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kids should think for themselves and choose, i hope that moves forward. >> amanda ripley, called the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> when you think of an alcoholic you're likely to think of a man. but that might be changing. do women have a drinking problem? from 1999 to 2008, the number of young women admitted to emergency rooms dangerously about intoxicated shot up. the problem reaches women of all age. 24% of women who bin binge drink are college age. the new book, drink, the intimate rich between women and alcohol takes a intimate look at the issuing. dr. navu cutby is a division chief, assist

. >> come on ripley. come on ripley. come on. >> stupid. animals are stupid. they are really dumb. get to that later in the show. bob, in the green room, you said that students should only speak esperanzo which is encouraging coming from a stone cold racist like yourself. >> from you going to make fun of the teacher in front of his or her face why not go with pig latin? usrey, uyey, it has as much bite as it did back then and he turned himself into a giant pinata by doing this. >> he meant well. don't you think he meant well? >> she didn't want students to talk behind the teachers' backs. >> if you are going to be a principal in texas maybe learn a little espanol. >> how will this affect spanish class? the kids' grades will suffer. i am worried about it. >> we have the "red eye" sweater of the month club going on here. i just realized this. >> are you not part of the club. >> keep your comments to the shag wagon. kirsten, i happen to think the principal was right, but went about it the wrong way. aim right, or -- am i right, or am i wrong? >> i think she had a p oi nt. when you are

kids should think for themselves and choose, i hope that moves forward. >> amanda ripley, called was -- prince william was dating kate middleton. >> ross shimabuku is here with sport. >> dennis rodman is in north korea to train basketball players for an upcoming player. he wants everyone to know he's not a joke. this is the same guy who dressed up in a wedding gown and will rite a book with his bff, kim jong un. the 52-year-old rodman, who never shies away from the spotlight arrived in north korea of a man. but that might be changing. do women have a drinking problem? from 1999 to 2008, the number of young women admitted to emergency rooms dangerously about intoxicated shot up. the problem reaches women of all age. 24% of women who bin binge drink are college age. the new book, drink, the intimate rich between women and alcohol takes a intimate look at the issuing. dr. navu cutby is a division chief, assist professor of psychiatry at wile cornell medical group. >> you don't fit the profile of what people would consider a alcoholic. probably the top university in canada, mcgil. as you

joining me is amanda ripley, author of the book, "the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way." thanks for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> pretty much faced a pretty serious shock when they got there. why are those systems so different than ours? >> you know finland is considered the utopia of education right now, where kids are getting outstanding results in math reading and science without doing ahuge amount of work like koreans do. they work night and day.these are two very different places but they have both managed to get to the top of the world in education. >> when you look at the difference between u.s. and theirs not only how hard the kids work, 60 years adding, many of them were illiterate. now, finland has a 93% graduation rate, much better than our in the u.s. what changes did they make that makes them so very much different? >> the smartest countries in the world were not always so smart. sometimes it feels like a feudal stagnant problem that we can't fix. more rigorous on every level, particularly on all cases they made it harder to get into teacher t

the little guy and to have these crony type of connection so we have connections that we have seen ripleytion where taxpayers get a deal on those whohave political connections benefit financially. but yes, again, that would put the obama white house under the microscopend hollywood is not going to do that again. liz: okay, so you're saying that cylinder the movie is not coming. [lghter] >> it's not just well and drive. again, we have seen wall street as evil over the last thre decades, and it's nothing new. but the real story underlines that theme is how big government is always the enforcer to make sure that those with political connections make out financially whethe it is through eminent domain and there isexample after example of of this and hollywood will always make wall street in general perceived as evil and villainous. so again, it is a pedestrian storyline that we have seen over and over again. liz: thank you so much for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. next up, five years and 10 billion bucks later. neil cavuto's warning about this that he gave five years ago today. see fo

ripley," "hansel & gretel: witch hunters" and seasons 5-8 of the tv show "dexter, if you are worrieding you have sitting in your watch list will be one of the titles they are about to cut visit kron 4 dot com where we have listed them out for you to get a closer look. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> apple's ceo to get pay cut in docking himself $4 million because of the companies under performing stock prices. apple's board decided this past year to align its ceo's pay with the company's performance. of course, could still manage to take home a lot a money. he is getting more than a million dollars in salary, a cash bonus of about $3 million. that is all along with his 36 million in stock grants. his pay cut amounted to about 10% of his overall compensation. >> watching wall street this morning. mark ad libs about futures trading. no matter what happens today, it has been pretty much a banner year for wall street investors. here's a look at yesterdays closing numbers. the dow rose 26 points. and is up 26-percent, that's the most since 1996. the nasdaq finished the day down two points.

