and it may not be too late for leah. after our interview, we prayed for him and for his dreams. >> i would like to get married with someone i'm in love with and quit doing what i do. >> reporter: leah told us he would like to become a nurse, a true miracle, perhaps, that one child in so much pain would dream of helping others. >> wendy: and heather joins us with more. you visited a number of compassion ministry centres in brazil. what were your impressions? >> that was the redemptive part of the time in brazil for us is seeing hope. because we would be in the neighborhoods that are so incredibly poor, and you feel the darkness, and then you go into the compassion centers and we would feel joy and hope and see it on the faces of these kids and hear it as we talked with the workers there. i think their approach and what they're doing, just even from what we could see in a sensory kind of way is just a beautiful thing. >> wendy: how effective do you think this compassion ministry is in dealing with this horrific thing of se

that's exactly what happened to leah all beuse of her high social media score. >> they came to me which was cool. >> you probably don't know it but your online popularity is being ranked by web sites. you have a number. the higher your number the more influence you have online and the more appealing you are to marketers. >> i believe these real world people can get their message out to their community and help amplify the message. during the last two years more than 300 brands have offered perks, that means discounts to places like disney, microsoft and american express. >> free upgrades on flights to movie tickets, product trials. the perks run the gamut and the higher your score the better the perk is going to be. >> businesses are looking beyond perks from dating services using scores to match potential partners to a startup bank making plans to consider scores for loan approval. some recruiters are checking out the score of joplin applicants. >> the score can be a benchmark. if you're connecting with people on the web, if you are -- need to be influential. >> how can you raise your

>> he didn't have time for that. >> leah, are you freaking? >> i'm freaking.o say, she said i never wore spanx before. i said, look at this body. everything looks fabulous. she wanted to impress her daughter which was so nice. this is from andrew mark and the hearings are h&m. >> beautiful. >> julie, join your daughter. >> our second lady is joan jellison. she is from canton, ohio, where you can visit frank's bust at the football hall of fame. she's always felt like a plain jane. after 27 years of the same look, she asked us to help her feel revitalized, renewed and reenergized about life. let's listen to her story. >> well, mom has cried. she sobbed. she's crying again. you tell me why you want this for her. >> she just works really hard for us and she is a great mom overall. >> i can tell you are going to be beyond gorgeous and hot. are you ready? >> yes, i'm so ready. >> are you going to stop crying? >> yes, i will. promise. >> she's here with her daughter madeline, sister karen and her mother martha. >> the gang's here. >> they're beautiful. a last look at

>> he didn't have time for that. >> leah, are you freaking? >> i'm freaking. she looks like a new person. >> oh, my gosh, jill, that body. >> i have to say, she said i never wore spanx before. i said, look at this body. everything looks fabulous. she wanted to impress her daughter which was so nice. this is from andrew mark and the hearings are h&m. >> beautiful. >> julie, join your daughter. >> our second lady is joan jellison. she is from canton, ohio, where you can visit frank's bust at the football hall of fame. she's always felt like a plain jane. after 27 years of the same look, she asked us to help her feel revitalized, renewed and reenergized about life. let's listen to her story. >> well, mom has cried. she sobbed. she's crying again. you tell me why you want this for her. >> she just works really hard for us and she is a great mom overall. >> i can tell you are going to be beyond gorgeous and hot. are you ready? >> yes, i'm so ready. >> are you going to stop crying? >> yes, i will. promise. >> she's here with her daughter madeline, sister karen and h

please welcome leah. jamie wong is the co-founder and ceo of viable.com. her vision of a more open world and exchanges through travel is the driving force. her commitment to bringing travel experiences to the world by making it easier to find, create, and book provides a platform for the community. she is a dynamic creative and leader with a passion for bringing ideas to market the change the way people live. finally, jay. in his girl as the chief innovation officer, he is working with the tech community and public to bring the government into the digital age. a partnership announced in 2012 will open the doors of government to our tech community to drive new solutions and businesses. if you have ideas for innovating services for government, please send him a tweet. finally, our moderator. he is the co-founder and publisher of an online magazine. i will let him begin the program. >> what a turnout. this is amazing. thank you, spur. i want to make a quick announcement. a wise person told me that if you want people to come to your revolution, through the bes

so tell us a little more, we have the creator of seed money all the way from california, leah redman.here did it idea come from? >> it just popped in my med, and i thought it was so delightful and fun, and i had to make them. >> how hard is it to get seed into paper that eventually grows. >> that's something that's come out in the last five years and i have seen greating cards that you can send someone that they plant and go. and they're substantial coins, and the needs come through the paper and they do their thing. a small business like mine, we can have a good idea and raise the seed money that we need to launch a new product. >>> dog finds a dance partner. ♪ >>> i want you guys to go back with me, way back, to this moment in your lives, and put yourself in jack's shoes. this is jack's first time on a bicycle, and i know we can all relate to this moment. you may even remember it well. no training wheels here too on jack. this is his first time without them. >> i remember my dad taking my training wheels off, and saying you can't do it, and i said yes i can and it made me want to do

