act. >>> up next, a for for the slumping giants. we'll show you what happened today. . >>> how bad is the giants' offense been? so bad that they've averaged only around two runs per game over a stretch in which they've lost 9 of 11. in game two, they needed a hitting hero. enter chris stewart. he hits career number one. that puts them up 2-0. next inning, the rebirth of aubrey huff's stroke. the giants lead 3-0 for madison bumgarner. he strikes out 10 over 7 innings. giants win, beating pittsburgh. >> reporter: the giants needed this win in a very big way and the way they got the victory with both pitching and offense, they hope this is something that can get the team going. >> obviously we're not a home run hitting team. we got those early runs for bumgarner and he was able to go out there and not have pressure. we haven't been scor

he is one of the smartest drivers, getting over a 4.gpa and a college education which he put on hold to race. >> racing was going to be a lot more fun than sitting in a classroom taking chemistry classes and so forth. on the other side of that, with any sport, really, racing being at the forefront of this, i think, because it's sort of money driven and all that kind of stuff as well, that you got one shot at riding the momentum train to the top. for me it was pretty obvious. >> reporter: lauren scott, nbc bay area sports. >> they will all be in town this week. he is the smartest racecar driver out there. >> we've got the smartest meteorologist, so things even out like that. >> i like that. and the most beautiful anchor here in the bay area. jessica. it's like mutual admiration. >> i should leave more often. i should just go away. >> let's go ahead and give you those numbers today. i love the temperatures outside today. close to 90 degrees there in livermore, 77 in san jose, 84 in los gatos, 75 in redwood city, and san francisco, temperatures in the mid-60s. if you like what we had to

any reason to get kids to stay there is more specifications and a certain gpa, etc.tes i think we ought to spend monoimplantable birth controls so we don't have 12-year-olds having babies. parents who are concern and grant writes we ought to have parents whose can kids are not skipping school. we should pay them to stay home for the rest of their lives. you would pay $100 to a student from camden, new jersey if that student was more likely than any other district to land in a correctional institution costing you $45,000 a year, wouldn't you? dee writes why not? we pay peek not to work. let them learn the handout routine so they are better-equipped to milk the system. the cow is going dry. go to my blog our or facebook page. >> my folks used to pay me to start a company or whatever. i would go and shovel snow and they pay me to shovel snow. >> incentive, right? >> i don't know, i was raised that education was a privilege. a lot of people in the world would love the opportunity to go to school. we have free public schools for the kids and some don't want to go. granted

the number one position, and then "3," behind the scenes preparing the greens, preparing to host the gpa the winning story will air later this hour. >>> we will bring you live back to the iowa state fair in des moines. rick santorum is taking his turn. let's take a listen. >> we cleaned up things and took on both parties and made things happen. i stood by my word. and for that they got rid of my seat, and put me in a 71% democratic district, and i won. two years later, two years later, during that time, i been the out and worked -- i represented one of the poorest districts in pennsylvania. that was my district. and i went and worked to try and help the poor, not by giving them more government dependency, but by proposing a wealthier reform bill that took people off dependency, and took them off entitlement, and it created the opportunity for people to go to work. i did that as a conservative representative in a heavy democratic district. i decided to run at that point for the united states senate, against a third democratic incumbent. this one just won a special election three years bef