i think it's a great opportunity for high-schoolers to actually get the perspective of a 5th-grader here. in a very short time, they're actually gonna be sitting where you are now. so, i think it's a great idea, and we're gonna start off with two students, franz and hayden. >> we chose to make this "recipes for disaster" because well, we were kind of aiming for it to be almost like a cookbook. >> ingredients for big car crashes are eating while driving, drinking before or while driving, texting while driving, reaching into the back while driving, waving to a friend while driving, or messing with the radio while driving. >> i have a slogan at the top that says, "is the message worth your life?" and that basically means, like even if you look down just for a second, is that one message really worth, like, your life? and so here i just drew a picture of somebody texting, and it was a red light, and they didn't realize 'cause they were on their phone, and somebody was crossing the street. and then i also wrote another little slogan, and it says "distracted driving is not cool. spread the new

. >> designed by high schoolers, this los angeles team got go all the way to china, but they are robots. it's a call story. we'll check it out after break. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to techknow, i'm phil torres, joining me is marita davison, and kosta grammatis. for all of us being a scientist required one important thing when we were younger, and that was a mentor. i know for me it paved the way to being an intoe meteorologist. >> me to. i had -- intoe mollo gift. >> me two, i had mentors. >> i was in an electronic store hanging out with the owner gadgets. >> that was it for you. >> after high school. >> you recently went to las vegas, to meet a mentor and his team of high schoolers. vegas. >> i can't tell you everything that happened in vegas, but i will tell you that the kids at a high school there ha

middle schoolers competed separately. in the end, 150 student prizes were awarded totaling $100,000. now it's time to announce the grand prize winner, a team of eighth graders from lexington, kentucky, were named the grand prize winners in 2015 for their video on the minimum wage titled "the artificial wage." their cable provider is time warner cable. here's a small clip from the winning piece by anna, katie and michael. >> sydney jones is a single mother with a 4-year-old child. she has to make tough choices every week since she has to make ends meet on a minimum wage job. $7.25 an hour. she said $15,080 a year isn't enough for her to get by. >> it is hard because sometimes i have to decide like, if my son needs underwear, i'm going to have to be late on the bill -- on a bill to buy underwear or i'm going to have to ask people to borrow money. so it is hard, sometimes. >> sydney is not alone. according to the bureau of labor statistics, 3.3 million americans make minimum wage or below. that's 2.6% of all u.s. workers. mo

none of them have anything to do with the high schoolers bill.ill sailing through the house easily, and they thought, hmm, let's attach our super controversial going nowhere bills to attach them. they said they wanted to send a message to the democrats by sending the high school kids dreams. government is historically unpopular right now. historically unpopular. last week gallup poll asked what people are most concerned about right now, and people said our terrible government. that is what we worry most about in the terms of the whole country in terms of our biggest problems. as the earnest, salamander and fossil loving kids keep proving that is not universal. legislatures are doing their best to make these kids lose their love of government and making them think that the government can't work toward a good purpose. from kids who know that we can do better and who are insisting that we do. joining us now are elisa jane schaffer, she was pushing for hb-36 in kentucky. thank you for being with us this evening, nice to have you here. >> thank you, n

. >>> a grade-schooler was back to school after beaten by unconscious by another student. at first the principal refused to expel the boy who beat the boy despite a documented history. instead he was transferred. the boy's parents are frustrated the process took so long, but earlier this month they pleaded with the school board to do something. >> my son was sent away from the school in an ambulance to the hospital with a severe concussion, and what the other boy did is classified as assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. >> at this point police say they're investigate'ing the incident. >>> port officials at oakland expect full operations to resume today. managers at the internationalterminal shut down operations yesterday morning. forty-five dockworkers were fired and sent home after a disagreement over how many workers should crate yard cranes. managers say the recent agreement specifies two workers per crane, but workers were refusing to operate unless the numbers was increased to three. >> you can't just shut down the port and expect somebody else not to ma

