he petitioned rhee's office. y vaent event ally the phony evaluation was removed. >> there's never going to be a perfect tool. if the bar is that if it has bugs in it, we can't implement it. then you will literally never implement. >> reporter: in late july final evaluation scores were released. rhee fired 75 teachers for poor performance. 671 more were deemed minimally effective and given one year to improve or lose their jobs. that's nearly 20% of rhee's teaching force that could be out of work one year from now. does it surprise you that those numbers are so high? >> i didn't proffer any guesses at the front end to say it will be this percentage or that percentage. but when we took control of this school district in 2007, 8% of the 8th graders were operating on grade level in mathematics. 8%. and if you would have looked at the performance evaluations of the adults in the system at the same time, you would have seen that 95% of them were being rated as doing a good job. how can you possibly have a system where

he petitioned rhee's office. y vaent event ally the phony evaluation was removed. >> there's never going to be a perfect tool. if the bar is that if it has bugs in it, we can't implement it. then you will literally never implement. >> reporter: in late july final evaluation scores were released. rhee fired 75 teachers for poor performance. 671 more were deemed minimally effective and given one year to improve or lose their jobs. that's nearly 20% of rhee's teaching force that could be out of work one year from now. does it surprise you that those numbers are so high? >> i didn't proffer any guesses at the front end to say it will be this percentage or that percentage. but when we took control of this school district in 2007, 8% of the 8th graders were operating on grade level in mathematics. 8%. and if you would have looked at the performance evaluations of the adults in the system at the same time, you would have seen that 95% of them were being rated as doing a good job. how can you possibly have a system where

chancellor michelle rhee's appearance for the d.c. premiere of "waiting for superman" could not have been more ironic, showcasing the work of those within the system. >> are most of the kids getting inappropriate education? >> with her hard-charging style, including firing hundreds of teachers and closing schools, prove to be a political liability for her boss, mayor adrian fenty. even michelle rhee admits that she cost mayor fenty votes. am i was very clear what the mayor early on that the reforms we were taking on what caused consternation. >> mayor fenty calls michelle rhee's accomplishments a high point of his term. >> she will be the ultimate decider of her own personal future. >> now she awaits a conversation with vincent gray. >> we will talk very soon. i am absolutely certain she will get back to me. >> michelle rhee said she made choices only so children could thrive, an ideal that she hopes does not disappear in the event that she leaves. >> i have spent the last three and a half years putting my blood, sweat, and tears into

officials, two of which held michelle rhee's job during a previous time and we have two of rhee's currenthe running. so, we have a lot of names tossed around but first and foremost, gray and rhee have to have the meeting. it is expected to take place this wednesday. two more days, andrea. >> thank you, kristen. >>> police have determined a rash of robberies in northern virginia are connected. the spree began july 26th with the hold up of a chantilly store and continued with robberies of a taco bell. in each case the suspect brandished a knife and removed cash from a register. >>> the u.s. supreme court is the only chance a virginia woman has to avoid execution this week. virginia governor denied clemency to theresa lewis friday. the 41-year-old mother and grandmother is the only woman on virginia's death row. she is set to be the first woman to be executed in the state in nearly a century. lewis was convicted of conspiring with two men to carry out the murders of her husband and stepson. her execution is scheduled for thursday. >>> we have a commuter alert for drivers who use the south ca

schools will include chancellor michelle rhee. rhee is considered by many the national face of school reform. and was featured in highly anticipated film about education called waiting for superman. >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids are getting a really croppy education right ow. >> reporter: rhee has made a number of controversial decisions, gaining supporters and ee voenents. including the mass firings of hundreds of teachers and principals. the closings of schools, and an all-out reform in everything from how teachers are evaluated to how kids work. drastically chaing what had become the poorest perfming school system in the nation. gray and rhee have clashed in the past over some of her decisions. gray says today's meeting is about the future. >> some days when we've done very well together. the other days just by the nature of the process, when it's been contentious. my conversation with her will be around, you know, where are you at this point? we have had other elections and i want to hear from her what's

