in choosing to study students at eastern elite private university and western flagship public university, our idea was to see if we could get better purchase on how universities might be understood to uniquely shape students' politics. sociologists and other social scientists have long been interested in universities' effects on students' political attitudes, their behaviors, their values, but the bulk of this research known as college effects research uses national or campus-level draw that sets based deny data sets based on surveys to measure whether students change in their participation rates like voting, whether that increases or decreases because of college. it measures if college modifies students' political orientations one withdraw or another from conservative to liberal, say, but by my estimation as important as this work is, it's also a rather thin way of thinking about students' political development. or how they actually experience politics during their college years. what the political socialization literature can't do, it wasn't designed to do it either theoretically or me

. >>> an affirmative action is another hot button issue especially for public university campuses. this time around it's pitting two minority groups against once another. we are going to hear from both sides in this piece coming up. >>> first take a look at our weather forecast this morning. a live look outside at the bay bridge, a lot of low clouds hanging around this morning. it's going to end up to be a pretty sunny day once we get these out of the way. temperatures right now pretty cool, so you'll need a light jacket if you're heading out. shed it later, though. temperatures in the 40s. so throughout the rest of the day, we are going to see some of those low clouds hanging around for the next few hours, sunshine for most of the bay area today besides a little bit of fog at the coast and the chance of rain returning next week. mark. >>> and rescuers are moving forward this morning in hopes of finding survivors of a deadly mudslide in the state of washington. three people died yesterday when they were smothered by a wall of mud near the town of ozone. rescuers say they have been

but the reason why costs have increased so much in public universities and colleges is because states are contributing so much less than they did in the past. and that's really the predominant thing that's changed. >> but the problem has also existed in nonprofit universities like the one that i went to law school at. and to be a devil's advocate here, you bring up healthcare, some of the arguments the healthcare costs have gone up is because there is insurance and that money then goes to people using healthcare in ways that they shouldn't and then when it comes to colleges. is government funding some of the problem, that if there is unlimited money for loans and a lot of money for grants, what stops colleges from just charging more? >> right. well, i want to make one quick point about the first thing you said and then i will answer the broader question. the nonprofit private universities, it can be somewhat deceiving to students and families when they are looking at the costs of tuition because, in fact, what the published price is, the sticker price is, are what very few students ac

it turns out the chicken find a lot of smart students at public universities it to.right here in the bay area at the top of the list. one of the oldest public universities in the country, the college of william and mary is number one for have been the smartest of is that a survey by college review website niche. but then a no. 2 spot is my alma mater uc- berkeley. georgia tech routed out the top three, with the university of virginia at no. 4. just goes to show you that you do not have to pay an arm and leg for a good education. >> in minnesota, playtime for a 7 year old boy led to a smelly and scary situation. firefighters had to pull him out of a septic tank. this happened in blue earth, minnesota near the border with iowa. the boy was playing with his cousin when one missing step sent him tumbling. he fell ten feet landing into some nasty water. firefighters used a rope and ladder to get him out of there. he wasn't hurt and after a quick check from doctors, and several hot showers, he was back out playing again. a little wiser for the wear. >> coming up on the kro

public university head football and basketball coaches are the highest paid public employees. with all the money involved in big time college sports, there's a growing debate about whether the players should continue to go without. ncaa rules prevent colleges from paying athletes outside of athletic scholarships, which include only tuition, books and housing. the ncaa has long defending it's student athlete model. >> one thing that i think the fundamental tone is that there's very few members and virtually no university presidents were well, none i have ever heard of that think it is a good idea to convert student cleats and to paid employees into literally and professionals. decided to unionize and on wednesday the national labor relations board cleared the way for that union vote. the regional director noted in the ruling that the players qualified because of the time commitment and is the fact that there's scholarship are tied directly to their performance on the field. northwestern will say will appear to the full game. >> got another high profile joke this month. from ant

so it could be that student athletes at private universities can be members of a union that those of public schools can't including some schools in the south, some big-time programs. >> brown: michael mccann, university of new hampshire, thanks so much. >> thank you very much. >> woodruff: finally tonight, like other fabled tech cinderella stories, this one started with a young man with an idea, working out of a garage. yesterday, facebook announced it would pay $2 billion for oculus v.r. which makes a virtual reality headset for video games. newshour economics correspondent paul solman recently featured the company in a pair of reports about virtual reality. we start with this excerpt. the oculus rift is hailed the holy grail of gaming, a light weight full head set to deliver totally immersive virtual reality or vr. >> a lot of us got into the games industry to build virtual walls and explore neat places and being able to step inside those places the first time is incredibly exciting. >> nate mitchell, oculus' 25-year-old vice president gave me a sneak peek at the headset driving a robot i