. >>> a grade schooler became sick for drinking hand sanitizer on a dare. the elementary school said the classrooms will be stocked with nonalcohol sanitizers starting today. >> we're following two breaking stories, thieves rip air bags out of cars overnight. that's ahead in a live report. >> police are looking for two people who seem to be attacking people at random. we'll update the search at 6:00 a.m. >>le there is new information about a road rage shooting in texas, the victim is out of the hospital and said to be in good condition. this happened on friday as the houston woman was on her way to work. she honked her horn at a white suv that cut her off. he tried to push her off the road and opened fire from his vehicle and struck her in the back of the head. the search for the shooter is going on. >>> flames spread through an apartment buildings on the 4600 block of pulaski avenue in germantown last night. firefighters were conducting the third sweep to be sure nobody was left inside. a smoke alarms were working to alert a mother and child to get out in

. >>> and a high stakes cooking competition, 30 high schoolers from philadelphia and delaware and chester counties competed at drexel university and they had two hours to prepare a french meal including a savory chicken ditch with potatoes and desert crepes with cream and chocolate. the competitors were vying for college scholarships. >>> warmer yes but not a spring like fun day. >> no no. it came with showers and peeks of sunshine here and there 67 in philadelphia and 71 for the high in wilmington but it all ends tonight. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing now we are in between the showers and thunderstorms in philadelphia but you see the line that is moving into lancaster county, that whole line is moving east at 30 miles per hour, so wolmersdorf you are hit with gusty showers and thunderstorms at 6:45 and westernersville by 7:00, and this has wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. we are dry in center city and rain free and peeks of sunshine and you can see we are dealing with clouds and sky 6 hd is moving around and wind gusts at 20 miles per hour from the south and that is bring

. >> parents are furious after their high schoolers got into a violent brawl over the weekend involving baseball bats and knives the fight was off campus but parents say it was the result of a long time rivalry that the school has done nothing to stop. the school disputes that saying they connected all the families involved. >>> now a new report showing how lucky harrison ford is to be alive. he no choice but to crash land his plane last week after it lost power he made the critical decision to bring the plane down on a golf course instead of turning right and landing near homes in the area. it sustained substantial damage and he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> a man gets a scare in washington, d.c., you can see the man highlighted there he stumbles around next to the train before falling between two cars. it happened on march 1st and other passengers were able to help the man back on to the platform. he was not seriously hurt. >> coming up we'll take you to a place for coffee lovers. it will transport you to italy. >>> yesterday's ruling against the song blurred lines could ha

. >> new this morning a grade schooler in arkansas became sick from drinking hand is an advertiser on a dare. the 7-year-old was hospitalized for a high alcohol level. the elementary school said the school will be stalked with nonalcohol sanitizer start today. >>> some people say taylor swift is the most squeaky teen in pop music. but her team has has acquired taylor swift.porn and.adult so they cannot be used for malicious reasons. >>> "dancing with the stars" one night of competitive dancing under their belts. the remaining contestants hope their newest numbers will send them to the next round of competition. don't miss "dancing with the stars" it's right here on 6abc. >>> we're following breaking stories including the hunt for several suspects in camden who assaulted several people. >> an accident to an initiative. why starbucks will go back to spelling your name on your cup of coffee and not writing anything else. "action news" will be right back. # >> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. on this monday, march 23 we're following several breaking stories. >> here's one of them, car theive

>>> their foiled a kidnapping even though they're grade schoolers. meet the brave souls who rife to the acase no matter their age. push comes to shove you'll want these heroes around. >>> these lavish digs are the birthplace of some of the most iconic american dishes. eggs benedict to red velvet cake. tonight we're on a hungry hunt to find the next winner dinner. do these chefs have what takes to cook up a classic? >>> first, the "nightline 5." >> at friskies cats are in charge of approving every new recipe. because it's cat hot know best what cats like to eat. today, new friskies 7. we're trying seven cat favorite flavors in one dish. now for the moment of truth. yep, looks like it's time to share what our cats love with your cats. new friskies 7. for cats, by cats. >> number one in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. women in lingerie are practically a dime a dozen on the internet. why is one mom to be igniting a social media firestorm for her pictures? let's see. she's thin, she's fit, and although you may not be able to t