. >> leah typifies the attitude of many. there was a lot of anger at this meeting which chevron held tuesday night. the professor is an environment sociologist and says what's happening in the aftermath of the fire is normal among people who have lived near a refinery for a long time. people who feel their health has been affected by chemical leaks. >> and there are people feel they should be compensated are seeing this an as opportunity to get that compensation. >> and not everyone believes chevron has been a bad neighbor. >> if chevron leaves richmond we're going to end up like detroit. they're good neighbors and they help and give things to the community. >> chevron is fired to file a report today and we're told that will be a basic report. all of the other things are being investigated and we're told that will take a long time. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> that center is opening tomorrow morning at 9:00 to begin processing claims. it's going to be held at nevin community center. and the center opens sat

my teacher here, leah has been doing this for 6 years, and never gets tired of this view. 24:21 absolutely. the animals are really cool. its hard to beat this as a job to come to everyday. but her workplace, and their habitat "is" about to change. 5600 the tank is 30 years old. its a harsh environment. salt water is corrosive. upgrades were needed, but instead of a quick fix, this area is undergoing a 12.5 million dollar makeover. 5636 you don't get the option to close the tank down very often, so it was a great opportunity to recreate the exhibit and experience. the new blacktip reef exhibit features more sharks, and a chance to get even closer to the fish by walking underneath them in a glass bubble. no wetsuit required...3040 getting splashed. at the national aquarium ... in one piece... joel d. smith, fox 45 news at 5:30 3 3 3 you can't watch the season 11 american idol contestants on t-v anymore.. but you can see them sing together in perso. person.the way you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell, you don't know... the top 10 finalists are in baltimore and they will perform at fir

. >> leah and ken del watched the whole series in the theater along with other hometown fans. kendall is porter slate's sister, and though she is proud of the team, as any good big sister should, she has vowed not to let the stardom get out of hand. >> they're not like that to us. they're more like, they're home, whatever. >> now, petaluma is pretty well known as the place where the movie "american graffiti" was shot and they have a yearly classic car show to celebrate that piece of history. some of the cars usually in that show, like this one, are going to be shuttling the players for next week's parade in their honor. reporting live in petaluma, abc-7 news. >> ama: you look good in that car. maybe you can join them. you can catch the rebroadcast of the world series game against panama tonight at 8:00 on contact channels 195 and 715. and over the air on digital 7.2 and 7.3. >> alan: the all-star team from toke ya won japan's eighth little league world series title and its second in three seasons. >> pitch, first hit. into center field. it's gone. >> alan: you just saw him hit

they gotta pay for that >> reporter: unlike others in line leah says she has proof. >> i have everything with me. they told me that my headaches an not good. it just came out of nowhere. i hadn't been having migraines. i was there all night on i.v.'s. >> reporter: chevron is willing to pay for legitimate claims for problems, property damage, lost income or wages the company set up a hotline yesterday and soon people will be able to file claims in person. one more update on that hotline just set up yesterday as of 7:30 this morning, 1600 people have called in order to file a claim. that number coming up in meantime i want to mention federal investigators are waiting to get onsite until it is safe to begin their investigation. there's a team from the u.s. chemical safety board here the same team that investigated the deep water horizon oil spill on the gulf coast. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we will be giving out that number you can call: 866-260-7885. chevron says live operators will staff these phones 24 hours a day, seven days a week in case you missed it, we posted it on abc7news.co