vincent gray will sit down with michelle rhee.stin fisher is live in northwest washington with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. the dominant question in the wake of last week's democratic primary is what will happen with michelle rhee. we now know that we may be getting an answer by the end of the day at the earliest. vince gray and michelle rhee will be sitting down here inside the wilson building today at noon it will be a closed door meeting. no media allowed inside and what they will be doing is discussing what rhee's future will be or would be in a gray administration. both sides have indicated that rhee's future is shaky with gray at best. rhee called gray's victory devastating for dc's children and yesterday, wtop said he would be open to considering rehiring some of the teachers rhee fired last october. it is hard to see how these two could work well together given that all of that has been said but gray has said he will not make any decision until he sits down with rhee, face to face. that's going to happen today

school's chancellor michelle rhee? that's the question she is facing and a lot of official in the district are facing right now. >> while the movie that she recently started in paints rhee as a modern savior for urban education, her future with d.c. school is still very much unclear. tracee wilkins has more on the story. >> hey. to some people, especially those outside of washington, it may sound crazy. we have a struggling school system and a chancellor getting national acclaim for her perceived ability to be able to fix it. she is known for her fast and often time controversial decisions. like firing hundreds of d.c. teachers and principals here. some say a hard refoer is what d.c. schools need. somehow leaders in the past haven't gotten it right. but there are many had a say rhee's way is not the only way to change. >> d.c. school's chancellor michelle rhee stood about ten feet away from council chair and presumptive mayor vinnt gray yesterday. as he addressed the press following their first sit-down meeting. the me

schools chancellor michelle rhee. would either of them have anything to say following that meet something we'll get a full report. >>> don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> auto workers busted on camera doing things they probably shouldn't be doing on their lunch break. the response from the automaker. we'll be right pack.    -- we'll be right back.  >>> there was no decision in the high-stakes meeting between vincent gray and michelle rhee. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the

well, you know, what is going to happen to rhee?inant question in the wake of last week's democratic primary and now we know we could get an answer by the end of the day at the earliest. vince gray and michelle rhee will be meeting and sitting down today inside of the wilson building and meeting to discuss rhee's future in a gray administration. now both sides have already indicated that rhee's future with gray is shaky at best. the day after the primary rhee called gray's victory devastating for dc's children and yesterday wtop is reporting that gray said he would be open to considering rehiring at least some of the 266 teachers that rhee fired last october. it's hard to see how they could work well together but still gray has said he is not going to make any decision until he sits down face-to-face with rhee. but regardless of whatever is decided today or later than today, gray says he is committed to continuing education reform in the district. >> i am committed to continuing with aggressive education reform, having a fully empow

rhee said this the past she didn't think she could work with rhee. she called the outcome of the democratic primary devastating for d.c.'s children. as for gray, he was heavily critical of rhee and her school reforms and opposed her firing of more than 200 d.c. teachers for under performance. it's almost certain that he and rhee will part ways. still, gray says school reform will move forward in d.c. regardless of what happens with his choice of d.c. school chancellor. here is what he said in his victory speech about it last week. >> make no mistake. school reform will move forward in a gray administration. and it will be done in a holistic way with a strong and powerful chancellor that works with parents and teachers. the big question now is really when will this meeting happen. nobody knows for sure right now but they will be meeting this week. whether or not any sort of decision will be announced remains to be seen. an drew i can't. >> thank you. >>> some people in virginia are casting ballots for the november general election. in person absentee

rhee and gray have clasd in the past. gray has challenged many of the chancellor's key decisions but moves the council toward accepting a one chancellor system. rhee initially called the primary's outcome devastating but then said her comment was not about gray, but a vote that could be seen as a blow against reform. rhee was appointed by mayor adrian fenty and has been the longest lasting head of d.c. schoolfor some time. this meeting is going to happen behind closed doors at noon, in the council chair's office. i'm tracee wilkins, live this morning in northwest >> tracee, thanks so much. we'll stay on top of that story on news 4 all day. thanks, tracee. >>> this morning, family and friends are geving the loss of a local navy s.e.a.l. who was killed in afghanistan. brendan looney died in a helicopter crash on monday that killed eight others. the u.s. military says it was an accident but the taliban is claiming responsibility. looney graduated from dematha high school in 1999. his family lives in silver springs. his footb