. >> and it is like the nobel prize for high schoolers. the huge honor and big prize awarded to a local teenager. and there is room at the inn. the whole thing can be yours except there is not just money >>> a bay area teenager has been named one of the nation's brightest young scientists earning him a $150,000 prize. 17-year-old andrew gin of the harker school won from the intel science search. he created anal go algorithm for genome mutations that will help understand the genetic causes of diseases. >> while many of us got spend some time at the conference in san francisco response erred a booth and abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings emceed the event. jackie spears started professional business women of california 26 years ago to help level the playing field for women. >> it is not going to come without demanding it. it is not going to come organically or naturally. anything we have achieved has come with battle. >> women need to have each other's back. this is what this conference is doing. we have each other's backs. >> more than 5500 wo

high schoolers step up to the mike today to hone their public speaking skills "action news" was at the 25th annual academy today. 16 students prepared two minute speeches on the topic of school dropouts, a variety of business and leaders were judged and students say it was a tough competition but a good preparation for adult life. abc world's news with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and shirleen allicot and ducis rogers, and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan adam joseph, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. (woman) ready for another game? (woman) oh, sorry! (man) daydreaming again. (man) about going on a cruise? (in unison) yeah. (woman) around the hawaiian islands, for 2 weeks. (in unison) we were! (man) with a helicopter tour. (woman) how did you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. (woman) yeah, cash ka-pow. (man) top prize of $100,000. (foreground woman) the leis are a nice touch. (male an

fans are in town for the game including high schooler anna gray whose entire family went to uva. she's been accepted herself and has high hopes. >> their the best defensive team in the nation. >> reporter: the cavs have to get by the tar heels and blue devils who dominated the acc, but head coach tony bennett says his team gets respect. >> it doesn't matter either way. it's about how you perform. >> reporter: to advance to the title game they'll need guard justin anderson. whether he's back to his old self depends who you talk to. >> of course, he's rusty and he'll have certain things, but my hope is next time he's out there he's better. >> reporter: you didn't feel rusty at all? >> no. >> reporter: 13 points a game before the injuries, didn't score a bucket yesterday. cavs fans hope he can get some points and some respect for the as tv team tonight. in greensboro diane roberts, wusa9 sports. >> reporter: thanks so much. some other news to report today, the washington redskins were busy signing corner back chris culliver to a four year deal. he was among one of the top defensive

news of intel's investment went viral and the middle schooler is now something of a celebrity in the tech world. and even got invited to a white house tech event. shubham's parents created a company called brego, a combination of braille and lego, to push the invention forward. his mom is c.e.o., dad is on the board, and wedler is a consultant. it's a lot for an adolescent to handle, the money, the >> reporter: no one is saying how much intel capital put into the project but enough to hire engineers to kept testing and refining the printer which shubham hopes will sell for less than $500. what's next? >> next is still bringing my company forward. i do have a couple of ideas that are starting in my head. >> reporter: like? >> secrets. >> reporter: ah. >> they're all secrets. >> reporter: but we'll be hearing from you again? >> yeah. >> reporter: most start-ups fail. but as shubham banerjee has found, life is random. and he may just be the one to score. this is jackie judd in santaclara, california, for the newshour. >> woodruff: we have more on teen inventors, including one high schoo

among the passengers was a group of high schoolers and teachers, returning home from an exchange visit to spain. >> classes were canceled on wednesday. but students and teachers were encouraged to come in so they could grieve together and try to come to terms with the tragedy. the principal said nothing would ever be the same at the school. >> i was asked how many students there are at the school, and i said 1,283 bout thinking. after yards i realized that since tuesday there are 16 fewer. it is so terrible that i am at a loss for words. >> the students and two teachers were returning from a language exchange trip to barcelona. the school had picked their names at random after more people signed up for the program than there were places. members of haltern have received condolences, including from chancellor angela merkel, who phoned the mayor on wednesday. he said it was the darkest time in the town's history. >> we are still in a state of shock. we can barely fathom what happened. we are trying to console each other so that we can make it through the day. >> classes on thursday will

wikipedia besides anyone who solely relies on for information is foolish, which is probably most high schoolers and college students. how can beperhaps regulate is it humanly possible to do this with the current technology. >> what you think of is regulation. there are as i mentioned tens of thousands of active editor whose are active every single day. and many of them have passions and interests. some may be interested in tropical diseases. others may be interested in political issues and conflicts. they ever already looking out for contentious pages that may be subject to some sort of defamation, or vandalism, and the like. and they are very conscientious about making sure to lock the pages if something escalated. i think what we always think about is it is like any encyclopedia it is a great place to start, but if you are looking aten issue, you probably want to use it as a jumping off part. that's what the wonderful citations are at the bottom to explorer a topic in more depth. >> governments beyond those we might expect like russia and china. are hiring hundreds of individuals and then to

