consider this, business week had been mcgraw hill's flagship property.ut when it faltered, management has no qualms about selling it to bloomberg for next to nothing. these guys, they take no prisoners. tmp, willing to take tough actions. why am i recommending the stock now? because the stock has been going down. i always like the ratings agency side of the business. more on that in a moment. but i have had my doubts about the textbook side of things. that is until yesterday. when i read a terrific article in the "wall street journal" that got me thinking. this is the kind of things i do. i look at this story, textbook sales and i say wait a second, let's make money off this. apparently a new set of standards that apply to 45 states will soon hit the books. creating a tsunami of demand for new textbooks by 2014. this breakup happens at the end of the year, 2013 is going do discount 2014. this makes mcgraw hill's textbook business to me look a lot more attractive than i thought before i saw the article! okay. now, do you want to own that piece of business

and right now, tim mcgraw is performing in atlanta. another military family here will be getting a mortgage-free home. if you or someone you know is a veteran who would like to apply for homes through the military support groups, go to my blog at cnn.com/fredricka to get more information. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nigerian officials are now confirming what many have feared. there are no survivors of a major plane crash in lagos. 153 people were onboard the dana air flight when it went down in a highly populated residential area today. we're joined now live from lagos. what do you know about the casualties, how this crash happened? >> reporter: hey, fred. right now, we are being told that there are no survivors from this crash. it happened at approximately a little after 3:00 p.m. local time here in nigeria. we were just down at the scene. what we saw was a fairly chaotic scene. we saw just hundreds of people surrounding the crash area. we could see the flames from the crash, that was sort of not even 50 yards away from

and right now, tim mcgraw is performing in atlanta.ily here will be getting a mortgage-free home. if you or someone you know is a veteran who would like to apply for homes through the military support groups, go to my blog at cnn.com/fredricka to get more information. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nigerian officials are now confirming what many have feared. there are no survivors of a major plane crash in lagos. 153 people were onboard the dana air flight when it went down in a highly populated residential area today. we're joined now live fr

mcgraw's sister, uncle and grandfather are all war veterans.alked with mcgraw face to face. >> under his signature black hat, he's one of country music's biggest stars. with more than 37 million albums sold, and more than 30 number-one singles, a hugely popular leading man on stage, and on the big screen -- >> i've seen that look many times. >> and he's half of one of country music's most glamorous couples, all that spanning a 20-year career. when i caught up with tim mcgraw in tampa, he said a sense of purpose is now really coming together. >> i really feel like i'm just getting started. i feel like i'm sort of learning what i'm doing now. >> and learning more about the concerns of so many in his audience, including military vets. this month's kickoff of his brothers of the sun tour with kenny chesney is unlike any other performance. chase bank along with three nonprofit support organizations are giving away bank-owned homes to military families. why is this so important to you, to help kick off your tour in 25 cities, 25 cities where mortgage

i caught up with tim mcgraw in tampa, face-to-face. >> reporter: as tim mcgraw kicks off his brothersnny chessny this month he's making dreams come true for military family like this. >> i was like, it's almost like winning the lottery. >> reporter: they are the first of 25 veteran families receiving mortgage-free homes during mcgraw's 25-city tour. one family, one home per concert, through a cooperative effort involving three military support organizations, chase bank and mcgraw. they talked about how they have been married for ten years, they lived in 12 different cities, they've never owned a home, really they were never sure if it would ever happen, especially after his injuries in iraq and then in a matter of weeks their life changed from applying to the program and then finding out that they were the first to be awarded. >> god bless them. that's -- it's just one of those things, it's the american dream, you know? and who deserves the american dream more than those guys? i want imagine anybody that does. i'm proud to be a part of it. >> reporter: you've used your celebrity to be

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. >>> for a long time he was singer tim mcgraw.appearances in pretty big movies, add actor to tim mcgraw's credentials. i asked him what brings him the most satisfaction. his body of work on film nearly as impressive as his roster of hit songs. country music "tim mcgraw, a surprising scene-stealer on the big screen. >> movies? >> movies. >> who knew that you were really a great actor, or you are a great actor. are there other movie projects in the pipeline? >> there's a few things floating around. the problem is finding time to do it. it's much like finding a song. you write a bunch of songs and you listen to a bunch of songs from great song writers, the same thing with scripts, you go through a lot of scripts and things that work and don't work, and you say, all right, i like that script. but is that movie being shot at a time that i'm available or i can do it? >> i say who knew you were a good actor. but maybe you always knew that you had that acting thing in you. >> whew, that's the scariest thing i've ever had. >> what's the ch

we also know that mcgraw hill is coming out with major cost cuts expected to deliver $100 million of cost savings by the end of the year, they've got hundreds of people working to find where costs can be cut.