>> i thought they would advance the practice... >> bergman: bridges was in charge of acfei when leahbartos beme aember of the organization. he quit soon after because, he says, he could not change the way the organization does business. you were cautioned by people who knew you. what did they tell you? >> i think the assessment of the organization is that it's looked at as a certification mill-- that if you send in a check, you will receive a certificate. i think the focus was primarily on revenue versus professionalism. >> money was more important than the quality of what was going on. >> i think that's a way to sum it up, correct. >> we asked for the failure rate on the tests. we didn't get an answer. >> i would say the failure rate is probably less than one percent. so if you want a certificate that says you are certified in forensics, this is the place to go to. >> we spoke with someone who is knowledgeable about what goes on inside the organization and how many people pass not just this test, but all of the tests that are administered. and this person says 99% of the people who

they gotta pay for that >> reporter: unlike others in line leah says she has proof. >> i have everything with me. they told me that my headaches an not good. it just came out of nowhere. i hadn't been having migraines. i was there all night on i.v.'s. >> reporter: chevron is willing to pay for legitimate claims for problems, property damage, lost income or wages the company set up a hotline yesterday and soon people will be able to file claims in person. one more update on that hotline just set up yesterday as of 7:30 this morning, 1600 people have called in order to file a claim. that number coming up in meantime i want to mention federal investigators are waiting to get onsite until it is safe to begin their investigation. there's a team from the u.s. chemical safety board here the same team that investigated the deep water horizon oil spill on the gulf coast. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we will be giving out that number you can call: 866-260-7885. chevron says live operators will staff these phones 24 hours a day, seven days a week in case you missed it, we posted it on abc7news.co

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if flying is more your speed, tafari travel's president leah smith says bookings for the fall and winter are already up from previous years. >> things are definitely picking up. luxury travel is booming right now. adventure travel is booming right now. less traditional destinations are booming right now. western europe is kind of flat lined right now. we're definitely seeing more bookings right now which is fantastic. >> reporter: if you're searching the web for flights, don't expect airfares to come down ytime on. maxim's airline analyst ray neidl says airlines have been able to push through fare increases because demand has remained strong and capacity is tight and could be getting tighter this fall especially on overseas routes. >> the leisure traveler won't be flying solo. business travel is also back, after taking a big hit during the recession as company's cut costs. companies are saying to themselves. can we make business travel even more profitable to our bottom line. companies have a lot of cash and they also recoize the incredible importance of getting people out face to face.

my name is leah weiss, i'm here representing the burnie heights community center. there was another tragic event where three members of a family were murdered. during this loss, one of you decided to ignore it -- organize a peace march to recognize the lives lost and the pain for the family and community. it was to make a statement that the young people in the community care. since then, the vernal heights community center has supported us by organizing community events with a main goal of helping to break old patterns of violence, as well as hoping that we can have a different dialogue with law enforcement in the area. as we have heard from others, the members of the excelsior -- engleside police department and community have negative relationship with one another. we incurred in by police officers to take part in the workshops and not necessarily be there as observers but as participants, so that we can start a new dialogue. also to change the training that is required by the police department to have the police officers take part of these conversations so that t

republican mike leah attached an amendment to a cybersecurity bill that senators are considering this week. it would ban abortions in the district after 20 weeks of pregnancy. it's -- it basically has the same wording of the house bill which failed tuesday night. the amendment is expected to meet the same fate in the democratic-controlled senate. >>> click filet is gaining a -- chik-fil-a is gaining its share of supporters. on wednesday thousands flocked to the restaurant in show of support. >> and they bought food in support of the c.e.o. of chik-fil-a who announced he had opposition to same-sex marriage and said donations to the company would go to opposing it. >> reporter: this restaurant chain is really now at the front line of the same-seax marriage debate after the owner's controversial comments. >> i believe a c.e.o. should have the right to express his convictions and his commitment to men and women who eat chicken and are faith friday married. >> reporter: -- faithfully married. >> reporter: gene is protesting people like mayor vincent gray who said on twitter, given my long-

through the actions of a small few missteps or cilia reports over here into walks of district in leah's belgium the local media here have reported that there's an organization called at michael's apology that has been based here for the last three years it's allegedly a salafi story because asia the preachers of radical islam are the website has been blocked and there's no easy way to get in touch with them so we decided to come here and find out what we could. but we couldn't get much of a few residents have also made it clear that we weren't welcome local media reports say that this organization was founded by two brothers who studied in saudi arabia and preaches a form of hardline islamic that is quote unquote tough on both muslims and non muslims alike citing an anonymous source woman is off i'm scared for my children because when i play music these people come and harass me as not normal my kids are around them they bother me jussi they're aggressive to you because they have a camera it's not normal i know they saw me speaking to you so i'm going to get into trouble i know it. it's