. >> reporter: even middle schoolers have the latest smartphones these days.en julia's character gets turned away at a beverly hills boutique for a questionable outfit? >> i don't think we have anything for you. you're obviously in the wrong place. >> reporter: nowadays she'd probably have a stylist come to her. and today, the rich and famous even wear those crop tops on the red carpet. the film starred julia roberts and richard gere. the actors telling abc news in 1990 about their onscreen chemistry. >> i think it's clear in a movie like this, if the actors don't have something, some trust, something special, creative energy that's going on between them, human energy that's going on between them it doesn't work at all. >> and the complexities of the characters. >> she's got some kind of hero element to her. whereas she's kind of over -- by the end of the movie she's overcome so much. she's not really a hard-nosed hooker to begin with she kind of got caught up in it. i think that you appreciate her triumph over her own life. >> reporter: the film even won the

maryland teenager liz marks was a beautiful, popular high schooler who even did modeling on the side. when in april 2012 she was driving and received a text from her mom. >> i would ask listz all the time did you text and drive? do you use your cell phone behind the wheel? she told me no. so i felt confident, that it was okay to text liz. >> reporter: in the moments liz took her eyes off the road to read the text, she crashed into a tow truck. the 17-year-old was airlifted to a hospital with serious brain injuries. >> i remember praying. and as my head was down i saw blood all over the floor. and it was my daughter's blood. >> reporter: and now at 20 liz remains disfigured disabled and blind in one eye. >> take a look, see how you're doing. >> reporter: today ocularist at johns hopkins is fitting liz with a prosthetic eye. part of her lifelong journey. >> it's going to be very much like having two eyes again. >> reporter: from the accident injuries she's lost her sense of smell, can't create tears, and can't fall asleep without drugs. >> i had to relearn how to walk talk, breathe righ

neither of them have anything to do with the high schoolers' bill but the senators saw the hool highgh the house easily and they thought, hmm, they attached their own super controversial going nowhere bills to the high schoolers' bill, essentially torpedoing it. one said he likes the bill but wanted to send a message to the democrats by killing the high school kids dreams with his idea he couldn't get passed any way. government is historically unpopular right now. gallup poll asked people what the biggest problem facing the country is right now and the number one problem they said is the government. the terrible government is the thing we feel worst and worry most about in the country in terms of our biggest problems. as the indelibly ernest fossil loving salamander promoting and good kids of america keep proving, that american cynicism of government that nihilism about our government is not universal. state legislators in the country are doing their best to make these kids lose their love of government and believing it can work for a constructive purpose. they are up against perseve

. >> and it is like the nobel prize for high schoolers.uge honor and big prize awarded to a local teenager. and there is room at the inn. the whole thing can be yours except there is not mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills. smith rock and the wallowas are all missing. whoever named the seven wonders never set foot in oregon because even crater lake was left off their list. so we see your wonders world and raise you seven of our own. the seven wonders of oregon. see one, or better yet see them all. >>> a bay area teenager has been named one of the nation's brightest young scientists earning him a $150,000 prize. 17-year-old andrew gin of the harker school won from the intel science search. he created anal go algorithm for genome mutations that will help understand the genetic causes of diseases. >> while many of us got spend some time at the conference in san francisco response erred a booth and abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings emceed the event. jackie spears started profes

>> a middle schooler with more class than somebody who's in college. >> exactly, yeah.her. she has a bright future ahead of her. >> flurries today? possibly? >> that happened earlier. earlier this morning before a lot of was were even out the door, before a lot of us even woke up. the rest of date is going to be dry but we do have rain on the way tomorrow. and even more rain on thursday as temperatures get milder, the rain chances increase. it's a little bit dreary out there. usually you can see sunshine and shadows but right now lots of clouds locking things in. they're also preventing our temperatures from rising. only 46 degrees at 3:00. notice the wind out of the east. it's going to be on the lighter side for most of the day. when temperatures are this chilly, you feel every little bit of wind. 45 degrees at 6:00. a little bit of sunshine returning at that point but it will be too little too late. it will remain cloudy most of the day. showers approaching as we head into the overnight hours. another system is on the way. this one is bigger and also more powerful. it

