when i first came to whitney, i was in the lunchroom and walking around helping the kids, and they kepttting it in their pockets. when i asked what they were doing, they told me they do that often because they needed to. it was going to be their dinner, was ketchup soup. they were going to go home and make ketchup soup, that's it, because they had no food. my goal was if i can take that off their plate, if i can make them come to school and make them feel safe and warm and they have clothes and just like any other child and they're on the same level playing field as any other child in school, then they can learn. i guess it's sort of that fairytale that you go to school, you get a new backpack, you get new clothes. christmas you get presents. birthday you get a present and a cake. and these kids don't get that. it's huge. it's your self-esteem. it's who you are. so i decided to do it. i decided to give them those things. i made a deal with the families and i asked them if you give me your child, i will give you whatever you need. i'll pay your electric bill, your utilities, i'll give yo

they have them in the lunchroom. not in there. under the copier. they had to move a sergeant out of his office. why? storage. so how did they steal these rims so fast? well, they say it was a two-step process. early in the evening, they come by and loosen the lug nuts, then they leave. in the dark hours of the morning, they come back, jack up the truck, grab the tire and off they go. nascar fast. how did they get caught? they left the same kind of block under each one of the vehicles. case closed. a set of rims can run into the thousands of dollars. there's an incredible amount of money at stake. here now from julie parker from the police. >> one insurance company is out $600,000 just from dealerships alobe in prince george's and fairfax counties. >> reporter: this year? >> this year. >> reporter: what about private owners? >> could be double that. >> reporter: a lot of money. >> a lot of money. >> reporter: you may want to use lug locks. if you do, don't keep the key in the glove come partment. mark your rims, they don't have vin numbers. i'm pat

they have them in the lunchroom. none in there. under the copier. they had to move a sergeant out of his office. why? storage. so, how did they steal the rims so fast? they say it was a two-step process. early in the evening, they come by, loosen the lug nuts. then they leave. in the dark hours of the morning, they come back, jack up the truck, grab the tire and off they go. nascar fast. how did they get caught? they left the same kind of block under each one of the vehicles. case closed. >> a set of rims can run into the thousands of dollars. there's an incredible amount of money at stake. here now from julie parker with the prince george's county police. >> one insurance company tells us they are out $600,000 just from dealerships alone in prince george's and fairfax county. >> reporter: this year? >> this year. >> reporter: what about private owners? >> could be double that. >> reporter: a lot of money. >> a lot of money. >> reporter: some advice now. use lug locks. if you do, don't leave your key in the glove come partment. they will steal the k

and more forms to fill out and more regulations to comply with and we got to post a sign in the lunchroom. >> john: this was just added in regulations last year rehave to post in the breakrooms you ought to be encouraged to join a union. >> john: a big part of david's company is helping the companies do compliance. now, i see every business has to have a compliance department and i mean it is really a parasite like. they just suck away from creativity. >> one of the fastest growing invest segments is compliance software. >> it is awful. how did you start staple's? >> started being unemployed and looking for something to do truth be known and i shaw small businesses were getting ripped off that big businesses were buying pens for 77 cents a dozen and small businesses were paying $3.68 and i didn't think that was fair and try to figure out a way to get the little businesses similar prices to the big businesses. turned out to be a pretty good idea. >> john: and everybody else wants to be the c.e.o. of a giant company. how come you were better at it? were you brown nosing the losses? >> no, w

the principal kids should eat healthy in public school lunchrooms or whatever this menu notwithstanding. >> you're welcome. >> we have to take a break. do you have a comment on the show? e-mail us at red eye at fox news .com. and to leave a voicemail on my direct line it is so simple your head my fall off. 2w0* 12-462-5050. i can hear it falling off now. still to come, the half time report from tv's andy levy. an unlikeable guy. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by dancing cop santa. he uses his fancy dance moves to spread holiday cheer to those stuck in traffic. thanks, fancy cop santa. s . >>> welcome back. let's find out if we have anything wrong so far. let's go to andy levy. hi, andy. >> hi, greg. >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> no. >> yes, it is you. >> all right. tsa agent leaves note in rapper's bag. doesn't take his weed. you said trusting a stoned rapper to give us our weed story is one of the bravest thing this show has ever done. you missed the week we sent bill schulz out with a special force detachment in afghanistan. >> sadly, yes. >> he will be missed, by the way. >>

he can be in the lunchroom during lunch.ool he will visit. but we're just asking that there not be any interruptions to the instructional day. >> eric: that was a spokesman for the school. but we need to point out he walking back some of the things putting out prior. there was a note sent out by an attorney for school to say students should not be allowed to exchange gifts from student to student or distribute personal holiday messages. so, the uproar got created and clint bond comes on and walks it back like that. kimberly, though, too little too late? >> kimberly: of course it's too little too late. it's disingenuous and a joke, sitting there with a santa hat on. you know he doesn't like santa. she the interim superintendent. bye-bye. he should go get another job. this is totally not realistic. he is saying it all back with the last part of the statement. you're not supposed to interrupt the school. when are you supposed to have santa involved then? >> dana: the little thing they teach you at press secretary school you don

and more forms to fill out and more regulations to comply with and we got to post a sign in the lunchroom. >> john: this was just added in regulations last year rehave to post in the breakrooms you ought to be encouraged to join a union. >> john: a big part of david's company is helping the companies do compliance. now, i see every business has to have a compliance department and i mean it is really a parasite like. they just suck away from creativity. >> one of the fastest growing invest segments is compliance software. >> it is awful. how did you start staple's? >> started being unemployed and looking for something to do truth be known and i shaw small businesses were getting ripped off that big businesses were buying pens for 77 cents a dozen and small businesses were paying $3.68 and i didn't think that was fair and try to figure out a way to get the little businesses similar prices to the big businesses. turned out to be a pretty good idea. >> john: and everybody else wants to be the c.e.o. of a giant company. how come you were better at it? were you brown nosing the losses? >> no, w

but even with fewer kids, you still need to run lunchroom staff and that could be expensive.ools open. in one school in vermont there is one student. it's crazy. check out our schools of thought blog. cnn.com/education. >>> also ahead on "american morning," tell it to the judge. facing a possible long prison sentence. former illinois governor rod blagojevich will plead for leniency on his sentencing hearing today. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >>> 28 minutes after the hour. the make or break week for the euro zone. not off to a good start. any confidence early in the day that the eu was moving forward to fix its problems was quickly erased after rating agency standard & poor's put 15 euro zone countries on notice for a possible downgrade. heightened market tension and a greater risk of a recession in 20 12 in the euro zone. >>> stocks came off the

theresa caldwell's day is usually filled wit surprises working in the lunchroom at st. stevens school. this is my hometown, i think. i didn't know that, this is in minnesota. but this surprise topped them all. >> if that's st. stevens in minnesota, there it is. caldwell was shocked when her son, army national guard sergeant showed up. mom had no idea her son was able to get a two week leave from duty in kuwait just in time for christmas. how wonderful. those are your headlines. >> that's very, very nice. >> two minutes after the top of the hour. it happened in new hampshire yesterday. newt gingrich scheduled to be there. mitt romney scheduled to be there. when newt gingrich came to the podium and keep in mind, too, newt gingrich comes to new hampshire, a guy that almost everybody expected would be a distant second if not third because new hampshire is really the place that mitt romney was a lock for but now that race is tightening within that state. and this crowd must have been heartening for newt. >> no kidding. it was at the windham, new hampshire high school. 1,000