. >> unlike other people, leah says she has proof. >> yes. very everything with me. they told me that my headaches is not good and this is just out of nowhere. i was there all night on ivs. >> chevron is willing to pay for claims for health problems or property damage, lost income or wages. the company set up a hot line yesterday and soon, people will be able to file claims in person. speaking that have hot line, 1600 people have called looking to file a claim and investigators are not able to get on site yet they're waiting until it's safe but there is a team from u.s. chemical safety board here, the team that investigated the deep water horizon water spill on the gulf coast. >> and there is you can call chevron about the compensation fund. and says operateors will staff the phones and you'll find that number on our web site. and coming up at 5:00 we'll hear from the federal agency investigating the fire and the u.s. chemical safety board will be looking at safety mann't and mechanical integrity of the plant. >> coming up at 4:00 huge lines outside of a target store

. >> leah typifies this attitude. there is a lot of anger at this community meeting. the professor is an environmental sociologist at usf and says what's happening in the aftermath of the fire is normal among people who have lived near a refinery for a long time. and they feel their health has been affected. >> people feel that they should be compensated for the burden they've within been bearing are seeing this as an opportunity to get that compensation. >> and expect big crowds and a thousand people have contacted chevron since the fire. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and an amber alert has been cancelled for a 17-year-old and her 2-month-old daughter. the two found just hours ago. police are still searching for the man accused of kidnapping them. he is a 19-year-old marcos hernandez, the baby's father. we're live with the latest. nick? >> good evening. new information. the amber alert has been cancelled for the missing woman and her daughter. tonight we have learned she cooperating with investigators in their hunt to find the man who looked up to her. >> poli

. >> leah sends this message, i am proud to be an american. restore hope to our country. i am from flushing, mich.. >> you are on the air. go ahead. >> i am a supporter of president obama, but i thought mitt romney did and all right job of trying to tune establish himself. jobs are important. i am excited about our rubio. i thought his speech was an excellent job, and obviously i am interested in the role they are going to be playing in governing the country and the future. >> thank you for the call. this is our oklahoma city color. what is your comment? >> i am a ron paul supporter, and i have not been convinced to go to the romney side. what i saw tonight was a disappointment to me, because what i see is there is a lot of sentimental talks. eally missing arelate lot of substance. there was sentiment of talk about god and those things. that is scary to me, because it is the sentimental imagination in politics rather than the moral imagination in politics, and ron paul represented moral imagination by asking tough questions about the morality of even having a medicare pro

my teacher here, leah has been doing this for 6 years, and never gets tired of this view. 24:21 absolutely animals are really cool. its hard to beat this as a job to come to everyday. but her workplace, and their habitat "is" about to change. 5600 the tank is 30 years old. its a harsh environment. salt water is corrosive. upgrades were needed, but instead of a quick fix, this area is undergoing a 12.5 million dollar makeover. 5636 you don't get the option to close the tank down very often, so it was a great opportunity to recreate the exhibit and experience. the new blacktip reef exhibit features more sharks, and a chance tt get even closer to the fish by walking underneath them in a glass bubble. no wetsuit required...3040 getting splashed. at the national aquarium ... in one piece... joel d. smith, fox 45 news at 5:30 3 3 3 3 he chewed up my face. he plucked out my eyes eyes he survived an attack from a cannibal...the reason he says... a man ate his face next on fox45 news at ten ...and the test that could determine...if you're the next michael phelps...when we come back i'm one of six c

as the great ambassador princess leah said the more you tighten your grip the more star systems willhappened in kansas and tea party states, moderate republicans should rebel. in the end they'll win. women, gays, african-americans hispanics, immigrants, youth the marginalized and the voiceless, they'll all become the clear majority in the next few years. and that narrow far right slice of the republican party will either empower moderates to create a third way where they're welcome, or they'll give democrats an undeniable victory for years to come. despite the censure by the vaticans, the nuns, whose story we featured on this show the nuns should stand up for their vow of loyalty not to the vatican but to the teachings of jesus. the ultimate dissentter. the exodus of worshipers from catholic churches because of its narrow rigidity will ultimately vindicate the nuns. the change is coming. the nuns are at the first wave of faithful freedom fighters. and despite the new barriers to voting, those who are turned away those who were purged should turn their anger into action fueled by ange