study the issue of race and ethnicity in public university admissions hiring and contracting. >>> new satisfactions in place against russia after it's decision to recognize an independent ail. voters decided to leave ukraine and form their own country which then could join russia. president obama called it illegal. >> we are imposing satisfactions on specific individuals responsible forunder mining the government of ukraine. we are making it clear there are consequences for their actions. >> more russian military equipment was seen moving into crimea today and some members of the national guard are beginning new training exercises in case it the conflict increases. >>> dow shot up 181 points. nasdaq and s&p 500 are also up. >>> why are people dumping water down the drain. >>> a went from humorous to let's be real. >> beauty product or bomb threat tuesday a tsa made way too big a deal out of her bottle of perfume. >>> the forecast today wasn't warm today. not too hot, not too cold, morning cloud cover. beautiful view looking south over the bay. how long does this per affection stick ar

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and yet a year of day care is more expensive than a year of tuition at a public university. this is just too much for many, many of our families to afford. very, very difficult choices are being made, choices that families are agonizing over. this is especially unaffordable for so many hardworking families who are just trying to climb the ladder of opportunity, just trying to get into the middle class or maybe just holding on by their finger tips trying to stay in the middle class. and that's why we have a child care and development block grant, to help families be able to afford a necessity as something that is critical for our society, which is having safe, affordable, quality child care for our children. this is a critically important program signed into law by president george h.w. bush that 1.6 million children every month rely on. 1.6 million children in our country and their parents rely on this every month. states use this funding to help low-income families gain access to quality affordable child care and after-school programs. these families are trying to make ends

uc berkeley is number one when it comes to public universities. it came in eighth overall in this year's world university rankings put out by the times higher education. stanford gets bragging rights over berkeley. they ranked fourth overall. here are the top four schools in this year's list. caltech down in pasadena, number one. harvard two, oxford three, stanford number four. >>> coming up next, cleaning up clutter in the south bay. how the san jose sharks were helping out. >>> after a day with 70s, close to 80 degrees in gilroy, we are talking about the chance of rain returning, in fact, already starting to see some drizzle off the coast. we'll break down that rain time line for your sunday coming up. woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. >>> gorgeous day in the bay area. but like this year's been, it's been up and down. we'll go down again. anthony slaughter her

the decision of one regional regulator and because the nrlb does not have jury diction over public universitiesols like northwestern. northwestern says it will appeal and it has until april 9th to do it. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >>> coming up next in sports, heated rivalry. two of the nba's best teams get up close and personal in a possible playoff preview. lots of money. new details about a crazy corruption scandal. and just how far does this scandal spread? the link between senator leland yee d infamous chinatown gangster shrimp boy. new questions about the pilf that missing plane. did he take it on one final joyrid join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 ,,,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. forecast in some cities around the country. >>> in sports, the nfl moves a step closer toward moving extra point attempts farther from the goalpost. extra point kicks will move back to the 20 yard line for two weeks of preseason games. the league is concerned extra points have become too easy to make. league owners also adopted a rule ex

. >> i know he's committed to and he can demonstrate this by coming to a great public university. >> at some point, janet napolitano will be asked for guidance. students are weighing in on the possible visit. >> having them here would be stewedable for him. >> if the president says yes, students say expect controversy. >> a lot of rens think that berkeley is too liberal dexs think berkeley is too liberal. and pretty much any major politician will have protests. >> a response comes sometime in 2015. >> still head here tonight a woman hurt if a bus crash in egypt comes to the bay area and regains simple pleasures of giving her daughter a hug. i'm sandhya patel cooler today what the last days of winter and beginning of spring will bring this week, coming up. >> what good is a lap top if the screen is distorted? >> and hater a remarkable day for a south bay teenager. what happened on this hole and on the previous one. stay with us. and did not get a relie. >> if you plan to celebrate st. patrick's day be sure you have a ride home. dui check points being set up tonight. and in san francis

