steve perry.they're all in middle school right now. the first is nathan. nathan is 14. he just turned 14. and he's in the eighth grade. and our twins david and eva are 12 years old. they love school because they get to see all of their friends there. but victor and i feel that the children -- maybe they're not meeting their full potential. >> we gave the family a flip cam so that i could get a sense of what was going on inside the home, what their daily routines look like, and how mom and dad struggle to get their kids to comply with what they want them to do to be successful in school. >> good morning, nathan, time to get up. good morning, eva, time to rise. are you awake? david, good morning. time to wake up. time to get up and get your stuff together and go to school. come on, rise and shine, happy guy. come on, nathan, this is your second call. hurry up, you need to leave with daddy in like five minutes, okay? >> it's worrisome because it is 5 minutes of 8:00, i'm leaving the house, and the ki

steve perry. he's giving u.s.ke their child a more effective student. >>> the stock market opening bell rang just about an hour ago. you see the dow down about 20. there it is right there. and nasdaq down 3. we'll continue to check that for you here on cnn. >>> it is half past the hour, time to check your headlines. as much as three feet of snow has fallen in upstate new york. six-foot tall snowdrifts have kept people in their homes and paralyzed roads. some motorists were stuck in their cars on internet 90 for about 20 hours. >>> the nation's jobless rate has ticked up to 9.8% but here's the double whammy. economists actually expected good news on jobs being created. those new jobs turned out to be only about one-fourth of what was expected. >>> today, a presidential commission tries to move ahead on eliminating tax breaks and raising the age for social security. they say without the sacrifices, the country faces bankruptcy. if approved the recommendations could face a house vote later on this month. >>> success

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. >> what you are saying is he should have picked steve perry. no, what he is say -- >> no, what he is saying is talking to an old coke head is a great idea for a show. they are reassembling their toaster. >> but bill, you could never be on because you will never be an old coke head. >> in someways i am. i am an old soul coke head. >> take my advice, young man -- >> free base. >> no. you are going down the road to de -- destruction when you live by the motto, even columbian drug lord's children have to eat. >> well, they do have to eat. columbians require food. >> let's stick to topic. you were saying in the green room that you felt jon bon jovi was a sick psycho path that does not deserve to live on the planet. why do you hate him so? >> you are making fun of me because you know i am from new jersey and i love him and i have always loved him and i love his concerts. however, i am not so sure i am going to agree with this appointment. we will see exactly what he does. >> he is not going to do anything. >> that's the point. i'm hoping he doesn't.

. >>> our education director steve perry is trying something new getting out of the classrooms goinggear. watch. ♪ ♪ so much to do now baby ♪ so much to do >>> we have three marvelous children. they're all in middle school right now. first is nathan. nathan is 14. he just turned 14. and he's in the eighth grade. and our twins david and eva are 12 years old. they love school because they get to see all their friends there. but victor and i feel the children, maybe they're not meeting their full potential. >> we gave the ross could youski family a flip cam so i could get a sense of what was going on inside the home. what their daily routines looked like and how mom and dad struggled to get their children to comply with what they want them to do to be successful in school. >> good morning, nathan. it's time to get up. good morning, eva. time to rise. are you awake? david, good morning. it's time to wake up. time to get up and get your stuff together and go to school. come on. rise and shine, happy guy. come on, nathan. this is your second call. hurry up because you need to leave with da

here's education utility steve perry. >> reporter: car are a fin. >> you were going to a private college're originally from connecticut. and you made a decision to leave the private college. why was that? >> i view college as a privilege but also an investment. i wanted to get the best education possible but i also wanted to get the most out of my money and i didn't feel as i was getting that at my previous institution. i think a lot of the time people equate quality with costly and that's not necessarily true. i've been far more academically stimulated here at uconn than at my previous institution. >> reporter: she also considered what she wanted to do after college. >> i'm very driven toward mission and purposeful work. i wanted to save now so i could have a greater impact later. >> reporter: lee melvin is uconn vice president of enrollment planning and management. he says there's several ways to cut down on college costs. >> one creative way is students are recognizing the importance of graduating in four years. so what some students are doing is while they're in high school they're t