this will affect elementary, middle and high schoolers. >>> twitter is work with law enforcement to direct threats. twitter has repeatedly shut down accounts alledgedly used by isis. the threat included the aim think of a man's face in cross hairs under the black isis flags. >>> we're getting a new look at how three young british girls travelled to syria to join isis. this footage shows the girl at a bus stop in istanbul 12 days ago go. according to the time stamp, the girls spent 17 hours at the bus stop. no one ever approached them. they are believed to be in syria now. >>> today one local school plans to celebrate -- or actually schools that are open all over the area will celebrate dr. seuss seuss' birthday. >> students and staff at the st. elizabeth school in rockville will attempt to set the record for the most people wearing the cat in the hat hat. >> i left mine in the car. >> this is a picture of the hat that they will be wearing. the event begins at 10:45 this morning. dr. seuss was a genius. ahead of his time. every story has a message. truly profound too all these rhyming stori

all state in track as a high schooler. athletic as an adult. that's why the diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer hit him so hard. >> are you kidding me? me? how did that happen? >> the shock, however, was just beginning. not a month after radical surgery for chris, his wife delivered hire first child, hannah. three months later 1 pound 9 ounces. >> immediately i was thrust no a situation where i not only add life threatening sit yig go pong. but i had a daughter who was a pound and half. >> chris responded to the situation, though. not with despair but once again, humor. he feels an upbeat positive attitude got him and hannah through the worst of it. she is now a thriving 4-year-old. and chris, is on a mission to tell her and his story through a film. touched by hannah, it's called. inspirational is what it's meant to be. chris working fast. not only because he's passionate. because while hannah is fine he is not. signs point to a return of his cancer. >> we're rolling. i got a great shot right here. >> rather than get down he is get to work

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. >>> tonight, some state lawmakers want every high schooler to learn three words. yes means yes. the senate president and another assemblywoman say high school should teach what constitutes consensual sex. it would mandate that students learn about the new yes means yes law that applies to colleges. >>> a group in fremont is clashing with the city over a massive development. they have issues with the lanar development near warm springs and the tesla plant. more than 100 residents marched to the city council meeting. they think it will hurt thousands of working class families. they want lanar to include more affordable housing. >> as this comes to really pull people in, yeah, exactly, the citizens here who are either disadvantaged or face certain barriers will no longer be able to live here. >>> the warm springs project would bring about 2200 >> three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] >> san francisco's ferry building goes back in time. the tower is lit up with numbers 1915 to mark the 100n't anniversary of the world fair. >>> for years, earthquakes posed a risk to the clean wate

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there is new research out that shows shocking numbers about how many high schoolers are physically or sexually assaulted by someone they are dating. >> we're talking about boys and girls. it is a story coming up. >>> plus fossils fiasco meet 110 year-old fossils ended up in wilmington but now the fbi the is sending them will back to where they came from: brazil. >>> it may be a good idea for you to go nuts, over nuts. we will tell you which types of nuts just might help you live longer kathy? >>> tracking some snow, some sleet, and some freezing rain moving our way, as winter weather advisory goes into effect again. i'll show what you to expect tomorrow coming up. >>> eagles sign a free agent and make a call on placing franchise call on jeremy maclin. flyers active prior to the trade ted line, in the n hl. gm ron hextall and a sixers moves, all this and more ♪turn around!♪ ♪every now and then i get a little bit hungry♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around♪ ♪turn around!♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air.♪ ♪turn around barry!♪ ♪ i fin

how steve harvey and disney world are making dreams come true and helping high schoolers prepare for the future. >>> and daylight saving time. how long it takes for your body to get back on track. >>> people seeking gender equality marched in new york yesterday in honor of national women's day. they marched from the united nations to times square. this mark eded other marchs to demand equal rights and pay for women. >>> hillary clinton is the center of a growing controversy over her e-mails. there is increasing pressure for clinton to explain how and why she used a private e-mail account during her years as secretary of state. clinton has turned over her e-mails to the government for review. right now it's unclear if she broke the rules or law. democrats are now urging her to speak on the issue. >> she needs to step up and come out and state exactly what the situation is. the silence is going to hurt her. >> clinton has yet to formally announce she'll run for president next year. >>> many people believe new jersey governor chris christie is getting ready for a run at the white house,