does not have jurisdiction over public universities, the ruling applies only to private schools like northwestern. northwestern says it plans to appeal to the full board in washington and it has until april 9 to do it. dean ronalds in our chicago newsroom, dean, thanks very much. tonight orange county, california, is fighting an outbreak of measles, there have been 21 cases reported this year compared to just 3 in the last five years. measles can cause serious complications including pneumonia. doctors are urging people in orange county to make sure that they have been vaccinated. the justice system unjustly took more than 30 years of her life but she never lost hope. and and that story is next. ♪ a barrier forms so weeds can't appear ♪ ♪ serious weed prevention up to a year ♪ ♪ new roundup max control 365 ♪ so i'm fighting weeds on opening day ♪ ♪ and preventing weeds while i get away ♪ ♪ weeds stay dead as we carve this beast ♪ ♪ and they still aren't back when i cook this feast ♪ ♪ new roundup max control 365 ♪ one more time let me make it clear ♪ ♪ with no more weeds, it's your y

. >> reporter: sca 5 would once again allow public universities to make a mission decision based on race or ethnicity. not just academics. >> i'm worried. i'm anxious. i'm worried about the future of my children. >> reporter: protesters want prop 209 to remain the law of the land. >> 209 in california was passed by voters. >> reporter: the debate is one of the hot topics making the rounds in dr. michael chang's class at the college. >> rolling back portions of the 209 as it applies to education. >> reporter: the proposal to repeal 209 is getting mixed reaction from students. >> it gives everybody opportunities to go to school. it's not based on, you know -- it serves everybody. >> my instinctual reaction as a white student, i don't think it's fair to consider race. >> reporter: a family member has never even had a chance to consider the bill yet. the protesters say that's the point. they plan to lobby assembly members statewide, demanding the bill be killed before it even hits their desks. tonight at 6:00, we'll take a look at what still needs to happen before sca 5 becomes the law of th

i went to public schools, public university, and i spent more than 50 years of my life in what would now be considered district 5. i've a district 5 representative to prosac. why i think i would be a good candidate to serve on the recreation and park committee i served on since i think 2011. i've long cared about our environment and open space and parks and for the last five years i've been pretty deeply involved in park matters. in

i went to public schools, public university, and i spent more than 50 years of my life in what would now be considered district 5. i've a district 5 representative to prosac. why i think i would be a good candidate to serve on the recreation and park committee i served on since i think 2011. i've long cared about our environment and open space and parks and for the last five years i've been pretty deeply involved in park matters. in recent years i've lobbied for more gardens and custodians in our play grounds and parks as a priority and rec directors in our clubhouses he. unfortunately some of which are still shuttered. from 2009 to 2013 i worked for the large group of residents in the city to keep the arboritum open and free. [speaker not understood] 9:00 a.m. year round every day. i argued additionally for general fund support for our park system, sort of opposing the revenue first model, and it's based on the fact that our park system served virtually all residents at 12% of the land in the city and 2% of the budget. and that zooms to me to reflect a skewed priority. ~ seems since

. >>> it's been illegal for california public universities to consider race, ethnicity and gender in college admissions since 1996 when proposition 209 took effect, banning affirmative action. since then the state has seen significant drops in the numbers of african-american, latino and native american students on campuses. last year a group of african-american ucla students produced this video to highlight the lack of diversity at the school. >> now, you tell me that i should be proud to be at ucla. but only 35 of us are predicted to walk across that stage. >> the video, made by student cy stokes, went viral. they are considering whether voters can use ballot measures to ban affirmative programs. now ed hernandez want voters to vote on repeeling part of prop 209. i spoke to senator ed hernandez earlier. >> senator, thank you for joining us. why are you proposing this measure? >> you know, it's about diversity, but more important, it's about equal opportunity for every student here in the state of california. >> can you explain further -- since prop 209 passed in 1996, there has been

. >> i know he's committed to and he can demonstrate this by coming to a great public university. >> at some point, janet napolitano will be asked for guidance. students are weighing in on the possible visit. >> having them here would be stewedable for him. >> if the president says yes, students say expect controversy. >> a lot of rens think that berkeley is too liberal dexs think berkeley is too liberal. and pretty much any major politician will have protests. >> a response comes sometime in 2015. >> still head here tonight a woman hurt if a bus crash in egypt comes to the bay area and regains simple pleasures of giving her daughter a hug. i'm sandhya patel cooler today what the last days of winter and beginning of spring will bring this week, coming up. >> what good is a lap top if the screen is distorted? >> and hater a remarkable day for a south bay teenager. what happened on this hole and on the previous one. stay with us. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. eal'sget

