obama: and thank you, jahana, for that wonderful introduction. everybody please give the national teacher of the year a big round of applause. [applause] pres. obama: it's a little surprising that she got this award because you can tell she's a little shy -- [laughter] pres. obama: -- and lacks enthusiasm. [laughter] pres. obama: and yet somehow she seems to be performing pretty well in the classroom. [laughter] pres. obama: look at that smile. so for seven years, i've stood in the white house with america's finest public servants and private-sector innovators and our best advocates and our best athletes and our best artists, and i have to tell you there are few moments that make me prouder than this event when i stand alongside our nation's best educators. [applause] pres. obama: every year on this day, we say publicly as a country what we should be eager to say every day of the year, and that is to say thank you. that's what this event is about. that's why it's one of my favorites. it's a good day with all of you guys here in washington to say

. >>> 2016, teacher of the year, jahana hayes honored at the white house yesterday.to thank teachers for their work. >> it's a good day with all of you guys here in washington to say thank you for the extraordinary work that teachers do all across the country. it's also, i guess, a pretty good day for substitute teachers. >> president obama is scheduled to travel to pliflint, michigan water crisis. he may meet with little miss flint, after writing him a letter on the effect of crisis on children. >>> family of ducks went on an adventure of a lifetime in iowa. a mother deck built a nest just outside the school. school resources officers attempted to heard the birds, te ducklings could not fly yet. adorable cuteness. >> look at that. >> oh, goodness. that's got to be a dozen there. they eventually waddled out through the front doors. that's one of those great videos where it's funnier to watch the people herding them out. >> i think got a baker's dozen. >> you were quick on that. >>> a look ahead. tonight's estimated powerball jacket, $348 million. $226.1 million if yo

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jahana inspires her students to give back.tands that actually sometimes the less you have, the more valuable it is to see yourself giving because that shows you the power and the influence that you can bring to bear on the world around you. >> beautifully said. hayes' students cheered when we broke the news of her award thursday here on "cbs this morning." she want to use the year ahead to start a national conversation. >> we are at a critical juncture. many states are chasing challenges attracting and retaining teachers. especially minority teachers. [ cheers ] >> and on this teacher appreciation week, the president tweeted a photo of his fifth grade class that includes his instructor, mabel hefty. cute. >> teachers lay the foundation. remember when she was here last week and we did a piece with her students. joyce said when she walks in, she brightens the room. i've never forgotten that. >> she had an infectious enthusiasm. >> we liked her. she was sitting here in this seat. >>> one of counter's youngest active --. our count