♪ amen, omen >>> you can't say the name tim mcgraw without also mentioning faith hill.oncert series. he's a super country star with more than 30 number one hits. ♪ i want to go crazy >> now touring 25 american cities with his good friend kenny chesney. >> a pretty cool deal. >> but seldom far from his side, family, including his superstar country singing wife faith hill and their three daughters, one is 10, two are in high school. >> how do you keep the family together? you know, given -- given the anxiety, the pressures that come with a very high profile life for both of you? >> i say yes, ma'am a lot. that's how i keep it together. >> comes in handy, huh? >> i have to say my wife is the rock in our family. i do what i do, and we have three daughters that she keeps their schedule, my schedule, her schedule. she's a very busy woman as well. >>> wife and mother faf hith is the latest voice of monday night football, overall, selling more than 40 million albums in her own right, and together, in their 2006 tour, hill and mcgraw struck a chord with the highest grossing coun

. >>> you can't same the name tim mcgraw without also mentioning faith hill.f course, that's his wife. our fredericka whitfield caught up with tim mcgraw in tampa and asked how he and his equally famous wife balance huge careers and raising a family. >> reporter: he's a super country star with more than 30 number one hits. ♪ i wanna go crazy >> reporter: now touring 25 american cities with his good friend kenny chesney. >> it's a pretty cool deal. >> reporter: but seldom far from his thoughts, family including his superstar country singing wife faith hill and their three daughters. one is 10, two are in high school. how do you keep that family together, you know, given the -- given the anxieties, the pressures that come with a very high-profile life for both of you? >> you know, i say yes, ma'am, a lot. >> reporter: comes in handy, huh? >> you know, i have to say my wife is -- she's the rock in our family. you know, i do what i do and we have three daughters and she keeps their schedule, my schedule, her schedule, because she's a very busy woman as well. >> re

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for a long time he was singer tim mcgraw.g movie, add actor to mcgraw's credentials. i asked him face to face what bringses him the most satisfaction? >> reporter: his body on work on film nearly as impressive as his roster of hit songs. a scene stealer on the big scene from "country strong" to "blind side." >> movies. >> reporter: who knew you are a great actor. are there other movie projects in the pipeline? >> there's a few things floating around. the problem is finding time to do it. you know? it's much like finding, writing a song. you listen to a bunch to find the magic song. you go through a lot of scrips and thing us that you lyou like things that work and don't work, then you say, yeah, i like that script. but is that movie being shot at a time when i'm available or can do it. >> reporter: i say, who knew you were a good actor? but maybe you always knew had you that acting thing in you? >> one of the test gigs i ever had. >> reporter: really? what's the biggest challenge? >> i think as a musician, you spend a lot of

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you feel like a rock star ♪ >> reporter: and so he's on the road this summer with his old buddy tim mcgraw yet, there is the uneasy sense that even with all the fame, the money and his famously laid back image, there is still something he's looking for. what do you want that you don't have? >> hmm. i don't know. i -- i'm never content, i don't think. >> reporter: an unquiet soul. >> you know how a shark always moves. i feel that way. >> reporter: that's going to shock a lot of people. >> maybe. there is a part of me that starts to wonder what i'm missing out on. ♪ >> reporter: perhaps it's that sense of longing, of dreams not yet totally fulfilled that makes him so appealing to so many. somewhere with you. ♪ somewhere with you >> reporter: for "nightline," sit cynthia mcfadden in nashville. >> kenny's new album "welcome to the fish bowl" is the in stores

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. >>> and i'll be back in one hour face to face with musician, actor, and philanthropist, tim mcgraw,plains the transition from music to movies wasn't seamless. >> as a musician, you spend a lot of time trying to be cool. i think that that's sort of like your goal in life. i'm a musician, i'm cool. there's a lot of times when you step into a movie set and step into a cool that there's nothing cool about that character. >> that's at 4:00. stay with us. i'm fredricka, your money starts right after this. >>> create jobs or lose yours. president obama is tried to ze survive a hiring slow down in the united states that could leave him jobless in november. welcome to your money, i'm ali velshi. job growth is slowing down in america, but in the battleground states that are expected to decide the outcome of the presidential election, that's a different story. christine romances she has the story of the battleground states. >> we're looking at all seven of these battleground states and thousand employment rate compares today. two of the seven swing states nevada and florida the unemployment ra