universities are not employers of college students. it is not the same as an employee at a company. >> i think the national labor board would differ with your opinion. there are scores of public sector labor courts that have made similar rulings for groups like teaching assistants. i was a teaching assistant at the university of wisconsin and i was in the union. our union was able to bargain with the state. they made the same claim. they say that you have more students than employees. you can get compensated, either through tuition reimbursement -- there are definitely compensation issues. i think multiple labor boards at the federal level and now the state level have indicated that folks who are getting compensated, whether it is tuition, are actually employees. >> joining the conversation is samuel estreicher. he is opperman professor of labor and employment law at nyu school of law. he is an attorney at a group. let me bring you into the conversation. our guest, ian gold, thinks that it makes sense that college athletes should have a union to represent them. what do you think? >> college athletes have issues, but i do not think the union will help them. a union does higher

when you are looking at 96% of hours versus 46% of the public universities, you have a very different we are saying, develop a risk-based metric for all colleges and universities. we are delighted to honor and abide by that entered as long as it is proposed equally across all of higher education. >> have you done any statistical analysis to show how many kids are graduating and getting a job and paying back their debt load? the concern is there is a disproportionate number of kids ing a wholeof -- ow lot of money from schools you are representing, as opposed to the harvards of the world. >> yes, we have twice as many students on the student loan program. yes, we have a higher number of students because of that you are default thing. if you look at the average default for our students, it is about $8,000. the average default in the rest of higher education is about $16,000. if you look at the total amount of default dollars, it is not in our sector, it is in the rest of higher education. >> you are also looking at a much higher default rate for private, for-profit institutions. versus

there are similar issues among public universities that this ruling could be precedent-setting. they could cover both the private sector and the public sector. idea?it a good does it make sense for college athletes to be unionized? you are part of the union. should i assume that you think it makes sense. maybe it does not make sense. >> absolutely. workers form unions because they have issues in our way that they want their employers to address. they want to have a say in how those issues are dressed. unions can be an effective mechanism to address those issues with their employers. yes, i think there are clearly issues college athletes are no different. are notniversities employers of college students. it is not the same as an employee at a company. i think the national labor board would differ with your opinion. there are scores of public sector labor courts that have made similar rulings for groups like teaching assistants. i was a teaching assistant at the university of wisconsin and i was in the union. our union was able to bargain with the state. they made the same claim.

they were ranked the top public university in the entire world. cal tech was followed by harvard. >>> dais tonight. hawaii and arizona will not change. daylight savings time ends november 2nd. looks like folks made the most of a beautiful spring day. >> it was gorgeous. highs to 60s and 70s. 74, oakland was 72. san mateo 67. downtown san francisco was 71. out there. people got their hike in. we are seeing changes. you can see the beautiful night out there. we have cloudy conditions outside. the clouds are an indication of changes. sunday will be cooler. there is rain on the horizon. most of it is north of us and off on the coast. we will time it for you later. get ready for nice spring-like temperatures coming this way. >>> coverage of the unrest in the ukraine, russia is ramping up defense. there are military vehicles being unloaded. they have denied sending troops. >> we are ready to continue dialogue with the understanding that it will be honest and a partnership and a party to the conflict. this crisis was not created by us. >> the white house

an estimated 40,000 are currently enrolled in public and private universities. in the executive branch, three women out of 25 serve as cabinet ministers. branch, womentive hold 68 of the 249 seats in the national assembly. approximately 25% of the elected provincial councils. maybe the most stunning figure regarding the changes in afghan attitudes that have taken place over the last decade is that today, five out of six afghans believe that women should have an education. this is an indication that the kind of changes we have seen are likely to despite all these improvements, afghanistan remains one of the poorest, least developed lands on earth. it is also one of the more theent, but by no means most violent. despite its ethnic, religious and linguistic visions, there is no ethnic cleansing going on in afghanistan and no purely sectarian violence. but there is an ongoing insurgency. it is conducted by those who would seek to reverse much of the progress of which i have spoken. these advances thus remain quite fragile.