here's cnn education contributor steve perry with "perry's principals." >> everyone believes that a kid policy where your mouth is. so, you know, when you get down to saying, well not only do i believe every kid deserves a great education, but here's what that means. quality principerhaps, quality teachers, superintendents that are accountable for delivering on their promises. when you talk about accountability, then that means, you know, everybody's not going to be protected in that situation. >> reporter: that's some loaded speech right there, man. >> the priority is to make sure the kids have the opportunity to get a great education. and you have to do what have you to do to make that happen. that means shaking up some of the status quo. because clearly the status quo hasn't delivered on that. >> reporter: you said that there are people who benefit from the status quo. you say there are rules that stand in the way. and you say that there needs to be regulatory changes. what does that specifically mean? that's all, well -- >> the fundamental building blocks of making a great school ar

and steve perry, our education contributor and the principal of capital prep magnate schools.o you telling me it's teachers. i know you've done a lot of research and you think there's a role parents can play. that's a given that parents to have play a role in their education. what can they be doing in the face of a public education crisis? >> one of the thing parents can do is they can help set up an environment at home that's conducive to studying. i am the one who talks about teachers being responsible for what's happening in our school and education in large part. there is a role each of us can play whether member of the government or the parenting corps. we have to do what our part is so we can move toward a better school system. >> the issue is, julie, teachers are paid to be teachers and to go school. school administrators are paid to do that. parents, particularly in this economy, sometimes to have work two jobs. what parents can do can't be consistent across the board. so what can parents do that at least provides the basic support mechanism for kids to succeed in scho

perry birdied six holes. tied for the lead was steve stricker and jerry kelly, the wind kid. kelly's tee shot, inches away from an ace. final round play tomorrow is a scramble. >>> texas defensive coach will replace urban >> alan: tonight at 11:00 texas the use of force. the oakland police department takes is through the paces. you hear from police officers how they're trained to handle a person from the con frontal addition to the use of league that-lethal force. hope to see you tonight at 11:00. good night. captioned by closed captioning services inc. the following is a paid advertisement

kenny perry, they shoot 10-under, tied for the lead with steve stricker and jerry kelly, kelly, his tee shot on the par-3 8th. inches away from the aissments final -- inches away from the ace. >> heisman trophy hand it out in about ten minutes. >> alan: who do you pick? >> mike: cam newton, case@ç@ç@çx >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, former alaska governor sarah palin goes on a humanitarian mission, and a new week wikileaks report. >> santa paid an early visit to some needy kids in oakland today. >> ho-ho-ho. ho-ho-ho. >> merry christmas. >> alan: santa arrived on a fire truck to celebrate christmas. he gave out toys and clothing to 200 kids living in shelters in the east bay. part of the eighth annual lend a hand holiday sell operation. the organization says the need has doubled since last year. they will have another party next saturday. good job, santa. that's it for abc-7

. >>> ever want to catch a concert with steve wonder and justin beiber and katie perry?>> tonight is your chance. the grammy announcements, it airs tonight at 10:00 here on cbs 5. >>> and two time grammy winner ll cool j will be hosting but you have to wait until february 13 to find out who won. >> i always liked katie perry. i think she does some fun songs. >> she is sassy. >> 5:27 now. the founder of wiki-leaks a wanted man this morning and why it has nothing to do with the secret documents, though. >>> plus, he endured a year of brutal torture. now, surveillance video is showing a tracy teen's dramatic escape. good morning... it's wednesday, december first. i'm juliette goodrich. >>> unemployment benefits set to run out for 2 million americans. what will it take to keep them going? ,,,,,,,,,, [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! instead of earning squatootski... your savings will be earning three times the national averag