>> my name is leah. and it's definitely a lot more than i expected. i thought we were going to be doing a lot of just digging and excavating but the fact that we had a lot of hands on experience and a lot of experts and a lot of time to kind of go in depth with a lot of different parts of archeology not necessarily just the excavating. >> reporter: how long did you spend in makeup? [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's okay. you don't have to tell me that side of the story. but the other thing about archeology in general is time team america they come in for three days working against the clock. archeology kind of takes patience and takes time and so our -- tell me your name. you're in it for the long haul. >> yeah. >> reporter: expound on that. [ laughter ] >> i basically came here to explore my options because i might pursue a science career. so it was a really good experience. >> reporter: i know we should also have video of you working in the field. was there anything -- did they give you any kind of direction? did they make it fun? your name? >> alana.

team usa won that game 9-8 thanks to three goals from brenda leah.he is now competing in her fourth olympics. she is one of two player on the team who is a four-time olympian. >> kris sanchez reports on how this dynamic duo managed to stay on top for so long. >> reporter: in the water, it is hard to tell who's who. but make no mistake, two of the women have thrown more passes, scored more goals and played on more olympic teams than just about any other women in the entire sport. >> it is a privilege to be able to represent the usa another time. so it is just something incredible and you're just proud to be able to take part in it. >> for 32-year-old brenda via and 34-year-old heather petri, this will be their fourth, yes, their fourth time representing team usa in women's water polo. >> good. recover. >> having played for 12 years it has been awesome. >> reporter: these two have some awesome achievements, winning silver medals in the beijing and sydney games and bronze in the athens games and now they have their sights set on bringing home gold from

leah, she's going a little bit slower, she just started insanity. that's the beauty of insanity.y one number that counts. 100, as in 100%. that from the first minute that i started it, i was in for challenge. i started off weighing 212 pounds. after 60 days, was back into a size 32 waist. i tually was fitting into the same size that i wore in high school. there's no gimmicks, there's no weights, the's no bands, there's nothing. it's you, your body and listeng to what shaun t. says. >> is that body changing? c'mon, ready? drill down! back! four push-ups! c'mon! four! three! >> let me just show you what i've done... and i'really proud of the way i look today, as a 47-yearld y. this is a ogram that i will never stop. when i looat myself in the mirror now, i do not see the same person. the face is diffent. the body is totally differen the best shape of my life isto just phenomenal. >>f you don't like what you see when you look in the mirror and you're not doi anything about it, that's crazy. it's insane,specially when the body that u want is only two months away. [bang, cracking...]

infrared for the public to believe more is better and how we begin to reverse that and that is the choose leah why is campinas for and we should stop drinking a therapy under certain conditions we tried the third round there's no evidence why are you doing that? so, i can't agree with you more. it's very tough publicly to do but a love -- the first time i heard him patience and families describe what they see their loved ones going through and very, very terrible terms it's almost like post-traumatic stress the experience because of the intensity, and yet its medicines desire to want to do good. but also the need of wisdom to know when to stop. .. you you you you you you you you you you were back home hospital and he asked the financial people to go through the inventory within minutes operating room to find out how much all those things cost. he had no idea. it turns out there were things with $700,000 at the supplies and equipment in that inventory. 10% of that was expired. and he whittled it down saying i really only need $295,000 worth of enormous savings. dashes when operating. so then he

brad meltzer presents a collection of individuals throughout history who he believes his daughter leah can look up to and derive strength from. he profiles figurings from astronaut sally ride to civil rights leader rosa park. he spoke at a books and books bookstore in coral gables, florida. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> i am not brad meltzer. [laughter] i am joy, and my brad meltzer is my father. you have probably all read "heroes for my daughter." and now the person who wrote those two awesome books, the best dad in the world, brad meltzer. [applause] >> kid writes his own material. [laughter] you think i'm joking. so the most important thing's first, and that's simply to say thank you. thank you to mitchell kaplan. i travel the country to bookstores. that's what i do. that's my job. i talk to imaginary people, and i travel the country to bookstores. and i say to everyone who asks, books and books is the best bookstore in the country, and i don't say it -- it's true. [applause] i don't say it because i know mitchell, i don't want say it because he knows my family, i don't sa