meant so much to so many and the germantown gripped by anguish, tears and flowers for those 16 high schoolers and two teachers lost in the crash. today families from halltern will be here to see the recovery efforts firsthand. recovery workers will have to carve a new path to get those bodies down and reena and ryan, while they're determined to do this as quickly as possible it could take weeks, back to you. >> for the team on the ground what are the biggest priorities today? >> reporter: finding that second black box. now, sed french president francis hollande said the casing has been found but not the actual recorder inside. now, investigators have that first black box as we know which is where this first big "the new york times" revelation came from. but getting that second black box down off the mountain into the hands of investigators should give us more clues. >> perhaps that second black box holds the key and answers some of the many questions here. abc's molly hunter here live near the france crash site. >> stay with us for the latest. live team coverage coming up on "good morning ame

uc-berkeley students marched to help bay area high schoolers. [ chanting ] >> protestors want berkeley to adopt a 10% plan with oakland schools. it would guarantee admission to the top 10% of graduating seniors from every oakland high school. >> this campus should look like california. >> right. >> whoo! >> easiest quick way to do that right now over this month of march simply admit the top 10 -- open the door, at least, literally and physically, and metaphorically to oakland students to come here now. >> protestors say they are doing that with about 200 students from oakland -- let 200 students from oakland attend uc-berkeley. >>> a company is on the verge of a new owner. abbvie has agreed to buy pharmacyclics for $21 billion which makes cancer drugs. >>> some bay area doctors will try to make medical history starting today. donors will trade kidneys around in a rare six-way transplant that will unfold over the next two days. it's all made possible by software that can identify multiple ways to match donors and recipients. it represents a major leap from the old days of waiting for ju

everyone is in total shock says a mourner in the germantown of haltern which lost 16 high schoolers and teachers. the german wing aircraft took off for barcelona after 10:00 a.m. tuesday on a two hour flight to duesseldorf. on board 150 people including two babies and six crew members. the airbus a320 had just reached cruising altitude of 38,000 feet when suddenly it starts a steep department local witnesses saw the plane on the way down. then. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: we heard a very loud sound like dynamite says this woman. aviation experts believe the quick descent was intentional because of some type of emergency but why there was no distress call is puzzling. >> normally when you start an emergency descent and turn off course as they did you're coming into on going traffic and step number one is to call air traffic control. >> reporter: this morning officials believe this was what horrific accident saying highjacking or terrorism is unlikely. the airbus a320 is a plane with a good safety record. there are more than 6,000 of them in service today. the plane th

do the best, private schoolers next best, charter schools are the next best and public schoolers worsewe need school choice. common core is not school choice. i do believe in standards, but those standards obviously are set by parents and people who do home schooling or they wouldn't be doing so well. those standards obviously are set in our private schools and our public schools need to learn how to compete with that, but aq;g they don't need some central government telling them how to do it. [ applause ] >> okay. this is going to be the last question just because your answers are so succinct and concise. >> i'm a surgeon. >> okay. so the last question is how do you plan to bring your message to the minority community and make them feel more included and also how do you plan on making them feel inclusive? >> i think the key is to tell them the truth, you know. no more of this hiding what's going on and to -- see, what i want people to have is real freedom and to have real prosperity and, you know, i hear some people saying well, carson, when he was a kid, you know, he benefitted from

to older kids and through that you could see the data in the bottom two bullets that sfusd high schoolers, 46% are riding muni to school and 63% from school so more -- there are more high school students who are using muni to get home and we can imagine why, parents at work and the like, and so commissioner fewer you mentioned that the mta provides some important services for students, but in turn it's important for the transportation system as a whole to have our students choosing a sustainable mode of transportation, be it walking or taking muni for the transportation system to work so we recognize that as well and we think both free muni for youth and all of the programs we can encourage the youth of sustainable forms of transportation is very important to the city as a whole so i will stop there and i would like to turn it over to julie to talk you through the next section. >> thank you ms. su. >> good afternoon. the muni has a really long history of serving transportation needs of children and schools, and when we go out and we do focus groups with students one of the things that i h