gray should keep michelle rhee for one more year, a transition year. >> michelle rhee's put a lot of things in place that are just taking off and will also be just implementing next fall. i would love to see her stay for another school year. >> reporter: what does the chance lore think? we caught up with her. can you -- chancellor think? we caught up with her. can you work under vincent gray gray? >> i'm going to take the next few days. i'm going on my little prehoneymoon trip and i'll sort of reflect on everything and when i come back, i'll meet with the chair, talk to lots of people and then we'll make a decision from there. >> reporter: we also ran councilman wells compromise proposal, keep michelle rhee on the job one more year by her. the chancellor was not enthusiastic about that plan. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> a developing scandal at america's most hallowed ground. a mix-up involving gravesites at arlington national cemetery. >>> something that hasn't happened in decades, a living soldier about to receive the medal of honor and now we're hearing from the hero for the firs

for a documentary featuring michelle rhee. >> the future of rhee is uncertain as the may speaks out aboutd. >>> mançó has confessed to knowingly infecting at least 20 beam the hivvirus. >> we'll introduce you to the first living soldier to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. >>> coming up, kyle shanahan getting ready to face his old team. anotherormer terp getting big in atlantic. >>> i feel like i've put everything into it. i was fully pepared and excited to serve the city for four more years butt wasn't to be. >> d.c. mayor fenty reacting to the polls yesterday. thre will not be a second term for him. the final number gave chairman vincent gray the victory in tuesday's primary. >> today mayor fenty talk about what may have led to his loss and what is next for him and the city. aaron gilchrist has our report. >> reporter: adrian fenty's campaign stewards applauded to acknowledge loss in the democratic primary. minutes before he cal his opponent to offer congratulations and concession. >> i will the chairman who i've known for some time now, that he can look forward to my

s school chancellor, michelle rhee, is still in limbo. rhee and gray metaphor more than an hour, and gray said they discussed the state of education in d.c. and not rhee's future. he said that will be discussed again in a few weeks. >> 6:37 the time. when "good morning washington" continues this morning, president obama hits the world stage and the u.s. walks out on the u.n.? we'll tell you why. >> >>> if you loved "wall street" will you like "wall street ii"? event damente news com >> hi, i'm adam groon. we're at the shakes appear -- shakespeare theater. good morning, washington! >>> friday morning, 6:40. welcome back to "good morning washington." the dew point temperature cathscailts how much moisture -- the dew point temperature indicates how much moisture is in the air. right now the air is saturated. air temperature equals the dew point temperature and that gives you relative humidity of 100%. the air is saturated and that's leading to areas of patchy fog. it will burn off quickly today. it will be hot and humid today. temperatures i

michelle rhee goes on the oprah. the stars are back. the big-name star who told the show, thanks, but no thanks. >> this is abc 7 news at 11. >> we begin tonight with an alert for parents. >> a man faces some serious legal troubles to night after he is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. we're told that he interacted with students at area schools. >> could it have been -- >> we would have never known. >> nabors set a month ago, she saw firefighters entering his place after the apartment next door, fire. >> they went to check the next house. they saw there was nothing wrong with it. they found all that stuff. >> the fairfax county fire marshal's office did notified them that the child pornography was found in his home. at queens says that he worked for the metropolitan airport authority. he also judges wrestling matches four middle schools and high schools across northern virginia. the wrestling association confirms that heat judged matches for the past eight years and it performed skin checks on the students befor

not directly he had a rhee's future with d.c. schools. even as the uncerinty lingers, there some outside forces that seem to be bearing down on both leaders. chancellor rhee arrived with police escort to the crush of media and quickly ducked into his office. 80 minutes later, the two emerge asked as the likely nextmayor approached the microphones rhee kept her distance. she stood stone faced as gray called it produive. >> we did not talk about her staying or gong. we talk about the state of education in the city and i think we'll just leave it at that. >> reporter: gray said the two discussed what has be done over the last three and a half yea under rhee's leadship. she has closed sxool fired hundred of teachers and garnered nationalttention as an outspoken school reformer. the secretary of education has been an advocate of rhee's work. a "newsweek" magazine reports he's been working to broker deal. >> will you stay through the end of the school year? when will we now? when will we have a decision? >> reporter: gray who chairs th

will she keep michelle rhee? we're not going to keep personnel decisions but i think it's important we we're gyp the cover sayings now. >> reporter: they expect vincent gray will consult with the group before deciding where to keep the chancellor. >> there is an indication there are issues with how she's doing things and that is something that should be taken into consideration. >> reporter: tommy wells who was a school board member is floating an intriguing idea and that gray should keep michelle rhee for one more year. >> michelle rhee put a lot of things in place taking off and we're doing the implementing of next fall and i would love to see her stay. >> reporter: and what does the chancellor think? we caught up with her. >> can you work under vincent gray and stay with d.c. schools? >> i'm going to take the next few days and i'm going to my premoney -- honeymoon trip and i will reflect on everything and when i come back, i will reflect. >> and we ran the compromise proposal. keep the -- and she was not enthu