amanda ripley joins me. what did you find about those three countries that struck you?three models you say they represent. what are they? >> so south korea is the pressure cooker model. the extreme case of what you see all over asia where kids are working night and day literally under a lot of family pressure to get very high test scores. now, south korea does get those high test scores but at grave costs. finland is in many ways the opposite extreme of south korea. not in all ways but in some. finland is what i call the utopia model. kids are doing less homework than our kids but achieving at the top of the world on tests of critical thinking in math, reading and science with very little variation from school to school or from socioeconomic status from one to the other. >> why did you choose poland? >> poland is the surprise. poland is a country with a high level of poverty and has radically improved its education outcomes over the past ten years. poland is not yet at the level of finland or korea but a place that shows that there is hope. change happens even in places

. >> thanks to will ripley with our affiliate for that report. 17-year-old claire davis was shot, in critical condition at the hospital. >>> actor peter o'toole from the film lawrence of arabia has died. >> why don't you take a picture? >> that film gave o'toole his big break and made him an international sensation and got him his first nomination for an academy award. he was nominated seven more times but never won. o'toole's agent says he died peacefully at the hospital yesterday and he was sick for a while. he was 81 years old. >>> china is now a player in space. its unmanned rover exploring the moon, and that's only the start of from ambitious plans for the future. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger.

will ripley from cnn affiliate kusa talked to a young man who says, you know, that looking back, theret's going to be your school. >> she just told me that they are all really scared and they are locked in their classrooms. >> reporter: friday's chaos, saturday's disbelief. >> here, like my school, like the people that i know. >> arapahoe senior, listening to a school riadio. >> we heard everything as it was going on. >> i heard pierson. i broke down because we were friend. >> hi, i'm carl pierson, freshman from arapahoe. >> he asked a question that now seems chilling. >> what would you like your legacy to be. >> concerned about his legacy even then he told friend he had big future plans, plans centered around his passion for speech and debate. his coach and mentor was school librarian, tracy murphy. >> he went to nationals with mr. murphy. i know they did not get along on the trip. carl threatened to kill mr. murphy, half-heartedly. carl got suspended for that. >> he says his friend was never the same after that suspension. >> when carl came back, he was pretty angry. he felt like the

ripl ripley's could cost you $995. who has this kind of money?nge is $8,500 and cameo nightclub 100,000. you even get a meet and greet out of that. >> who needs 75 bottles of shame pain? >> that is what i was going to say. or you could just put on your winter coat and go to times square and take it in like the rest of the world or you could stay at home which is what i might do. zain, thank you. happy new year. >> you too. >>> coming up, you got to see this. a reporter paints on live television but wait until you see her reaction. that is straight ahead. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. >>> welcome back to "early start." sheer a story about getting the job done no matter what. brooke gra

will ripley has the story. >> you know, you never think it's going to be your school. he just told me they're all really scared and locked in their classrooms. >> reporter: friday's chaos, saturday's disbelief. >> here, like my school, like the people that i know? >> reporter: arapaho senior, joe redman, was riding in a hallway listening to a school administrator's radio. >> so we heard a play-by-play and i heard it was carl pierson, and i broke down, because he's my friend. >> reporter: close friends for three years, cocaptains of the speech and debate team. >> hi, i'm carl pearson, a freshman. >> reporter: during this 20109 news debate, he asked a question that now seems chilling. >> what would you like your legacy to be? >> reporter: concerned about his own legacy even then, he told friends he had big future plans, plans centered around his speech and debate. his coach and mentor was school lie brash tran. >> he went to nationals with mr. murphy. i know they did not get along on the trip to nationals. carl threatened to kill mr. murphy half jokingly and mr. murphy b

claudo sanchez, amanda ripley, john merrow thank you very much. >> ifill: finally tonight, another takeucation. this time focusing on an alternative to a traditional four-year college experience. it is one of the signature pieces from the "newshour weekend" program we're showcasing this holiday season. this report is by "newshour" correspondent mona iskander. >> every year, thousands of young people around the country celebrate this important rite of passage, college graduation. for generations it's been the traditional route to adulthood and success. >> wow, that is -- how did 21-year-old sebastian stanton a college drop out ended up here working side by side with the president of a multi-million dollar start up. >> when i was in college the limit was 4.0. here is like if i work hard enough i can pretty much accomplish whatever i'm trying to do. >> he got this job through a nonprofit organization called institute. it's a two-year apprenticeship program for young, would-be tech entrepreneurs that aims to be an alternative to higher education. >> all these users that signed up two days a

