technically john micah is on the bill and he will be the sponsorf whatever actually passes out of the house unless they decide to punt and take the senate bill. what is happening though is that john micah has been saying for weeks and months actually that he is in charge of making the transportation policy, and he is not in charge of getting the funding or the votes for it. that is where the action is. so to say that john micah has been pulled from the bill is a little bit of an overstatement, but it is not entirely inaccurate to say that essentially john boehner is looking to find whoever he can and bill schuster is a very good person to go to get the votes that he needs from the freshmen members of congress. >> let e's look over to the sene for a second, and that is a much different bill, and two-year reauthorization bill and what can you tell us about the status there? >> well, it is going in a long, slow slug towards passage. there is still debate on whether the number of amendments that can be, that can be put on the bill. last i checked, they didn't have a deal on the, on what t

representative john micah says using private security is cost effective and more efficient. in a statement he says quote, tsa is a bloated bureaucracy of more than 65,000 federal workers with a track record of blunders and failures. unquote. tsa declined our request for an interview but in a statement wrote quote, tsa a counterterrorism agency that provides the most effective security in the most efficient manner possible. it's currently developing procedures to implement the provisions for the opt out program under the new law. we contacted the oakland and san jose airports. san jose got back to us. a spokesperson there says they have no plans to opt out. she says they don't see a great benefit to it. kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> thousands of california teachers are about to get an unwelcomed message in the mail. today is the deadline for california school district to send out thousands of pink slips. california teachers association says nearly 20,000 layoff notices went out statewide. >>> flames, dramatic pictures tonight of a firefighter being pulle

the speaker of the house has to remove john micah from being involved in the transportation bill. that has never happened in my recollection in congressional history. the same thing is a problem in the race. they say, it is not your turn. wait four years and we will give you another chance. >> tony, neither santorum nor gingrich seemed at this point in time inclined to quit the race. call them stubborn, persistent, determined, whatever you want to use. but that is great for mitt romney, isn't it? jay sure. -- >> sure. romney has a week or two to enjoy the fact that gingrich and santorum have not resolved their own inter party fight. newt gingrich claims to have had a good night. hehe won the biggest delegate state, his home state. >> he is two for 18 which is not good. >> he came third in the two other southern states, and he claims to run a southern strategy. that's not going to holdup. i think you will have the more conservative pro santorum wing go toward newt. >> even though it is good it is splitting the vote, it is okay for fry maries, but it is forcing him further and furth

. >>> micah is bringing fine art to the masses, via a vending machine, which dispenses art. >>> and johnsns professors check out mobile phone apps to tell you which ones work and which don't. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. >>> well, money is getting moved around in baltimore city schools. and it's heading right to the students. wjz and gigi barnett are live to explain the new plan will likely mean more cuts at school headquarters. gigi. >> that's right, denise. the school leaders say they are funneling more money to the classroom, because that is exactly where it's needed the most. >> reporter: this is where city school leaders want to spend the bulk of their cash. in the classroom on every student. the district unveiled its plan this week. it's shifting more money to schools, even though the school system's bottom line is staying the same. >> we're going to get more of that slice of the pie to our schools to make sure they can maintain the staffing and programs. that's our first priority. it's always been our first priority. >> reporter: michael frist is the school d

technically, john mica son the bill and will be the sponsor of whatever actually passes out of the house unless they decide to punt and take the senate bill. what is happening is thaton micah has been saying for weeks -- is that john mica has been saying for weeks and months he is in -- not in charge of the votes or funding, so to say he's been pulled from the bill is an overstatement but it's not entirely inaccurate to say thatboehner is looking to find whoever he can and bill shuster is a very good person to get the vote he is needs from the freshman members of congress. >> let's look to the senate for a second. much different bill a two-year re-authorization bill. what can you tell us about the status there? >> it's going on a long, slow slug toward passage. they're debating the number and type of amendments that can be put on the bill. last i checked, they didn't have a deal on the -- on what those amendments would look like but aides on both sides say they're getting close and i think they'll get one. most of the amendments that republicans are wanting to offer probably won't pass, so it's more a chance for making a political message. so eventually, i think they'll pa

john cullerton and congressman danny davis. tomorrow's election will be big on wgn. our special coverage begins at 6pm on cltv with "politics tonight." at 7pm on cltv, micah materre and i start our decision 2012 coverage when the polls close. we'll also be streaming results live on wgntv.com. and look for the winners and race results on the wgn news at nine, on channel nine, and on wgn america. coming up. dozens of people shot in a wave of violence across chicago, over the weekend. tonight the city's top cop responds with talk of retooling the department's gang strategies. also, demolition day for an abandoned motel one pastor hopes to turn into a community center. plus, another shot a record breaker. tom skilling tells us how many more 80 degree days we could see in the near future. whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony. yeah, we used kmart layaway - paid it off over 8 weeks. shop your way rewards members who start layaway this week earn 5% back in points when payments are complete. only at kmart. a leavun]la tonight, a stand against gangs and gun violence in chicago. parents who've lost kids condemning more than 40 shootings and 9 m