. >> first michelle rhee is back in the national spotlight. >> welcome back, everybody. 4:45 is your time. a man who judged a middle and high school wrestling match, many of them in northern virginia, has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography. 59-year-old mark barget was arrested after the apartment next door to his caught fire in jaund the pornography was found. an elderly man's body was found last night. authorities say this is a death investigation. there is currently nothing suspicious. transportation leaders will be gathering in d.c. today for another distracted driving summit. this year's event will focus on the effects of text messaging. it comes a day after the government says fewer people are being killed in crashes due to distracted driving. >> michelle rhee is getting more attention with every passing day. yesterday she was on oprah winfrey talking about how hard it is to turn around d.c. public schools. >> this is a warrior woman. [applause] she is a wor major woman. >> michelle rhee made headlines when she fired hundreds of teachers and closed schoo

sools chancellor michelle rhee? news 4's elaine reyes joins us live from our newsroom with more on this story. good morning. >> good morning, eun. michelle rhee called the election results a significant change in direction. but vowed to work wh the presumed future mayor vincent gray. gray says he wants to get past the november general election before making any personnel decisions. education w a major campaign issue with both gray and fenty. the mayor's choice of chancellor a few years ago in the reform of the school system didn't go or very well with much of the electorate. so a big question asked during all the post election news conferences yesterday, will vincent gray keep michelle rhee? will she stay? or will she go? >> we're not going to be turning back any clocks on school reform. we'reoing to be moving full speed ahead. >> the demand that more politicians stand up, and, you know, are willing to make the hard decisions like adrian fenty has done over the la 3 1/2 years. >> the district schools are featured in

schools chancellor michelle rhee.4's elaine reyesjoins us live from our newsroom with more on this story. elaine, good morning. >> good morning to you, eun. michelle rhee called the election results a significant change in direction, but vowed to work with a presumed future mayor, vincent gray. gray says he wants to getast the november general election beforeaking any personnel decisions. education was a major campaign issue for both gray and fenty. thmayor's choice as chancellor and the reform of the school system didn't go over very well with much of the electorate. so the big question ked during all the postlection news conferences yesterday, will michelle rhee stay or go? >> i really just want to get an understanding of, you know, what his hopes and aspirations are. you know what he hopeso do in his first, you know, term as mayor, obviously. and you know, how i can help in any way that i can. >> the district schools are featured in a new documentary on school reform called "waiting for superman." rhee is one of se

supporters of michelle rhee and fenty credited them for making tough decisions to improve d.c. schools but opponents have accused her of alienating teachers and parents and critical of her firing 200 d.c. teachers for underperformance. michelle rhee said she didn't think she could work with gray. she called it devastating for d.c. students. as for gray, he hasn't said what to do with michelle rhee except that he will sit down with her at some point and that some point will likely be this wednesday. but whether or not any decisions will come from that meeting remain to be seen. here is what gray had to say during a press conference last wednesday. >> we're not going to make any personnel decisions until after the general election but i think it's important to begin the conversations now, as i promised that i would do. >> reporter: now already possible new names are being tossed around. they include two who had already been d.c. school chancellor and two of michelle rhee's current deputies are believed to be in the running. kristin fisher, 9 news now. >>> the family of a man shot

. >> michelle rhee is due back from vacation. she will met vin sanity gray. >> people feel like they have been marginal lized. >> reporter: in a town heavily democratic, gray is all but certain of winning the general election and that he and rhee will part company at some point. >> montgomery county superintendent would he be a candidate. cheney losing his job in newark, would be economy candidate. >> no. he has been here before and weiss has done a good job but he will be connected to the more traditional approaches to education. i will look for a person that brings quality of education reform but somebody who can work with people. >> reporter: rhee supporters will be watching. the fear is that gray's version of reform will look different, slower than rhee. one big area of disagreement are some of the teachers fired by rhee who cited a budget crunch at the time. the fenty administration had no plans for allowing the reduction and force teachers to reapply for their jobs but gray has a different take. >> these are teachers that w