. >> it is not much easier at public universities. >> how much do we want, when do we want it?>> as many as two million dreamers can now qualify for in-state tuition in 16 states. with more considering it. a handful of them also allow dreamers to apply for state funded scholarships and add it as well. -- and aid as well. >> these children have grown up as american as i am. to keep them out of the educational system is a loss for america. not just for these students but for the nation as well. >> in high schools all over america the students called dreamers, the children of undocumented immigrants are learning from their counselors that they alone among their classmates can receive no federal financial aid to go to college, no grants and no loans. >> stymied or immigration, led by former washington post chief donald graham, led a scholarship program for undocumented students. >> we are offering scholarship programs for work related programs. >> such as? >> nurses, teachers, computer programmers, accountants. work related programs where the total division cost $25,000, we have 25

. >> students at a public university told this about the 2010 election.hy people having to pay for healthcare black, brown, gays, racism with the first black president? >> and the rant didn't didn't stop there student who recorded it will join us live. a force so strong it knocks its house off its foundation and flips it on its side. what caused this and why it could happen again. ♪ see what's new at projectluna.com afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protecon. and because usaa'commitment to serve current and former military members andheir families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. good morning to you, it's saturday, march 1st, 2014. i'm anna kooiman. tensions reaching a boiling point in you crane. blocking roads and airports this morning. new reports that they are seizing control of missile bases, the developing details ahead.

. >> it's not much easier at public universities. as many as two million dreamers, young people raised without legal authorization in the u.s. can now qualify for in-state tuition in sixteen states with more considering it. al handful of them allow dreamers to apply for state-funded scholarships and aid as well. >> these young people have grown up here. they are as american as i am. to keep them out of the educational system is a loss for america, not just for the studentss, but for this nation as well. >> in high schools all over america the undocumented immigrants are learning from their counselors that they alone among their classmates can receive no financial aid to go loans. >> stymied by debates over immigration, donald graham launched a $25 million scholarship fund solely for dreamer students. >> we are offering 25,000 dollar scholarships for work-related programs. >> such as? >> nurses, teachers, computer programmers, accountants, work-related programs in schools where the total tuition costs around 25,000. we have 14 educati

one, this ruling does not effect public universities because each state has it's own rules of unions such as teachers. but there's a chance that large public employee unions like the service employees international union. in the same way that they help the players association is in this case against northwestern. number two, this ruling confirms that northwestern with and other schools and conference whose participate in college football are engaged in inner state commerce, and that's huge because it is the first threshold issue needed for antitrust challenge. it has long argued that it is immune, because it doesn't engage. and finally the ruling concludes that it is undisputed that northwestern sells merchandise to the public with with the players name and number. that's a claim directly conflicting. now talking about compensation is outside of scholarships. >> is yeah. >> i'm a student and i am going to your school to play football, but you are making money off my likeness, kids don't get a cut of that at all. >> beings. literally billions of dollars. the ncaa tournament, their con

university is so special and so important. it touches every aspect of california lives. why the educational opportunity here is so open, why it matters that we have the world's leading public research university in this state. >> you have a lot of firsts going on here. how are those a plus for you? or are they? do they have any bearing to this job? >> i do enjoy the fact that i'm the first woman president. that's a good thicng. in terms of being a non-academic, the president of the system really operates as a chief executive officer. the provost runs the academic mission of the university. so as far as relevance and running a system as big and complexity of the university that's the kind of experience i bring. >> while it may keep her plenty busy, she's happy to be back in the bay area where her own higher ed journey began. >> did you ever think you would come back as the head of the uc system? >> no. but i never thought i would live in arizona. i they ever thought i would be a governor. i never thought i would be a member of the president's cabinet. windows of opportunity open. i think one of the purposes of a g good education is that when those windows open, you are prep

we are here at the number one public university in the world. [applause] biased,re not at all right? >> of course not. this relates to that, do you believe the federal government should play a role in supporting higher education? >> i believe in general that the more local control of education, the better. you are not at the federal university of california berkeley but the university of berkeley. you are a state school. and so, education is primarily been at the state level. there is federal influence like pell grants. i decide to leave those alone when i create budgets. a lot of people are dependent on them. we have to figure a way forward. the big problem is that getting an education. education.tting an we have plenty of grants. that is not the problem. the problem is not getting a grant and getting and school but getting a job but when you get out and how you'll pay your loans back. the income not as large, a lot of people are making something inadequate. one of the ways we can fix and help students is maybe give tax credits to students as t

local families to realize that funding is being taken away from public schools and then also public universities. eventually businesses don't want to move to your area because the executive don't want to put your junior high kids in a school that doesn't have a football team and a school that doesn't have a track team and a school that doesn't have music class. governors are not thinking eight to ten years down the road. they're looking at one election cycle. >> have we seen those results play out politically as well as on a community level? >> definitely, you see it right now in kansas. you see this in ohio, michigan, you see it in places like georgia. whenever you do these kinds of cuts, eventually the people who are suffering the worst they're going to come out, vote against you. there have been electoral consequences. here's the catch. no one has been able to get in a been's mansion complaining about education. i don't think sam brownback's job is at issue. who is against education? under most situations you can attack teachers, school funding and keep your job. but the citizens and the stud