all that spanning a 23-year career and yet when i caught up with tim mcgraw in tampa, he said that aose is now really coming together. >> i really feel like i'm just getting started. i feel like i'm sort of learning what i am doing now. >> reporter: and learning more about the concerns of so many in the audience, including military vets. this month's kickoff of the brothers of the sons tour with good friend kenny chesney is unlike any other stadium appearance. >> it is a pretty cool deal. >> reporter: in each of the 25 cities they are performing chase bank along with three nonprofit military support organizations are giving away bank-owned homes to military familfamilies. why is this important to you to help kick off the tour in 25 cities where mortgage-free homes would go to vets. >> for a soldier to have that and come back being wounded and giving everything he had for us to be able to live in our home, and get into our car and drive around and go to our job and to have that sort of sense of freedom and security for the family, i can't think of anything better for a wounded soldier

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it's located on mcgraw road.ic delays in the area are expected on sunday for the grand opening. the community college of baltimore is hosting a job fair today at the school running from 10 until 2 at catonsville campus. computers will be set up to apply online and hr reps will be on hand to answer questions. >>> kelly blue book released the latest list of the most affordable new and used cars of 2012. they rated the toyota and lexus as top brands of the year. and they also say that the new car might be a better deal than the used one in certain models. >>> dozens of local sailor volunteers are helping out in various ways for the weekend'ssalla bration pbration. -- sallabration. others will be unloading donated hams. >>> 15,000 diamond ring up for grabs tomorrow. dozens of couples will take part in the baltimore diamond dash. they will go on a treasure hunt throughout the city and the couple with the most points will win the diamond ring. it's interesting because this do that around the inner harbor -- and r hash

. >>> supermarket chain wegmans is opening the newest store sunday and it's located on mcgraw road inlumbia. traffic delays in that area are expected for that grand opening. >>> the cost of raising a child going up to an all time high. parents who what child last year can expect to spend more than 230,000 dollars over the next 17 years. that's 3 1/2% higher than in 2010. cope in mind the number doesn't account -- keep in mind it doesn't account for college education. in 1960 the estimated cost from 12 to $14,000 per child. >>> you looking to buy a new vehicle? kelly blue book has a new list of more affordable new and used cars. they rated it for 2012 and say toyota and lexus are the top brands to buy this year. they also say the new car might be a better deal than a used one. >>> here's five things to know before you head out. at 6 clp 52 --6:52. one of the first apple computers is being auctioned off. starting bid $120,000. the winning bid will get the apple 1 mother board. and an apple one cassette tape interface. >>> jurors in the jerry sandusky case will be going for a three-day w

kraft foods, conoco-phillips and mcgraw hill-- three companies that will soon be six, as they each separate their businesses into two different companies, a path news corp is now thinking about. for news corp, the split would put its newspapers, like "the wall street journal" and "new york post," into one company, and its so-called entertainment units-- fox television, cable and movies-- into another. >> this would shine a brighter light on the entertainment assets, which have a lot of good growth potential, both domestically and overseas. >> tom: a split like the one news corp chairman rupert murdoch confirms he is considering usually is seen as an effort to cleave apart businesses with different profit growth potentials. in this case, newspapers are seen as slower growing, compared to news corp's fox properties. the company's newspaper operations in the u.k. have come under intense scrutiny since last summer's phone hacking scandal, leading to government hearings and charges against former top news corp executive rebekah brooks. viacom had the same break-up strategy in 2005 when it separa

last on the mcgraw see elena vesnina stuns five time wimbledon champion venus williams well compadre a memory issue up of us is also into round two at the all england club. italian job which the last four of euro twenty twelve off for a penalty shoot out victory over england. standing down the head of the russian football union resigns following russia's poor showing you are twenty twelve. but starting with tennis where maria sharapova has booked her place in the second round of wimbledon the. russian looking for back to back grand slams after winning the french open last month on day one of the all england club the new world number one was in dominant form as she sent anastasia out in overpacking in straight sets six two six three the scoreline meanwhile there was an even more impressive victory for another russian. you're right yes and five time champion venus williams crashing out in straight sets six one six during the school lied in favor of the unseeded twenty five year old next is poland's accuracy of advanced williams meanwhile is left to reflect. on first largely created pla

we can all mcgraw different try the recession the eurozone. that is called false by governments is going to stay with us for a number of years if you gave a percentage of a chance of greece exiting the euro zone how much would that be and would it be good for greece to come out of the euro zone i would say you know by next year and i would say there is a probability that greece exit the euro zone thinking about it surely even if they like not enjoying the new government there's another try to go to form comics which is becoming so sustainable that they will exit and i would say that it could be good good for them as long as the exit is all of the only. means of then there were massive shown that actually called local could be a better store growth to restore excel ballance of who that be damaged the banks damage the savings of people in the banks and that's what they need more funding to make sure that he's in all these old believe and the contagion of the rest of the eurozone is a mall there so if they could see it that way and it's fine and