rhee says regardless, she wants to see d.p.s. move forward. >> for the past 3 1/2 years school chancellor michelle rhee has worked to reform the schoolal district making a number of controversial decisions. >> i was clear early on the reforms we were going to take on were going to cause a lot of consternation. >> it may have contributed s to mayor fenty losing his job and may cost rhee hers as well with the new administration poised to take over, many are asking if rhee will still be in d.c. >> it will be a conversation and for chairman day, wan the give him tuent bring in his team and work with people he knows is on the same page with him. >> grey says he wants to move forward with an empowered chancellor that is inclusive but hasn't said whether or not that is going to be rhee. >> we will talk. i'm looking forward to talk with her soon. so she has a message from me and as she always does, she'll get back to me. >> both say they look forward to having that conversation to discuss future of d.c.p.s. >> meantime mayor adrian fenty

schools chancellor michelle rhee will join dad gregory.isten in as panelists discuss he heart of the problem with our nation's public schools and what reforms are working. joining rhee are secretary of education arne duncan, robert bobb and president of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten. you can watch "meet the press" at 10:30. >>> president obama is coming out swinging against the republicans' latest plan, what they call a pledge to america. earlier this week top republicans unfailed the plan that calls for lower spending, repealing the president's health care plan and extending the bush tax cuts. it is similar to the contract with america that then speaker newt gingrich proposed in the mid-'90s. president obama is firing back saying the gop is simply not listening to what americans want. >> the republicans who want to take over congress offered their own ideas the other day. many were the very same policies that led to the economic crisis in the first place, which isn't surprising since many of their leaders were among

vincent gray and michelle rhee met for more than an hour. rhee, as you might remember, was a supporter of mayor fenty during the election and jennifer davis has more on this. >> reporter: the big question everyone's been asking is will michelle rhee stay honest when vincent gray is rung the city. the two sat down and the only news is no news to report. michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with the d.c. council chair have an sent gray and as the two scared -- squared off, they decided not to talk about it. after the meeting, a serious looking rhee looked on and let gray do all the talking. >> the chance that finished was a productive meeting and what we agree upon, we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. >> reporter: gray said that this is not a decision-making meeting but a philosophical discussion in general and said nothing was discussed about rhee's future with the school system. >> we'll have those conversations inar later discussion and we did not talk about chancellor rhee, we talked ab

schools willnclude chancellor michelle rhee. rhee who was appointed by mayor adrian fenty is considered by many the national face of school reform and a feature in a film aboutducation called "waiting for superman." >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids are getting a really crappy education right now. >> reporter: rhee has made a number of controversial decisions gaining supporters and opponents. including the mass firings of hundreds of teachers and principals, the closings of schools and all out reform in everything from how teachers are evaluated to how kids learn, drastically changing what had become the poorest performing schoosystem in the nation. gray and rhee have clashed in the past over some of her decisions. gray says today's meeting is ant the futu. >> there's some days we've done very well together. there are other days by the nature of the process it's been contentious. my conversation with her would be around where are you at this point? i want to hear from her what's important to her with respect to

storm. >> and now that william, michelle rhee is taking her -- that woman, michelle rhee is taking herefore the nation. >> this is a warrior woman. >> on monday rhee appeared on "the oprah win fray show" talking about the struggles in the d.c. school system. >> i don't believe you are going to be the leader who is going to take this school in the district we need to get going and have the highest expectations for the kids. >> no, i'm terminating now. >> her move to fire hundreds of teachers had the support of mayor adrian fenty. gray hasn't said whether she will stay or go. >> we're going to need -- i don't know how many conversations we'll have. we'll just see how it goes. >> gray said it is possible that he and rhee can work out their differences. >> ok. thank you very much. meanwhile d.c. attorney general peter nichols is under investigation from the d.c. bar association. the association is looking at whether he violated its rules about switching sides in a case. before taking a position in which he has to defend the cityings he was the lead attorney in a long-running lawsuit in the