. >>> the push to bring back affirmative action at our state's public universities is hanging by a thread. kpix 5's ryan takeo explains why many state lawmakers who previously supported the bill have now reversed course. >> reporter: in the heart of uc- berkeley, the group drawn to scale is a small scale representation of the student body's racial makeup. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: across california, 14% of the population is asian- american. here on cal campus, that number is 43%. >> primarily asian and lacking in african-american. >> reporter: african-americans make up only 4% of berkeley's student body. that's one of the reasons behind the push to use a student's race and ethnicity as part of the college admissions process. >> there's a lot of things working against people of color especially for african- americans so there's definitely a stepping stone to help us get into places like this and prove we are capable of being here. >> i'm asian-american. >> reporter: student leaders across the system want more diversity but she is in the minority when it comes to her own race. >> especially b

. >>> uc berkeley is the first public university to hire its own wikipedia residents.ill advise other students and professors on editing articles for wikipedia. it could also provide nor diversity in the people editing the open source online encyclopedia. 80% of the current editors are white with 90% male. >> all right. >>> time is 5:49. get ready to tweet. tweeting about another anniversary. how twitter will celebrate its eight years and millions of tweets and how it wants you to help make this day memorable. >> plus it can keep you from getting a parking ticket. the new app with a sweeping new claim. >>> welcome back to the morning news. there is a new push to change the length of time convicted sex offenders in california have to stay in the state's offender registry. currently all convicted sex offenders remain on california's registered sex offender list for life. but right now the management board is considering reducing that time that certain low risk sex offenders remain on the list to 10-20 years. >> we want to be able to focus the resources that are available

raises money for catholic ministry and public universities it is also a gathering of who is who in the year regis philbin was in town. >> i'm half irish and a half italian. i know st. patrick's day is a big deal in a lot of lives. fichlt big deal even for people who aren't so irish. local bars packed since lunch time with people celebrating. irish even brought in a band to delight the crowd with traditional irish music. >> chicago famous for turning the chicago river bright emerald green for st. patrick's day this video shows you how members of chicago journey man plumber union dumped containers of dee from a motorboat. sipt up to see the effect. the union has been dyeing the river since 1962. organizeers were afraid large chunk of ice would impede the process but recent warm temperature kept the riff clear. color typically lasts 6 to 12 hours. pretty cool. >> stay with us. coming another-hour of 7 news at 9 moments away up next. crisis in ukraine. united states and europe slap sanction on the people who engineered a weekend defection to russia. >> also trouble in venzuela. airline tha

uc berkeley is number one when it comes to public universities. me in eighth overall in this year's world university rankings, which is put out by the times higher education. stanford gets bragging rights over uc berkeley. they ranked fourth overall. here are a look at some of the top four schools from this year's list. cal tech in pasadena. harvard, oxford, with stanford following at fourth. >>> t-e-i-f-l-e-i-n? >> maybe you didn't catch that. fifth grader sophia hoffman misspelled the word. it was the first word she got wrong in two weeks in a regional spelling bee contest. up until that point, she and a seventh were back and fourth for 66 rounds. when he stepped up to the mike, all he had to do was spell the word "definition" right. d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n. definition. >> i was getting pretty sad when she got that word incorrect. it's sort of messed up that, you know, that it came to that. >> yeah. that was a bummer word to misspell. sharma is now headed to washington, d.c. for the national spelling bee competition. hoffman, again, just a fifth grad

america almost every place a year of day care is more expensive than a year of tuition in a public university. so it's no wonder middle-class families are struggling with sticker shock, and for many low-income families child care is simply out of reach. for millions of families in the united states, child care is their single largest household expense at about $15,000 a year. in an economy where most families have two working parents child care isn't a luxury. it is a necessity. that's why the first president bush signed the child care development block grant into law in 1990. he did this to ensure working families have access to quality affordable child care. i think chairman harkin and senators burr, mikulski and alexander with their diligent bipartisan work to reauthorize this measure. the program serves more than 1.5 million, including more than 7,300 in nevada, making access to affordable high-quality care possible. so, mr. president, the program serves only a fraction of the need. we should be doing more to guarantee every parent who wants to work can afford to act with supervision for