on march 6th, chief mark mcgraw of the prince georges police added the charge of. the judge found her guilty of reckless driving. >> this was an unfortunate situation that's up to a concluding today. we respect the judge's decision. ms. toles through this whole entire event has continued to work with us and the community extremely well. i expect our cooperation on behalf of the citizens to continue. >> reporter: i asked representatives of the state state attorney's office what message this sends? >> i think first of all, we are pleased with the outku78. we felt the reckless driving charge was warranted. we feel the court has held her accountable, and we're pleased that she's been head accountable. >> reporter: council tole says was fined and assessed court costs, but importantly she was given probation before judgment, which means if she keeps a clean record for a year, this reckless driving conviction will be expungedened and no points against her license, which means her license will not be suspended. in prince georges county, chris gordon, news4. >>> tomorrow, t

more on my interview with tim mcgraw this weekend. much more of the "newsroom" straight ahead.for suzanne malveaux. >>> thank you very much, fred. i'll see you this weekend. suzanne is on special assignment. i'm don lemon. u.s. stocks are on a roll extending gains from yesterday. meantime, there's a warning today from the fed chair, ben bernanke, about avoiding a financial cliff. he's telling a congressional committee that lawmakers need to take action before bush era tax cuts and other tax breaks expire. >>> a warning also today from defense secretary leon panetta. he says pakistan must do more to root out the al qaeda-linked haqqani network. panetta is in neighboring afghanistan meeting with the country's defense officials and with u.s. army general john allen who commands nato troops in afghanistan. >>> now to the horrific developments coming out of syria and some awful images that go with what i'm about to tell you, and i have to say the video you are about to see is very graphic. it shows dead bodies, some of them burned, and it's not suitable for children to see. but we f

in wednesday's kids post we invite kids into macy mcgraw's bedroom. an 8-year-old in d.c.she has turned her bedroom into a natural history museum. this is a skull she found at great falls. she has butterflies. she has beetles. she has a bird feeder outside of her front window. the advice she gives, collect something you love. >> she has a future in many different fields. >> absolutely. she's so into science. it's really fascinating. a great thing to do in the summer. >> yes, absolutely. all right. take trips and collect. you brought along a few options to keep us occupied during the long summer trips. >> absolutely. in tuesday's kids post we have four books filled with fun summer activities. get out and play is filled with games that you can play outside, old fashioned games. for the rainy day, we have this book which is the flying machine. all sorts of things that you can create including -- >> my son would love that. do parents love that? >> i'm not sure parents love that quite so much and for those road trips, just joking, 300 knock-knock jokes for kids to drive their p

as kenny chesney and tim mcgraw play arena s across the country, chesne releases his 13th album. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, june 19th. a live look at the washington monument. pretty comfortable outside right now but tucker has been warning us. get ready, temperatures are rising. >> you can feel the humidity out there too. >> you sure can. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. good to have you with us. tucker, i guess there is no reason why any of us should be caught off guard at this point. >> no prices with this particular heat event. today will be the day when we get into the 80s t won't be extreme but as we tbeet into tomorrow and thursday, the heat is on. >> shorts and t-shirts, that's for sure. >> it is the '109 i would like to forget. i'm good with the 80s. let's hang out in the 1r0. >> julie wright's new best friend. >> sarah has a lost decade. -- let's hang out in the 90s. >> still raining in salisbury, ocean city and you can see there that the rain showers -- well, if i were to put it in motion for you. a little drizzle her

mcgraw-hill doing something similar to newscorp. they're all frustrated. they're frustrated with how their stock is valued in every case, the management of these companies are rebelled against the process of the stock market, how it works or how it got broken. and how it's pud putting a lid on what they're trying to do. i say that with these breakups, they are to a large extent truly just waving magic wands. they're not really creating any enter price value, but the execs are trying to buck the prevailing winds that are holding back so many stocks, not companies, but the stocks that trade off the company, or they're supposed to. you see, we've got a market that's hated, not just by you. it's hated by the professionals. everyone has been worn down by this house of pain. you hear this nonsense like risk on/risk off. we have to ban that term. i'm doing my best here. that's code for all stocks are no good today or all are okay to buy. as if the underlying companies mean nothing. all our homework we do in the show, comparing stocks, it people think it means not