education secretary arne duncan says's fan of rhee. gray hasn't said whether she will stay or go but they have not always seen eye to eye on school reform. this week gray told wtop he would be reopened to rehiring some of the 266 teachers rhee fired last year. >> we are going to meet i don't know how many conversations we will v. >> both have said education reform should remain a priority here in the district of columbia. both have said they are looking forward to the meeting that will take place at noon today. back to you. >> looking at the day ahead, a virginia woman convicted of arranging the murders of her husband and stepson will be in put to death tonight. she will be the first woman to be executed in virginia in nearly a century. governor bob mcdonald and the u.s. supreme court have refused to intervene. president obama will be back at the united nations today. he will speak to the u.n. general assembly in a few hours. he will tell the u.n. an independent palestinian state can only be won by peaceful means and israeli security i

ironically it opens at a time when rhee's own future in the district is in doubt. >> reporter: d.c.'school chancellor michellehee stood about ten feet away from couil chair and presumptive mayor vincent gray yesterday as he address the president. these questions come as "waiting for super man," a documentary about the natios failing school system featuring rhee premiers today. >> you wake up every mning and you know that kids are getting a real crappy education. >> she is seen as syrup man. and people can't understand why we're not delighted to have super man. >> reporter: maryis executive director have 21 century school fund. a d.c. based nonprofit working to improve urban schools around the country. she said rhee's approach to reform is nothing new burk more of the same old. >> people like to say, d. has tried everything. no. we keep ying the same thing over and over again. and it keeps being a super man and we are sick of superman. >> i just don't believe that he is the only one in the u.s. who can reform school. >> reporter: he said that since rhee has come in, parents have been

schools chancellor michelle rhee and democratic nominee vincent gray will meet. the long-awaited meeting will happen tomorrow at noon in gray's office in the wilson building. rhee has come under fire for closing schools and firing teachers and principals in the district. gray said he will continue aggressive education reform and that may or may not include rhee. >>> this morning, another shakeup on president obama's economic team. adviser larry summers iset to leave the post by the end of the year. summers will return to his teaching job at harvard. the departure comes amid a sluggish economic recovery that has seen unemployment hover near 10%. he will be the third high-level member of the obama economic team to leave this ar. >>> a new book suggests members of president obama's national security team has doubts his strategy in afghanistan will work. journalist bob woodward details intense policy and turf battles inside the white house called "obama war." he said the president agreed to triple troop levels there. >> he watched closely as the senate took up repeal

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michelle rhee is seen as the face of school reform. but here locally some say she hasn't been a good communicator or clap rater. she's definitely in the spotlight and will be in the spotlight this week. she was featured just yesterday on meet the press. she explai why she fired hundreds of teachers. >> we didn fire teachers to be mean, because we were callous and didn't care. we wanted to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom because we believe our students deserve better. >> reporter: it gained her a polarized following of supporters. we said it's no longer acceptable for teachers who are ineffective to stay in the classroom. >> reporter: reform was a major issue for fenty. now, since fenty's loss to vinct gray, her future as chancellor is under review. >> regardless whether i'm there or not, it can continue as long as the leadership is willing to make the incredibly tough decisions we have de. >> reporter: merator david gregory asked arne duncan why he didn't support fety's reelection. >> there are thousands of local primari

gray should keep michelle rhee for one more year, a transition year. >> michelle rhee has put a lot of things in place that are just taking off and will be employmented next fall. i would love to see her stay for another school year. >> reporter: what does the chancellor think? ee caught up with her. >> can you work under convincement gray and stay with d.c. schools? >> i am going to take the next few days. i am going on my little pre- honeymoon trip and i'll reflect on effect and when i come back, i'm going to meet and talk with lots of people and make decision there. >> reporter: we also ran councilman wells a proposal by her. the chancellor was not enthusiastic about that plan. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> it is not uncommon to lose your cool when you get a parking ticket but still head, why did one parking enforcementth, who was giving the ticket, go off? >> take that and shove it up your -- >> i have it on video. >> i could give a damn less. >> we'll tell what you sparked this tirade that caused that parking enforcement agent to lose his job. >>> next, a monumental moment in fas

brianne carter has the latest on the future of chancellor michelle rhee. >> [applause] for the first time since the primary, mayor adrian fenty and vincent gray are standing together. the question remains, will vincent gray stand by the school chancellor? >> we want to make the right decision for the city. part of that process is being able to sit down with the people in their jobs data. we will do that in the weeks ahead. >> over the past 3.5 years, michelle rhee has put together reform efforts and going -- including firing hundreds of teachers and closing schools. she says controversial decisions may have contributed to adrian fenty losing his job and could cause her current job. >> yes, it pains me this effort has so much promise. >> a number of d.c. council member spoke out on the issue. some are hoping that michelle rhee will stay and others believe reform will go on without her. >> i think it would be a great loss for the city. to jeopardize the momentum that has been built for change them of this is a bad system. it would be a mistake to even talk about our. >> this is a gray