ripley," "hansel & gretel: witch hunters" and seasons 5-8 of the tv show "dexter, if you are worried anything you have sitting in your watch list will be one of the titles they are about to cut visit kron 4 dot com where we have listed them out for you to get a closer look. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> then a nsa is being accused of snooping that goes beyond its huge phone surveillance program. a german magazine is reporting that it also hacked into people's computers. all of this, this article says, in order to spy on chosen as targets. the magazine is not saying how it got this information. >> to terror attacks have rocked the same russian city in two days. more than 30 people have been killed. there are more questions about how the country's security, just weeks before the start of the winter olympics. john frickee reports. >> there stating that the security in the games is not impossible. >> if you have to understand what you are trying to protect and how extensive you can make this. >> no one has claimed responsibility for attacks and russia is fighting. earlier this year the

ripley is wearing a panda tie and i have a panda pin.anda-monium is going to break out at the zoo. >> i checked to see how the panda think went. >> they were darling. they raved about them. >> how did you work? could you pet them or things like that? >> no, and they are in the glass. >> did they get a good picture? >> there were a lot of people. >> good, good. did people seem to enjoy it? even the press was pleased. >> and yeah, i think so. yeah. they are little things. >> and do they really? >> oh, yeah. they have the structure inside of the case. one of them climbed up and sat up there. it was a scream. i am not sure how well. >> that would be great. >> that was when audio recordings of the white house conversations from the president's office. we get a glimpse of the relationship. what did we learn? >> they do not talking the phone very often. [laughter] how pat nixon -- pat nixon -- a panda bear. there's a little bit of controversy over whether in fact she asked for the pandas. i heard one of the president aides told me it was a misu

ripley, and so and rattled, season 5 to 8 of dexter. >> if you are worried about anything this and youro kron4.com we have a list. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> new this morning, netf lix is testing new price plans for streaming videos as they try to lure more of yours. among the plans being tested are $6.99 a month plan that will allow one video strain. there's also a $9.99 plan that will allow three streams at one time. you can also get the $11.99 for four shows at once. >> here's a live look outside from the bay bridge toll plaza. we are waking up to partly cloudy conditions. i will have more details on your forecast and we return. %g align welcome back. >> this is the last day of 2013. we're waking up with the temperatures below freezing for santa rosa. you can >> we have areas of dense fog pripet as we head into afternoon you can expect a mixture of some of clouds and the temperatures will be in the low 60's. i will highlight your new year's day forecast when we return. >> as we look at the traffic in walnut creek, interchange, just south of 24 on 680, the san ramon traffic is lig

ripley's believe it or not in new york is charging $995 a head for new year's eve. r lounge in times square offers a better view of the ball drop, but that will set you back $8,500. the cameo nightclub in miami is offering 75 bottles of champagne and a meet and greet with lil' wayne for $100,000. if you are on a bit of a tighter budget, might i point out the ball drop in times square is completely free as long as you don't mind sharing the night with 1 million of your closest friends. zain asher, cnn, new york. >> zain, thanks very much. much of the nation will start the new year the same way it ended it. in the cold. the eastern half of the country will see temps mostly below normal as the first snow of the new year brings ten inches to new england. windchills in the midwest have dropped below 30 degrees. meteorologist alexander steele looking ahead to next year's forecast. >> hi, martin. let's start things off in new york city for times square. right now in new york, it feels like 20 degrees. tonight it will feel like 16. of course, we've got some strong winds out

ripley's believe it or not, could cost you almost $1,000.hat's not going to cameo. >> cameo nightclub in miami are offering 75 bottles of champagne in a meet and greet with lil wayne for $100,000. but of course if you don't want to pay anything, the ball drop in times square is free. it will just be you and 1 million of your best buds as well. >> we can celebrate here. >>> check this out, this is actually the most expensive television in the world, $150,000, 110 inch model, samsung started to sell it in south korea. they say they've received ten orders for it, all from the middle east. >> the blue models are not included by the way. >> no word yet when it's going to be available in the u.s. >> which is a shame. i was thinking about ordering one. >> to go with your $100,000 new years party in miami. >> with lil wayne. >> our party, $7.99 right here. >> john berman is our entertainment. zain, you in? >> i'm in, i'm in. >>> next up on "new day," a spectacular eruption at one of the world's most famous volcanos. we take you to italy where eyes a