. >> her daughter leah is holding the microphone.y? >> oh, my god. >> you look sensational. doctor, doctor. >> you look great. >> thank you so much. >> awesome. look right in camera 12. >> tell us about the hair. you look so good. >> the first thing i did, her hair -- the new trend is bold, brown dark hair. her hair was a little bit blackish. i evened it out. made it a little bit softer. myiki trimmed it up. gave it this more controlled look. >> did you use kerotin? >> he didn't have time for that. >> are you freaking? >> i'm freaking. she looks like a new person. >> i have to say, she said i never wore spanx before. look at this body. everything looks fabulous. she wanted to impress her daughter which was so nice. this is from andrew mark and the hearings are h&m. >> you look beautiful. >> our second lady is joan. 51 from canton, ohio, where you can visit frank's bust at the football hall of fame. she always felt like a plain jane. after 27 years of the same look, she asked us to help her feel revitalized, renewed and reenergized ab

leah was supposed to star in it originally. >> that's correct.und their perfect person in jordin so this was a close to home project for her. it was in her heart so she was singing the parts with the girls and would do the movements with the girls. she was very, very excited to be a part of this. >> we're very happy that you came in to share some of these memories. by all accounts, everything i have read, this is a fantastic movie and from what i read everyone is going to be even that much more heartbroken because whitney could act. >> yes. >> and in this movie apparently, she does a really good job. >> she does a phenomenal job. she is a one-take wonder that's what we would call her on set. whitney you want to go through your lines? girl, i got it. i got it. and she had it! >> kym, come on the show again and continued good luck. >> thank you so much the good to see you. >> you, too. >> wisdom, back to you. >>> get ready for an australian adventure with wall larues, wallabies and maybe even a laughing kookaburra. holly morris joins us from the fa

of african-american voters, because the policies supported by the national party are demon strabs leahr african-americans. even that's up for debate. why? say it with me, because not all black people think alike. when we come back, i've got some of those rogue black folk, right here in nerdland. w, 'sen is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural energy with a new starbucks refreshers™, in three ways. natural energy from green coffee extract, only from starbucks. >>> they try to get me on the train with them. larry, aren't you disappointed with obama? health care, larry. let me clear something up. i voted for obama because he's black, okay? all right? i don't have disappointment issues, all right? as long as he keeps being black -- >> that was comedian larry will more of the daily show entertaining the congressional correspondents dinner last year. obviously, he was joking. with me, president obama

. >> in these tough economic times, every penny counts and this morning my guest is leah engram, the of "suddenly frugal, how to hiv happier and healthier for less." >> i've come up with five ways to put $500 back in your monthly budget. let's get started with coffee. believe it or not, the average american spends $220 a month brewing coffee. you don't think about the cost of that when you're buying it at $3 a cup. if you brew it at home, 13 cents a cup. keep that in mind and that's $200 back in your budget. second tip is bottled water. if you are paying for water like you paid for gas, $10 a gallon. so get yourself a refillable water bottle, you're saving on packing lunches. this is $100 easy pack in the budget. third, packing your lunch, clearly. having a kid pack their lunch, that's often a $75 to $80 a month savings but grown-ups need to do it, too. if you bring lunch to work, $150 back in your budget. >> taking the fun out of everything. >> i'm sorry. i'm all about fun in saving money. the fourth tip is about home phone calls. when our family started living frugally five years a

in the need for policy reform, policy is also an endorsement, pelosi is also an investment and the leah think it happens is democratic politics have to make policy reform popular and positive, and i think to some extent it is happening in some parts of india. so, i take the view that just as it says governments, i think politics ought to put it differently. the degree of the maneuver for the leaders in india to kind of unilaterally from the top down institute is create outsiders might think and that is an understanding that people will have to have about a country like india or even now with china much more top-down centralized. even china is not subject to increasing public opinion and so on. i think it is a complicated business policy reform or at least it's as complicated and in the acid is in the united states >> there are countries in which the growth slows substantially. it seems to be associated with episodes of policy change, and the question for all of us in this business is how do you get there? how do you get to a period you raise the growth rate and sustain it over time and

reading, lisa climbed at the birth of five policy alliance and barbara o'brien and a great comments from leah pfister has not part of the group, but she read the policy brief and made really excellent suggestions, so i'm grateful to all of them. i'm now going to summarize why we organize this event and seven propositions, most of which are facts. first, individuals need a sound education to prosper in our 21st century. i can't, we are an undereducated nation. our students do poorly in international comparisons and despite huge increases in per pupil spending, our students learn about as much as they do two or three decades ago. third, we have had some in the gap between black and hispanic students on one hand and why do nations on the other, but meanwhile the difference in achievement between kids from wealthy families in poor families have increased substantially with direct effects on children's prospects in america. so are claimed to be the land of equal opportunity has a gaping wound. fourth, literacy is the key to education. fifth, it follows the school system must ensure that all childr