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vincent gray and michelle rhee met for more than an hour. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet walking into the meeting at high noon with d.c. council chair vincent gray and if the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. after the meeting a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was a very productive meeting. i think one of the things we both fervently agree upon is we want the best for our kids. >> reporter: gray says this was more of a philosophical discussion about public schools in general. he says nothing was discussed about rhee's future with the school system. >> we will have those conversations in a later discussion, but we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. we talked about the state of education in the city. >> reporter: dispute repeated questions from reporters, rhee stayed mum inside and outside the wilso

wells and chai supported gray, rhee supported fenty. and chancellor rhee has not said whether she will fight for her job, but her press secretary sent out a statement reading the hard choices are not over. the need for political courage remains great and what is important is continuing the progress that has been made for every child that goes to school in the district and we can't turn back. >>> mayor fenty called gray this morning to concede and promised to work with him on the transition but declined to look back on how he lost or offer much insight on what he does next. bruce leshan is in our news room trying to do a bit of both. >> reporter: adrian fenty is not yet 40 and he's spent half of his adult life in public service. he says hes had in other job offers at this point but insists he'll keep charging ahead for the next 106 days that he's mayor of the district of columbia. by the time he finally conceded, only the hard-core supporters had the energy to come back to his campaign headquarters. >> it's very probable that i would not

who has butted heads with rhee in the past. can watch it here at 10:30. as part of nbc's education nation eek, we'll be taking a closer look at schools here in our area. we begin the series this morning by taking you inside one exceptional classroom tha pushes students from day one. kip has schools across the country including here in d.c. and it has become a model for successful alternave to traditional public schools. eun yang shows us why. >>> three, two, one, zero. >> reporter: these kindergartners in southeast are in the class of 2023. that's the first lesson students learn when they enter the high performing charter school system,he year they will go to college. >> who can it tell me what our first rule in this classroom is? elijah? >> no hitting. >> we keep our hands to ourselves. >> reporter: right now the children enjoy singing songs -- ♪ and learning their numbs. >> now i need a friend who can come up and roll the number and figure out what number you have. >> reporte college seems a lifetime away. but their teacher s

michelle rhee is the national face of educational reform. she did something unforgivable. jumped into a political partisan race. she worked for the defeat of the person who will be the mayor of the district of columbia separate her from educational reform and she was an affected person. i like a lot of things about her, but educational reform in the district of columbia does not and if he elects to leave. >> educational reform would not have happened without michelle rhee. she is an historic figure. it is almost impossible to define the union getting rid of bad teachers and raising pay for good teachers. she is a true hero of the movement. >> the fact that she will go -- we will see. in a couple of years, my guess is that they will not be able to get rid of the teachers' union. they will not be allowed to get rid of the bad teachers and we will go back to the status quo. >> people need to understand that the most important thing with educational reform, we took the elected school boards that has been the problem in the district of columbia -- columbia and put it under the

and i think we'll just leave it there. >> rhee refused to make any statement.ys he and rhee will meet sometime before november's general election. >>> president barack obama will wrap up his trip to the united nations today. it's been an eventful few days. u.s. delegation walked out when mahmoud ahmadinejad blamed the ugs for the9/11 attacks. >>> we can have an agreement that will have an independent, sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel. >> reporter: the controversy is how this $4.5 billion program is being paid for, by cutting future food stamp benefits. 100 house democrats oppose paying for it cutting democrats. >>> courtney reagan joins us live with more. good morning, courtney. >> reporter: hi. good morni to you, joe. it'good news ahead of the midterm elections. fightver the bush-era tax cuts until after the november elections. the delay not only protects incumbents from taxi a potentially cntroversial vote to let taxes rise for the highest earners but increases the likelihood of a compmise with republicans. th cuts are set to expire at

