rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> that is our broadcast as we start off a new week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here >>> good evening, i'm a live look at oakland. president obama's return to the bay area brought along traffic tie up supporters and some protesters too. tonight the fundraising focus is on oakland. the president touching down in oakland just before 3:00 this afternoon. a half hour later, he attended an event at the scottish rite center. and he followed that up with a private different at piedmont. we have live team coverage of the president's bay area visit. we begin with nbc bay year's jody hernandez who joins us live from piedmont. >> the president arrived here to piedmont about a half an hour ago. this is as close as they allowed us to get. but some folks in piedmont got to greet the president personally. >> i think it's very exciting to have the president come through our little community. >> reporter: >> whatever your political strife is, you've got to be happy that obama's come to the bay area,

rehema ellis. >> the first and most practical way -- >> reporter: in this summer school class in atlanta students are to focus on what's ahead. >> i'm thinking about tomorrow not today. >> reporter: 16-year-old jonathan hernandez says he wants to be an engineer, so he is studying how carpentry is related. he's one of 4200 taking courses at an atlanta technical college, all part of a two-year, statewide program in georgia that mandates students as early as sixth grade pick a career. they get regular career counseling, evaluation, and hands on learning. some say it's too early for kids to know what they want to do. but others insist in today's economy students need to plan for the future as soon as possible. even though they can change their minds as they go along. >> we can no longer afford to send our children to college without a clue in the world of what they want to do. >> reporter: that works for 17-year-old lauren. >> i just want to know it's something i really want to do as a career choice. >> reporter: schools and businesses are working together to help students be career ready fo

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nbc's rehema ellis has more. >> reporter: sally ride was the first american woman to wear the uniform and make the memorable journey into space. she was trained as a physicist but ride will always be remembered as an astronaut and crew member who orbited the earth on board the space shuttle "challenger" almost 30 years ago. >> i think there are a few people that are waiting to see how i do. >> reporter: what she did captured the nation's imagination and made her a household name. out of 8,000 who applied for the space program in the late 1970s, she was one of the chosen to enter what had been an exclusive men's club. even after she left nasa, she continued on her mission to inspire young people, especially girls, which she spoke about recently during nbc's education nation summit. >> maybe most important it's the teachers in the schools holding the high expectation and getting the message to the students, the girls as well as the boys, that we expect you to do well. >> reporter: sally ride died at age 61 from pancreatic cancer, an american hero, became a symbol for everyone, mostly wo

nbc's chief correspondent rehema ellis has details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ongoing investigation reveals up to 70 students may have been involved in high-tech cheating. here is the school for some of the country's best. the 3300 students at the high school had to pass a difficult test to get into this prestigious school. now some are facing penalties based on charges they cheated last month on state exams given at the school. authorities say one student was caught with a cell phone in the building, a violation of new york city school policy. checking the phone, officials found a list of text messages to dozens of students that included photos of test pages. >> people have the ability to use new technology to try to cheat, so people are always thinking of new ways to do things is unacceptable. we're not going to tolerate it. >> officials say 70 students will have to retake the exams. a 16-year-old junior who photographed the test and others also face suspension. the scandals have become more familiar. in december at a top school outside of houston, hundreds of