rhee accepted the job offer, warning him she would shake thing up. so much so, could it cost him political capital. after he lost the democratic primary earlier this month, rhee accepted some responsibility. >> we talked aboutareer and technical education, we taed abut special educatio we talk about stake holder involvement. >> reporter: critics have said it didn't involve enough ake holders as she fired teachers, changing one of the poorest school systems in the country. last week rhee said any move she make is in the best interests of d.c. children. >> will you stay through the end of the school year? when will have a decision? >> today rhee never got closer than ten feet away from gray as she rush to her car this afternoon, she refused to say what her teher or the future of d.c. schools may hole. >> again, the chairman's comment is the only comment we're giving. >> reporter:ven as they leave the chance lore's future uncertain, there are reports about pressures from the white house and other cities involving interest as well. that's coming up at 6:

for nearly four years, michelle rhee has been on a warpath. along with the mayor, overhauling a school district many regard as a national disgrace. with an on-time graduation rate of 49%, closing 26 schools, laying off 470 teachers, she called underperforming, and demanding accountability from those who remain. there are signs of slow improvement. in three years, math proficiency scores have gone from an abysmal 27% to 43%. reading proficiency from just 29% to 43%. still not good enough. >> the bottom line is, it's still only half of our children that are on grade level. slightly less actually. so when i look at how much still yet has to be done, it's still quite daunting. >> reporter: championed by education reform activists, she appears in the a new movie about the state of america's schools, "waiting for superman." >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids are getting a really crappy education right now. >> reporter: she alienated teachers, parents and many of the voters who turned the mayor out of office tuesday. educational anal

and all bets are that michelle rhee won't stick around beyond the transition period. and others the fenty administration is looking for work today. >> reporter: pulling up the resume file. it's being seen in every corner of the d.c. government office buildings today. the fenty team is out and the gray team will be in at the end of the year. >> is much work getting done? >> no. i think the shock is just settle for people. >> reporter: and inside the bullpen there appeared to be absences. people getting away for leave, a result of the six or seven- day workweek. >> we work at the pleasure of the mayor. >> reporter: the mayor said he doesn't know if he'll return to the practice of law. debbie brazil asking about what might go on behind the scenes? >> contracts going out the door. this was in the works but now -- >> taking care of that. >> and some shredding machines working full time. >> reporter: the chief of staff said the mayor met with his cabinet today. the first meeting since his defeat in the democratic primary last tuesday. >> he told everyone how thankful and pr

rhee, chairman gray refused to answer the question. rhee issued a statement yesterday standing by her reform. >> mayor fenty called gray and said he has no other job offers a this point and will keep charging ahead for the next 105 days he is the mayor of columbia. he has a law degree but spent little time practicing law and got in trouble with the dc bar when he did. he has not ruled out another run for political office but he says it is almost 100% certain he will stay in washington and serve this community in some way. >>> stocks rally to a five-week high while the number of foreclosures continue to climb. it is 4:38. 69 degrees and you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. >>> 50 westbound early morning construction to avoid. the update is coming up. >>> at this time it is time for the first living smart report of the morning. jessica doyle is here with the headlines. >>> wall street will focus on the job market this morning. new claims for jobless benefit will be release and investors are hoping for good news. the septembe

school michelle rhee, randi weingarten, president of the federation of teachers. and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit and robert bobb, emergency financial manager of detroit public schools. captions paid for by nbc-universal television 0. >>> but first, to politics and the divided congress. what will republicans do in power? this week, republican leaders in the house unveiled their pledge to americ campaign manifesto that's the 2010 version of the gop's contract with america from 1994. the higights -- extend the bush tax cuts, t spending, and repeal health care reform. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> but the question is, are these new ideas or more of the same? here to debate tt question among others, one of the architects of the republican pledge, the chairman of the house republican congress, representative -- representative mikpence of diana. he's here in new york. and the man responsible for electing democrats of the house this fall. the chairman of the democratic campaign c

in michelle rhee, you have the national backing of reform.he did something unforgettable -- unforgivable. separate her from education reform and she was very affective and was a media-savvy. educational reform in the district of columbia does not end with michelle rhee. >> educational reform would not have happened in d.c. accept or michelle rey. she is an historical figure. she is a true hero of the movement. >> the fact that she will go, we will say. in a couple of years, the teachers union will ride again and will not be able to get rid of the bad teachers. we will go back to status quo. >> the most important thing that happens with the education reform is taking the school board that had been the problem with education and the district of columbia because they play a political football. the person who pushes that will lead the district of columbia3 >> the timing of that the feed is important on a national scale. those advocates of education reform or led by the corporate community and they are on the verge of releasing a new movie which i